Learning to Fight

Yesterday Cağri and I celebrated Istanbul's first Jor El Earthquake Preparation Day. We declared the holiday yesterday morning. First, w...

I know it's kind of a cliche to marvel at the weirdness of the search terms that have led people to your blog, but "My AK-47 keeps ...

5 Mart 2010, Cuma 1100 ÖĞRENCİSİ OLAN BİR OKUL Geçen Çarşamba günü yüz yüze gerçekleşen ilk Jor El İstanbul toplantısının iyi bir b...

This is something I thought of a while ago; perhaps it's worth revisiting. As Anne Applebaum points out, Before the quake, Chile also h...

With thanks to Asli Suner. Asli Suner Katılımcılar / Attendees: Claire Berlinski - CB Cagrı Sert - CS Aslı Suner - AS Ahmet Turhan Altıner ...

I thought the first in-person meeting of Jor El Istanbul, last Wednesday, was a good start. We are certainly all of like mind about the seri...

I've created a Facebook group for people who are concerned about the seismic hazard to Istanbul. Please feel free to join it.

I'm encouraged to see so much attention to this in the media. That's a start. February 25, 2010 In Quake-Prone Cities, Quick Growth ...

Under the world's greatest cities, deadly plates By Joel Achenbach Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Megacities ar...

Monday, February 22, 2010 ISTANBUL – Daily news with wires Many buildings in Turkey risk being destroyed in an earthquake because the law pa...