The Turkish government announced a comprehensive roadmap in cooperation with experts for reconstruction after the devastating earthquakes that hit the cities of southeastern Turkey on February 6, affecting more than 13 million people.
The Turkish government has announced a comprehensive roadmap in collaboration with experts for reconstruction after the devastating earthquakes that struck southern Turkey on February 6, affecting more than 13 million people.
Construction work has already started on 885 houses in Islahiye district of Gaziantep province.
On February 21, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that within one year, all villages and cities hit by the earthquake will be revived, as 200,000 permanent homes will be built for earthquake victims in 11 Turkish provinces, namely Adana, Adi Yaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis and Malatya. Osmania, Sanliurfa and Elazig.
The Minister of Environment and Urban Development, Murad Qorum, shared a road map for the reconstruction of the earthquake-damaged areas.
According to the plan, which is based on "quick and solid scientific principles," all measures will be taken to ensure that the new facilities can withstand disasters. It will also examine the Earth for several reasons, including morphological, geological, geophysical, geotechnical, hydrogeological, and seismic tectonics.
The concerned authorities will also continue to measure the earthquake resistance of the new housing through zoning and geological studies.
According to the study of the land in the old residential areas, options will be re-evaluated, including zoning restrictions, decreasing the population density of buildings, and constructing buildings on solid ground.
The distance between residential areas and fault lines will also be calculated by experts and risk assessment.
All new buildings will be built on a "plain-to-mountain" architecture model. The cities will be designed according to the city's culture, arts, natural and historical identity, and social and demographic structure.
In the 200 thousand houses that TOKİ State Agency will build within two months, none of the buildings will exceed more than three or four floors.
Scientists from universities, engineers, architects and city planners will be involved in every stage of the reconstruction process.
According to statements by the Turkish President, 300,000 tents have been erected, in which 865,000 citizens currently live, while 23,500 citizens live in temporary shelters (containers).
He added that about 376,000 Turks live in places belonging to the Ministry of National Education and the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Erdogan stressed that "more than 1.1 million buildings were inspected in the region. A decision was taken to demolish 458,000 independent sections out of 139,000 buildings, which are about to fall."
More than 42,000 people have been killed in successive earthquakes in southeastern Turkey, according to the latest official figures, and thousands more have been injured.
Kazakhstan collects 10 million dollars for earthquake victims, and Palestine honors its relief team
On Saturday, Palestine honored its team for the immediate intervention and response after its participation in the humanitarian relief mission in Turkey and Syria due to the devastating earthquakes. While the donation campaign in Kazakhstan for the relief of those affected in Turkey resulted in the collection of about $10 million.
On Saturday, Palestine honored its team for immediate intervention and response after its participation in the humanitarian relief mission in Turkey and Syria due to the devastating earthquakes.
The honoring ceremony took place at the headquarters of the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the city of Ramallah (center), in the presence of the Turkish Consul General in Jerusalem, Ahmed Reza Demirer, according to Anadolu Agency.
Addressing the members of the team, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki said, "You were at the highest level of responsibility, and the best ambassadors for Palestine, and you represented your people and leadership well."
Al-Maliki expressed his thanks to the governments of "Turkey and Syria for their support and cooperation" to facilitate the work of the Palestinian team.
Meanwhile, Palestinian Interior Minister Ziyad Hab al-Rih said, "Palestine is ready and present to support any humanitarian effort in the world," noting that this "enhances Palestine's presence and status at the regional and international levels."
For his part, the Turkish Consul General in Jerusalem expressed his country's appreciation for the efforts of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to help the Turkish people, and conveyed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's thanks to the Palestinian presidency and people.
He added that the Palestinian participation "was very important to us," adding that Turkey does not see any difference between the peoples of the region.
And he added, "The Palestinian people shared with us the pain when the earthquake occurred, even the young children helped the Turkish people, and the team helped us in the arena as well."
He referred to the delivery of aid to Turkey through the Palestinian Minister of Awqaf, Hatem al-Bakri.
He continued, "The most important thing is that Palestine is under occupation and with these few capabilities it was able to help us. When the (Palestinian) rescue team was in Turkey, painful things were happening in Palestine, as happened in Nablus," referring to the killing of 11 Palestinians and the wounding of more than a hundred by army bullets. Israeli, Wed.
The Turkish consul renewed his thanks to the Palestinians "because they supported us in this disaster and stood by us."
And he added, "When we look at the losses that occurred, we say that they did not occur during the past thousand years. The number of martyrs in Turkey reached 45,000, and 160,000 buildings were demolished."
He stated that Turkey will overcome this crisis and will support "our Palestinian brothers and sister countries."
On February 9, a Palestinian support and assistance team consisting of 73 people, including doctors, civil defense personnel and paramedics from the Palestine Red Crescent Society, set off from Ramallah to Turkey and Syria to help those affected by the earthquakes.
Kazakhstan donates $10 million
On the other hand, the fundraising campaign in Kazakhstan for earthquake relief in Turkey raised about $10 million.
The Turkish embassy in the capital, Astana, said in a statement on Saturday that the total donations as of Saturday had approached $10 million.
She explained that the Kazakh businessman Bulut Otimuratov donated $ 5 million to the bank account for aid for earthquake victims.
Kazakhstan sent a 101-member search and rescue team to Turkey, which helped rescue 7 people from under the rubble. It also sent tens of tons of aid to Turkey.
On February 6, a double earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, the first measuring 7.7 and the second measuring 7.6 degrees, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks, which left great losses in lives and property in both countries.