A case study of İzmir in the performance analysis of earthquake master plans in our country

In 1999, Secretariat of International Ten Years of Decreasing Natural Disasters of United Nations has chosen Izmir as sample in the scope of worldwide RADIUS project intending to stimulate necessary incentives against earthquakes in big cities especially in developing countries. A protocol was signed between Boğaziçi University and Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and studies on identifying the measures oriented towards determining and decreasing earthquake damages in Izmir with this project were carried out and an Izmir Earthquake Master Plan was prepared. This plan evaluates earthquake performances of the present superstructure and infrastructure in İzmir and the damages that shall occur at a possible earthquake were forecasted.Since earthquake is the most important disaster with highest loss of life and property, disaster concept shall be explained by this thesis study, studies on decreasing the earthquake damages in our country and in the world shall be stated. It shall be touched the legal statute oriented to decrease earthquake damage and historical background, deficiencies of Izmir Earthquake Master Plan and developments after the plan shall be discussed together with these subjects.