Our 14 major cities are in the first degree earthquake zone. Also seismic studies show that a 6.5+ magnitude earthquake may occur at any time in at least 6 major cities. Three of them are Istanbul, Bursa and Izmit, that is 60% of the country's economy.
Soldiers who fulfill their compulsory military service should definitely be given more effective / practical training in the field of disaster relief and organizations, and all west cities barracks should work as disaster relief centers. Many of our barracks have high bed capacity, large gathering areas, suitable runways and infrastructures for helicopters and even airplanes to land.
It is annoying to say this, but when the Istanbul earthquake occurs, more than a hundred thousand educated workforce, billions of lira worth of equipment and vehicles will be needed.
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