Earthquake disaster-induced urban policies: paradoxes and challenges in Turkey

Dicle Kizildere

Urban Research & Practice, 2025, vol. 18, issue 1, 130-141

Abstract: Over 92% of Turkey’s land is exposed to earthquake risk: from historical earthquakes to the recent Kahramanmaras disaster, earthquakes created dramatic consequences. Consequently, there is a pressing need for urban policies aimed at mitigating earthquake risk and implementing a nation-wide urban transformation. In this regard, the central government enacted Law 6306, the ‘Law on Transformation of Areas under Disaster Risk’, in 2012. This paper analyses earthquake-oriented restructuring policies that are authorised by this law. It is argued that the law introduces a new set of risks due to its centralised, discretionary, non-transparent and non-participatory approach. While the constant threat of earthquake still endangers the lives of millions, it also creates an opportunity to exploit the urban space for speculative interest.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2024.2422627

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