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Under the initiative which was started by General Directorate for Foundations and Istanbul Goverment Istanbul Project Coordination Unit following the protocol signed between Istanbul Governorship and General Directorate for Foundations on April 26, 2016, a workshop was organized on September 1, 2016 on the “Project for Preparing Earthquake Risks Management Guidelines for Historical Structures” with …

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IPCU Director Kazım Gökhan Elgin delivered a speech in the Conference on New Era in Seismic Isolation. The Conference on New Era in Seismic Isolation organized by Fortune Turkey bringing together experts in their fields took place in Istanbul on June 15, 2016. In the conference which addressed issues including what is the seismic isolation, …

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15th Meeting of ISMEP Steering Committee, presided by Deputy Governor Haluk Nadir, was held on June 8, 2016 at 15:00 in Cağaloğlu Premises of Istanbul Governorship’s Istanbul Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). The meeting was opened with the speech delivered by Mr. Nadir, which was followed by a presentation by IPCU Director Kazım Gökhan …

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Istanbul Project Coordination Unit Director Kazım Gökhan Elgin attended as a speaker to 2nd Green Buildings and Beyond Conference which brought together architecture and engineering sectors. The 2nd Green Buildings and Beyond Conference specially organized for World Environment Week this year was held in Istanbul on Wednesday, June 8. In the conference with theme: urban …

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Istanbul Project Coordination Unit’s website was renovated both in terms of design and content index. Istanbul Governorship Istanbul Project Coordination Unit’s website was redesigned in accordance with “Responsive Design”. The most current web technologies are used for this new design which provides ease-of-use for the visitors with its user friendly features and multi-device compatibility. Also …

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For preserving our cultural heritage against earthquake risks, a “Guide for Management of Earthquake Risks for Historical Structures” has started to be prepared with the cooperation of Turkish Prime Ministry’s General Directorate of Foundations and Istanbul Governorship’s Istanbul Project Coordination Unit (IPCU). Istanbul Project Coordination Unit’s studies for conservation of cultural heritage which started under …

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IPCU Director Kazım Gökhan Elgin detailed Disaster Preparedness Efforts for Istanbul in Disaster Logistics Conference III Attended as a speaker to “Disaster Logistics Conference III” organized with the cooperation of Gebze Technical University (GTU), Logistics Association (LODER) and Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) in Conference Hall of Turkish Standards Institute’s Çayırova Campus on April 14, 2016, …

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Istanbul Governorship Istanbul Project Coordination Unit (IPCU) has been continuing, with no slowdown, to provide supportive and preventive services intended for preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery before, during and after earthquake under ISMEP since 2006. Established within Istanbul Governorship for the implementation of a risk mitigation project, which was the first in Turkey, IPCU has …

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Tehran Disaster Risk Mitigation and Emergency Management Organization (TDMMO), the authority in the field of disaster mitigation in Tehran, capital of Iran, made an important visit to IPCU between January 11 and 15, 2016. Following the preliminary meetings in “International Exhibition and Conference of Security, Safety Disaster Management in Natural Disasters” organized on 30 December …

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Reconstructing 44 schools across Istanbul, Istanbul Project Coordination Unit won Arkitera Employer Awards given for the 9th time this year. In Arkitera Employer Awards Started in 2005 and organized for the 9th time this year, Istanbul Project Coordination Unit (IPCU) was honoured as the winner of Public Category. The award, the winners of which are …

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