Türkiye revises disaster plan, boosts support for Istanbul quake
Türkiye is updating its disaster response plan in light of lessons learned from the devastating 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes, expanding the number of provinces designated to provide immediate assistance to Istanbul in the event of a major earthquake from 17 to 23, local media reported over the weekend.
The revised draft of the National Disaster Response Plan (TAMP), prepared by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) under the Interior Ministry, has been opened for public consultation.
Public institutions, private-sector representatives and other stakeholders will be able to submit comments until the end of next week before the plan is finalized.
First introduced in 2014 and last revised in 2022, the plan has been updated to incorporate lessons from the Feb. 6, 2023, earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş that killed more than 53,000 people in the country’s south as well as recommendations from a parliamentary commission established to examine the disaster.
