KIRIKKALE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

"We need to know how to live with the earthquake"

Varlı said, “Since the engineering service in the buildings was calculated according to the earthquake regulations of that day, when you look at the current regulation, there are serious differences between buildings built past and today. But building technology and materials are changing very quickly. Ready-mixed concrete was not that common in the past. Many building elements have changed. More earthquake resistant materials were produced. After that, when the control mechanism functions more actively, the important task here falls to local governments. There is no need to be afraid of an earthquake when you operate this earthquake mechanism seriously. "We need to know how to live with the earthquake," he said.

Explaining that most of the population lives in metropolitan cities, Varlı said, “If you ask as a country or a city, we have a lot of building stock and buildings before 2000. These need to be renewed as soon as possible. It is valid for cities within the country. Because the majority of our population lives in metropolitan cities. These buildings need to be renewed by accelerating the urban transformation. According to the new earthquake regulation, it needs to be restructured according to new materials and new conditions. Here, our state is doing all the necessary work in terms of resources and laws, ”he said. He also added that he wished God's mercy for those who lost their lives in the 6.6-magnitude earthquake in İzmir and urgent healing to those who survived the injuries.