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    The 1999 İzmit earthquake had a moment magnitude of 7.6 and struck Kocaeli Province, Turkey on 17 August. Between 17,127 and 18,373 people died as a result...
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    of the extremely destructive 1999 İzmit earthquake that happened nearly three months earlier. Both strike-slip earthquakes were caused by movement on the...
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    Kocaeli province. Ferry services link Karamürsel to İzmit and Hereke on the northern side of the Bay of İzmit. According to the Ottoman General Census of 1881/82-1893...
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  • The 1999 Turkey earthquake may refer to: 1999 İzmit earthquake, 7.6 magnitude quake on August 17 1999 Düzce earthquake, 7.2 magnitude quake on November...
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    after the 1999 İzmit earthquake, which killed over 17 thousand people, a new seismic code was brought into force to protect against earthquakes in Turkey...
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    Earthquakes are caused by movements within the Earth's crust and uppermost mantle. They range from weak events detectable only by seismometers, to sudden...
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    seismic codes. After the 1999 İzmit earthquake, new building codes were enacted to make buildings more resilient to earthquakes. The quality of the concrete...
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    1999 İzmit earthquake in Yalova, Turkey. Situated in the 17 August Memorial Park in Yalova, it was opened at the first anniversary of the earthquake on...
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    sea's south coast is heavily indented and includes the Gulf of İzmit (Turkish: İzmit Körfezi), the Gulf of Gemlik (Turkish: Gemlik Körfezi), the Gulf...
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  • Pool was created shortly after the 1999 İzmit earthquake and is making payments for the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. "DASK | Natural Disaster Insurance...
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    view from İzmit's Demiryolu Avenue Selim Sırrı Paşa Congress Yeni Cuma Mosque İzmit Perşembe Market Izmit view Agora of İzmit Citadel of İzmit Temple of...
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  • universities nationwide, including Kocaeli University. Before the 1999 İzmit earthquake, which can be regarded as the turning point for the rebirth of the...
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  • Reilinger, Robert; Toksoz, Nafi; McClusky, Simon (1 January 2000). "1999 Izmit, Turkey Earthquake Was No Surprise". GSA Today. Vol. 10. Geological Society of...
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    was created shortly after the 1999 İzmit earthquake and is making payments for the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. Earthquake insurers use simulations to...
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    volunteer doctors and nurses assisted for the first time in the 1999 İzmit earthquake in Turkey, where 17,480 people died, 5392 were hospitalized and...
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    run across much of Turkey and cause large and deadly earthquakes such as the 1999 İzmit earthquake Triple junction – Meeting point of three tectonic plates...
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    1990s (redirect from 1990–1999)
    1999, the August 1999 İzmit earthquake in Turkey, and the September 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan. A magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit the Philippines on...
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    summer of 1999, when Greece and Turkey were hit by successive earthquakes. It began with a generous Greek relief effort in Turkey following the İzmit earthquake...
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    is a Turkish singer. She was educated in Kocaeli until 1999. Following the 1999 İzmit earthquake, she quite her first job as a teacher. In 2004, she moved...
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  • is the largest shipbuilding facility in Turkey. Right after the 1999 İzmit earthquake, which also caused heavy damage to the facilities of the Turkish...
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    search and rescue efforts in the aftermath of the 2011 Van earthquakes and 1999 İzmit earthquake and has deployed more than 430 search and rescue, disaster...
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  • The TAF have performed "Disaster Relief Operations," as in the 1999 İzmit earthquake in the Marmara Region of Turkey. Apart from contributing to NATO...
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    Kerem Aktürkoğlu (category Footballers from İzmit)
    October 1998 in İzmit, Turkey. When Aktürkoğlu was ten months old, he went missing in the rubble caused by the 1999 İzmit earthquake. He was found alive...
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    This list of 20th-century earthquakes is a list of earthquakes of magnitude 6 and above that occurred in the 20th century. Sone smaller events which nevertheless...
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    in 1999. In 17 August the earthquake in İzmit (7.4 Mw) killed 17.480 people. In 12 November, another earthquake in the nearby city of Düzce (7.2 Mw) killed...
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    Space Agency. August 6, 2004. Retrieved 2007-03-22. "The Izmit Earthquake of 17 August 1999 in Turkey". European Space Agency. Archived from the original...
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    [citation needed] Two consecutive major earthquakes in 1999, the 1999 İzmit earthquake and the 1999 Düzce earthquake, became the turning point in disaster...
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  • Üzümlü. After 1992 Erzincan earthquake, his family moved to Bursa. Other his family members dead. At 1999 İzmit earthquake, he experienced due to Bursa...
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    without specialized equipment, occur frequently as a result of minor earthquakes and other events. Around 1600 BC, the eruption of Thira devastated Aegean...
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    album, Perdeler (Curtains), two years after her father died in the 1999 İzmit earthquake. Apart from the lead single Sigara (Cigarette), Perdeler fell short...
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