Earthquake expert Professor Dr. Haluk Eyidoğan said the earthquake was expected to occur in the Sea of Marmara and not in Istanbul. Eyidoğan said, “In an earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher, 7 to 10 provinces on the Marmara coast, especially Istanbul, will be affected.”
Earthquake expert Professor Dr. Haluk Eyidoğan stated that the major earthquake expected to occur in the Marmara Sea will not only affect Istanbul but also the provinces on the Marmara coast, and therefore this process should be considered a “Marmara earthquake” and not an “Istanbul earthquake”.
Eyidoğan stated that the phrase “Istanbul earthquake”, commonly used in the public, does not fully reflect the truth.
Pointing out that the earthquake is expected to occur in the Marmara Sea and not in Istanbul, Eyidoğan said, “As it is called 'Istanbul earthquake', the earthquake will occur in the Marmara Sea and not in Istanbul. If an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 or more occurs in the Marmara Sea, 7 to 10 provinces on the Marmara Sea coast, especially Istanbul, will be affected. Therefore, this earthquake is not an earthquake.” earthquake in Istanbul but the Marmara earthquake.”
Eyidoğan emphasized that an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 or more in the Marmara region would negatively affect not only the region but also Türkiye as a whole, socially and economically.
“CANCELLATION CANNOT BE EXPLAINED SOLELY BY ERRORS”
Pointing out that the size of the earthquake and not the fault line is the deciding factor in which cities are affected by the quake, Eyidoğan said:
“There is a province that has a fault line passing through it but does not collapse. There is a province that is far from the fault line and collapsed. We saw this clearly in the earthquake centered on Kahramanmaraş. In other words, it is not necessary to attribute the incident to fault only. If we only attribute the incident to fault, Avcılar would not have collapsed in the earthquake centered on Gölcük on August 17, 1999.
So, major earthquakes are regional earthquakes and if there is a fault, it will find that fault in structures, ground or buildings and destroy it. So there is such a truth. The devastation cannot be explained by mistakes alone. “Structural and ground faults are bound to occur during large earthquakes.”
“When these things come together, there is NO HOPE OF SALVATION”
Eyidoğan noted that ground survey, accurate site selection and effective inspection are of vital importance.
Emphasizing that dealing with improper planning, liquefaction zones and landslides pose great risks, Eyidoğan said: “Settling in places that are negative for buildings is the first mistake. The second mistake is opening such places for development. Therefore, such places should be banned from construction. Even if there are no ground problems, mistakes are made during the construction process. In other words, we have serious shortcomings in the production process.” earthquake-proof construction. So, when these things come together, there is no hope of salvation from an earthquake.”
