Representatives from Governorate of Istanbul, Istanbul Special Provincial Administration, Istanbul Project Coordination Unit (IPCU), Governorate’s Disaster Management Center, Turkish Treasury, Prime Ministry State Planning Organization, Prime Ministry Turkish Emergency Management General Directorate, Prime Ministry Project Implementation Unit, Ministry of Public Works and Settlement, Istanbul Internal Revenue Office, Istanbul Provincial Administration of Public Works and Settlement, Istanbul Security Department, Istanbul Provincial Command of Gendarmerie, Istanbul Provincial National Education Administration, Istanbul Provincial Civil Defense Administration, Istanbul Provincial Health Administration, Istanbul Social Services Administration, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Istanbul Higher Education Credit and Hostel Institution Regional Administration , Istanbul Directorate of Surveying and Monuments,  have attended meeting. The Director of IPCU K. Gokhan Elgin made a presentation on the progress of the Project and the agenda of the meeting, working principles and procedures of steering committee.

 Following the presentation, the list of the schools and hospitals which would be retrofitted or reconstructed and cultural and historical heritage structures which would be considered in inventory studies, have been submitted to approval of the Committee by IPCU. Additionally the list of the equipments which would be procured for the emergency response teams also has been submitted for the Committee’s approval. All the issues regarding the ISMEP Project components were discussed in detail and comments were made on the developments.

     Finally, the Steering Committee identified working principles and procedures.