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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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Ataturk Dormitory, one of the most important dormitories of Istanbul, reconstructed by IPCU under ISMEP Project to be earthquake-resistant, and put at the disposal of education sector with increased capacity. An important step has been taken in IPCU’s efforts to prepare the education and health units against impacts of earthquakes and other natural disasters. Ataturk …

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Under the school and hospital reconstructions and retrofits against impacts of earthquake carried out by Istanbul Project Coordination Unit under ISMEP Project, Ümraniye gains a new environmentally friendly Gynaecology and Paediatrics Hospital designed to meet European Standards. Realizing important provincewide projects under Istanbul Governorship for retrofitting and reconstruction of public buildings against natural disasters, in …

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 The European Earthquake Engineering and Seismology Conference was held on 24-29 August 2014 in Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Convention and Exhibition Centre. The opening speech in the conference was made by Deputy Prime Minister Beşir ATALAY. “This meeting is very important both for Istanbul and Turkey. If the residents in Istanbul are asked to make a …

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