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Turkey disaster management modernization

Overview

In mid‑July 2026, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Council approved a nationwide aerial aid and evacuation system, to be run jointly by the Ministry of National Defense and AFAD. The council, chaired by Deputy Interior Minister Dr. Mehmet Cangir, also addressed the identification of risky structures under Law No. 6306 and actions under the Turkey Post‑Disaster Recovery Plan, reinforcing the “Ready and Resilient Turkey” agenda.

A week later, the Istanbul Development Agency launched a multi‑year project to digitise disaster management in the city, delivering a real‑time command dashboard that fuses UAV imagery with GIS analytics, AI‑driven risk modelling, and 3‑D digital twins. Concurrently, AFAD and Istanbul Technical University (ITU) signed a protocol to build a national observation platform for landslides, rockfalls, and earthquake‑triggered mass movements, integrating InSAR, LiDAR, and satellite data.

In early August, a three‑year AI‑driven Geohazard Monitoring and Risk Analytics Platform was piloted. Jointly developed by ITU’s Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences and AFAD, the system analyses satellite‑derived LiDAR and InSAR data every 12–16 days to detect landslides, sinkholes, and subsidence affecting critical infrastructure such as hospitals, tunnels, and railways. When risks are flagged, on‑site sensors are deployed to provide forecasts to government agencies.

By mid-August, the Istanbul Forest Regional Directorate expanded these efforts to forest fire management using AI-driven modeling and 24/7 UAV monitoring. Additionally, at the Big Data Management in Disasters Symposium in Ankara, AFAD President Ali Hamza Pehlivan highlighted the shift from crisis to risk management, noting that the Disaster Management and Decision Support System (AYDES) now integrates approximately 155 satellite systems, 155,000 cameras, and 87,000 vehicles.

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Turkey · Ankara Ticaret Odası · Istanbul Technical University · Istanbul · Earthquake Engineering Research Institute

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Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 9 sources
    AFAD highlights data-driven disaster management technologies

    AFAD President Ali Hamza Pehlivan detailed Turkey's use of big data, AI, and satellite systems for disaster management at a symposium in Ankara.

  2. 1 day ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 17 sources
    Turkey advances earthquake resilience through AI and new decision support systems

    Turkey is enhancing earthquake resilience through AI-driven seismic mapping, the İZMİR-SAFE decision support system, and award-winning engineering designs for earthquake-resistant structures.

  3. 7 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
    Istanbul uses AI and satellite technology to combat forest fires

    Istanbul is using AI and high-tech monitoring to fight forest fires, while the new Ottosi platform aims to detect fires via satellite within 15 minutes.

  4. 12 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Turkey launches AI-driven geohazard monitoring platform

    Turkey’s ITU and AFAD have launched an AI‑driven platform that uses satellite LiDAR and InSAR data to monitor geological hazards and issue early warnings for critical infrastructure.

  5. 27 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Turkey deploys AI‑powered system to boost Istanbul disaster response

    Turkey launches an AI‑driven disaster management project in Istanbul, adding UAV‑GIS dashboards and mobile tools, while AFAD and ITU sign a protocol for a national landslide‑early‑warning platform.

  6. about 1 month ago

    [POLITICS] 6 sources
    Turkey's Disaster Management Council launches national aerial aid and evacuation system

    Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Council approved a national aerial aid and evacuation system and discussed risk‑building identification and the TASİP recovery plan to boost safety and resilience.

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