Post-earthquake works of the Transportation Systems Application and Research Center continue
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Istanbul Ticaret University Transportation Systems Application and Research Center continues its studies and visits in the earthquake zone. In addition to the cities of Malatya, Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep and districts of Sürgü, Erkenek, Nurhak, Elbistan, Nurdağı, Pazarcık and Gölbaşı where field studies are carried out within the scope of the “1002-C Emergency Support Program for Reconnaissance Study Focusing on Natural Disasters Program” supported by Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK), the Center also carried out field work with a global positioning system (GPS)-assisted image recorder in the province of Hatay. The delegation from the Center paid a get-well visit to the Mayor of Hatay Metropolitan Municipality, Mr. Lüftü Savaş, and requested the data required for the projects carried out. Mayor Mr. Savaş directed the delegation to Hatay Transportation Department and the necessary data for the field study were collected.
In the meeting held with Deputy Minister of Environment and Urbanization Prof. Dr. Mehmet Emin Birpınar, the projects carried out as a Center were discussed. In addition, the Director of the Center Prof. Dr. Mustafa Ilıcalı gave brief information about the works carried out at the meeting attended by Deputy Minister of Interior, Deputy Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, coordinating governors and municipality officials at the Hatay Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) coordination center.
TÜRKİYE NATIONAL RISK SHIELD MODEL MEETING
Additionally, the Director of the Center Prof. Dr. Mustafa Ilıcalı attended the “Türkiye National Risk Shield Model” meeting held at the Dolmabahçe Office with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in order to help our country be prepared for natural disasters such as floods and droughts, especially earthquakes, and shared his studies on the subject (such as 1002-C Emergency Support Program for Reconnaissance Study Focusing on Natural Disasters Program and Safe Building Certificates) and his new suggestions during the allocated five-minute period.
