Earthquake Master Plan Standards Determination Group for Turkey

The Earthquake Master Plan is a dynamic and participatory planning process based on earthquake scenarios, integrated with strategic plans for settlement areas, aimed at reducing earthquake damage, and involving pre, during, and post-disaster activities and precautions to create a society with improved quality of life. It is essential for this planning to encompass the entire seismic hazard of the area in a multidisciplinary approach.

Especially after the destructive earthquakes experienced in our country between 2010 and 2023, the necessity of preparing earthquake master plans at the provincial-district level has been discussed, leading to some ongoing initiatives. However, the efforts conducted in this context lack any standardized approach. Our group's work aims to establish the standards for earthquake master plans through our studies.