Coping with Disaster: Turkey`s Response to Kahramanmaras Earthquake

Case Code: OPER163
Case Length: 13 Pages
Period: 2023
Pub Date: 2024
Teaching Note: Available

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Countries : Turkey
Themes: Disaster Management, Disaster Recovery Planning

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Earthquakes in Turkey

Turkey was one of the most active earthquake zones in the world since a major part of it was located on the Anatolian tectonic plates. This tectonic plate was squeezed toward the west by two tectonic plates – the Eurasian and African, and a minor tectonic plate, the Arabian (See Exhibit I for Turkey and Tectonic Plates). The tectonic plates constantly moved, riding on hot rock. As they moved, their edges got stuck due of friction, thus building up the pressure. When the pressure got released, earthquakes occurred in the country..

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