Prof. Dr. Naci Görür participated in the talk titled 'Earthquake Resistant Antalya' at AKM within the scope of the 'Anttalks' event organized by Antalya Metropolitan Municipality. Prof. Dr. Görür said that 13.6 million years ago, Turkey's plate movements formed in a way that produced today's movements and that large faults in the country produced earthquakes. Pointing out that Turkey cannot be spared from earthquakes and that earthquakes will not end, Prof. Dr. Görür emphasized the importance of creating earthquake-resistant residential areas. Prof. Dr. Görür said, "We cannot bury 80-90 thousand people in one night in every earthquake. This does not suit us. There may be 7 or more earthquakes anywhere in Turkey when we wake up in the morning. These earthquakes also cause major disasters. Our loss of life and property is high. Turkey." "Earthquakes with a magnitude above 5 cause death. We need to solve this. We are trying to explain this," he said. Prof. explained that after the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes on February 6, there was a 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Japan recently and 132 people died by chance. Dr. Görür mentioned that tens of thousands of people could die if a similar earthquake occurred in Turkey.

'THEY STARTED BUILDING SKYSCRAPERS'

Providing information about the geology of Antalya, Prof. Dr. Görür said that Antalya was founded on young sediments. Pointing out that the ground of most of Antalya is not good or perfect, Prof. Dr. Görür stated that most of the city is located on terrestrial limestones such as cliffs and travertine, and alluvial deposits. Stating that the ground in the east of the city consists of alluvial fill, Prof. Dr. Görür said, "The people of Antalya have caught the disease of rent. They have started to build skyscrapers. The more skyscrapers you build in Antalya, the greater the danger. Stay away from people who can build large buildings and skyscrapers. Stay away from those thoughts. For earthquake-resistant Antalya, especially alluvial filling is the last thing for the ground." "The gulf fill on which Antalya sits is a problematic fill. Limestones and travertines are relatively better than alluviums, but they are also problematic," he said.

'ANTALYA IS SURROUNDED BY ACTIVE FAULTS'

Providing information about the fault systems that threaten Antalya, Prof. Dr. Görür said:

"The Akşehir zone, the Isparta-Burdur zone and the Göller Region are areas where vertical slip faults are located. Antalya Gulf is surrounded by active faults from the east, west and north. Antalya is not more than 100 kilometers away from the fault zones, but 50-60 kilometers away. It will be in these fault zones. Earthquakes have a significant impact on Antalya. Regions within 100 kilometers in diameter are affected by earthquakes on strike-slip faults. To the south of Antalya, in the Mediterranean, Cyprus and Crete, there is a subduction zone called the Hellenic arc. Three major tectonic lines threaten Antalya. Subduction from the south. "The zone can produce large earthquakes. It has produced earthquakes over 8 magnitudes near Crete, and it can produce over 7 earthquakes at any time. This danger comes from the sea. There is a fault that threatens Antalya. When the Akşehir and Fethiye Burdur zones produce earthquakes, Antalya can be seriously affected."

'THE EAST OF ANTALYA WILL RECEIVE MORE DAMAGE'

Calling on local governments, Prof. Dr. Görür stated that the faults that threaten Antalya should be examined and risk analysis and risk reduction studies should be carried out. Prof. stated that the infrastructure works and investments to be made in Antalya should be carried out after determining the effect of earthquake waves on the structure of the city. Dr. Görür said, "If there is a serious earthquake, the east of Antalya will be more damaged. Since it is on alluvium, liquefaction will also occur. Skyscrapers are being erected in that area. Buildings on travertine or limestone in the west may be a little more resistant, as long as they are not high. You have no chance in places where alluvium is present. "During an earthquake, the water pressure in the sediments transmits upwards because the alluviums hold water in them. When it transmits upwards, the resistance of the houses decreases. The building begins to move as if it were in water, either turning or sinking," he said.

ENERGY SIMILAR TO 5 MILLION TONS OF TNT EXPLOSION

Explaining the difference between the concepts of earthquake size and intensity, Prof. Dr. Görür said that energy similar to the explosion of 5 million tons of TNT was released in the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş. Explaining that local governments should accelerate their efforts to prepare cities for earthquakes, Prof. Dr. Görür criticized the use of reinforced concrete pipes in infrastructure works. Explaining that reinforced concrete pipes are affected by the earthquake due to their fragile structure, Prof. Dr. Görür, suitable for the structure of the ground, highly flexible