As the second anniversary of the October 117 earthquake, in which 30 people lost their lives, approaches, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality continues its efforts to make the city resilient. Immediately after the disaster, the Metropolitan Municipality implemented many projects one after another. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, who stated that they are working to make everyone feel safe in İzmir. Tunç Soyer“We have a comprehensive work program from building inventory to seismicity research. I believe that we will not suffer such losses again and that the works carried out in İzmir will be a model for other cities.”
As the second anniversary of the October 117 earthquake, in which 30 people lost their lives, approaches, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality is implementing Turkey's most comprehensive earthquake research and risk reduction projects. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor stated that they care about the people of İzmir to feel safe in the city and buildings they live in. Tunç Soyer“On the one hand, we aim to identify all disaster risks that may affect our city in the future. On the other hand, we take an inventory of the building stock of our city. We have a comprehensive study program that has no precedent in Turkey. We move forward with universities and professional chambers. I believe that we will not suffer such losses again and that the works carried out in İzmir will be a model for other cities," he said.
200 million lira resource
The Metropolitan Municipality, which established the Department of Earthquake Risk Management and Urban Improvement before the earthquake in Izmir, and organized the "Izmir Earthquake Common Mind Meeting" 10 days after the earthquake, formed a Disaster Science Board, which included expert scientists, and allocated 200 million dollars from its budget for earthquake studies. lira allocated.
Building identification system is being installed
A protocol was signed with the Izmir Branch of the Chamber of Civil Engineers (IMO) to take an inventory of the existing building stock in the city in order to evaluate it in terms of earthquake risk. Most affected by the earthquake BayraklıWith the work started in , the work on 33 thousand 100 houses was completed. On September 19, 2022, the second protocol was signed in order to continue the works in 61 thousand 673 buildings in Bornova. In the last two years, approximately 34 million liras have been allocated from the Metropolitan's budget for scientific studies on the building.
The building identity document system, which provides the citizens with access to the most comprehensive information about the buildings they live in, was also developed. Thus, direct access to building permit, architectural project, assembly area and similar information was provided without making an official application to the municipality.
Building inventory studies and building identity document system Bayraklı and Bornova, it will be expanded to 869 thousand 217 buildings throughout İzmir. With the building inventory carried out simultaneously with the ground works, it is aimed to prioritize the buildings and analyze their regional distribution to draw a scientific road map for the transformation of İzmir.
Faults are being investigated
A protocol was signed with İzmir Institute of Technology, METU and Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University for Turkey's most comprehensive earthquake research project. Studies have been initiated to model the tsunami hazard that may affect the coastal areas with the seismicity study, which will examine the fault lines on the sea and on the land, which have the risk of affecting the city. With this study, the danger of tsunami and seismic movements that the city may face in the future will be evaluated, the active faults will be determined, and the last time they were activated will be analyzed. Faults on the area determined within a radius of 100 kilometers in İzmir will be mapped.
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality allocated approximately 150 million liras to these works.
Turkey's most comprehensive building and soil laboratory was established in Izmir
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality also established Turkey's most comprehensive building and soil laboratory in Çiğli. Egeşehir Laboratory in Çiğli is important in order to carry out the tests and analyzes needed in earthquake studies at international standards. In the laboratory, which was established with an investment of 20 million liras, the experiment and analysis systems are computer-controlled, and the data obtained are evaluated in the relevant software and presented in the form of a report. The facility, which has been approved by the Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) as the center with the widest experimental scope nationwide, contributes to the development of new experts and test methods in cooperation with all institutions and universities.
Move to facilitate transformation for licensed structures
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality has also taken an important step to facilitate the transformation for licensed buildings. The regulation, which facilitates the transformation of buildings that were found to be severely or moderately damaged after the 30 October earthquake and buildings that were licensed after 1998 or that were deemed risky by the law numbered 6306, was unanimously approved by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Council on March 1, 2021. The regulation, which prevents citizens whose houses were damaged in the earthquake from losing their rights in the new houses they will build, also concerns structures that are likely to be damaged in the event of a similar disaster.
Precedent good news for the whole city
If on October 12, 2021 BayraklıThe decision to increase the precedent, which the earthquake victims, whose houses were destroyed in , have been waiting for a year, was decided at the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Council. BayraklıA precedent increase of 20 percent on parcel basis and 30 percent on island basis in Istanbul was accepted by a majority of votes. In addition, a precedent increase was given on the basis of parcels to all buildings that were heavily or moderately damaged in the earthquake throughout the city.
İzmir Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan is ready
12 basic hazards (extreme heat, extreme cold, excessive precipitation, flood, drought, storms, landslides, forests) defined in 9 sectors (agriculture and forestry, energy, environment, etc.) with the İzmir Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (İzmir SECAP). An action plan including prevention projects for fires and sea level rise was created. New facilities based on the recycling of construction and demolition wastes were added.
Parks in Izmir are organized as earthquake gathering areas
Efforts are also underway to create safe gathering areas in İzmir to meet the urgent needs of the people in case of disasters. First application BayraklıIt was implemented in Hasan Ali Yücel and Barış Manço parks in Istanbul. Necessary infrastructure works were carried out in order to meet basic needs such as electricity, water, toilet, shower and laundry in the event of a disaster. Bayraklı He placed urban equipment consisting of three modules in Hasan Ali Yücel Park. It was ensured that the solar energy system was activated against power cuts in urban equipment. Locked warehouses were created under the seating units to store the needed materials.
An Earthquake Monument was built in Hasan Ali Yücel Park in memory of 117 people who died in the earthquake at the same time.
Urban transformation accelerated
The Metropolitan Municipality also accelerated the urban transformation projects in Uzundere, Gaziemir, Örnekköy, Ege Mahallesi, Ballıkuyu and Çiğli Güzeltepe, where there are slums and unlicensed illegal structures, which are in the class of dangerous housing areas in İzmir. Minister Tunç SoyerWith the inclusion of the Metropolitan company İZBETON and the cooperatives, the process that has been slowing down since 2016 gained momentum again.
Between 2016-2020, the Metropolitan has delivered the turnkey of 1 independent units in Uzundere 2st Stage and 1nd Stage, and Örnekköy 960st Stage. A contract was signed with the contractor for the 2nd Stage of Örnekköy in 2020; In this context, 190 independent units will be built and the project will be completed in 2023.
A protocol was signed with İZBETON for the construction of approximately 3 independent units in Örnekköy 4rd and 3th Stage, Uzundere 1rd Stage, Gaziemir Aktepe and Emrez 2st Stage, and construction started.
In Gaziemir Aktepe and Emrez, work has been started for approximately 2 independent units in the 300nd Stage, and 1 independent units in the 674st Stage in the Ege Mahallesi. In Uzundere 4th Stage, 307 independent sections were made ready for the tender stage. All preparations for urban transformation in Çiğli Güzeltepe have been completed and the reconciliation phase has been reached. Reconciliation talks continue in Ballıkuyu.
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