Experts warned at every opportunity. “We expect earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa and many other cities.” they said. What warning did we remember? Which one is on our mind? We assume none of them because we weren’t ready at all.
Again, the same warning has been made for Istanbul for years. A big earthquake is expected in Istanbul and experts say, “Get ready, it’s very close”. So how accurate is it to say this right now?
prof. Dr. Naci Görür made a rough calculation for the possible Istanbul earthquake in the TV show he participated in and said that 500 thousand people could lose their lives. (51:21)
Actress Doga Rutkay said that talking about another possible earthquake now affected her badly:
Earth scientist Prof. Dr. Naci Görür was a guest on TV100 recently and shared his predictions about the Istanbul earthquake. Saying that 500 thousand people could die after his rough calculations, Görür revealed how devastating the expected earthquake could be.
Actress Doğa Rutkay rebelled with her tweet by quoting this sentence of Görür. Underlining that she is a ‘mother’ first of all, Rutkay said that she could not sleep because of fear and she was worried. After the sharing, Rutkay reacted:
And he removed the tweet and shared the following:
Of course, Doğa understands Rutkay’s fears and we all live it. As a result, we have suffered great losses, and we continue to do so, and we are faced with the possibility of an earthquake that could cause great destruction.
We knew this before the earthquakes we experienced.
As we said at the beginning of our article, experts warned us about this disaster scenario in advance. They said that they are expecting an earthquake on the 7th, that about 30 thousand people may die, and many more. Unfortunately, most of them were correct.
After these earthquakes we experienced, the possibility of triggering the expected earthquakes in regions such as Istanbul and Izmir began to be discussed. This situation has, of course, deeply affected all of us. We all questioned the reliability of the house we live in, we questioned the soundness of the floor we live on, we questioned the health of our loved ones. Therefore, perhaps talking about possible major earthquakes in all of our fears can enable people to take precautions as soon as possible.
So, should we talk about the possible Istanbul earthquake now?
As a matter of fact, we should have talked about, finished and resolved the earthquake, the epicenter of which was Kahramanmaraş, long ago. Of course we didn’t talk or stayed with what we talked and now we are suffering from it. There is nothing wrong with talking about earthquakes that may happen in Istanbul or anywhere when everyone has seen the results of the earthquake that ‘not taken adequate precautions’ and we are all so worried.
But it is necessary to speak ‘correctly’ about possible earthquakes.
Our reactions to these events are very important. According to the information we received from the psychologists we consulted; Making posts calling for ‘measures’ and emphasizing the measures that can be taken on the issue of the Istanbul earthquake, which has come to the fore, prompts people to take precautions. Sharing posts that focus on the number of possible deaths can trigger trauma by causing people to panic.
In other words, the first thing that worries us is the number of deaths we heard from experts. prof. Dr. Seeing a few sentences that were only said by knowledgeable names like Naci Görür on social media can also trigger our anxiety. However, we should think about what we will do, prepare and take our precautions today. Because experts tell us what to do at every opportunity. Maybe we need to focus on this part a little bit.
Sharing only on possible disaster scenarios does not encourage us to take precautions; It leads to panic and panic. It may be that he is constantly exposed to these disaster scenarios, which makes Rutkay rebel and does not sleep at night. If we all realize the seriousness of the situation and start taking precautions now, we can see the days when the earthquake consists only of ‘ground shaking’, which means literally. Because for us right now, the earthquake means a great destruction.
Some of the measures against earthquakes:
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