5. Training and Raising Public Awareness

5-1-2. JICA Training in Turkey1)

Basic Concept
Turkey experienced a serious damage from the 1999 Marmara Earthquake, which took morethan 17,000 lives. Since the local seismic activities still threatened to wreak similar damages
in future, Japan International Cooperation Association （JICA） organized a disaster training
seminar on disaster management for disaster managers in Turkey in order to enhance thecountry’s disaster management capabilities. The distinction of this seminar is that it consistedof two modules, the Japan module and the local module: Turkish specialists were trained andtaught in the Japan module about Japan’s advanced disaster prevention technologies prior to
the local module where they were to deliver lectures to the seminar audience consisting
mainly of vice governors and county mayors. This approach allows a seminar configuration
with more weight placed on the local module so that a large attendance can be accepted to geta maximum effect out of a short period of time. At the request from JICA, ADRC conducted a
local investigation to plan the seminar programs and dispatched a group of lecturers for thelocal module of the seminar.

2)

Preliminary Local Investigation(1) Purpose
The purpose was two-fold: to grasp the current state of Turkey’s disaster reduction policy
through investigative hearings at the country’s disaster reduction authorities (Ministry ofInternal Affairs, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Crisis Management Bureau of thePrime Minister’s Office, universities, etc.), and to enrich the contents of the programs of thelocal module of the seminar by introducing successful cases of Japan’s disaster prevention
measures.
(2) PeriodJune 16 – 26, 2003
(3) Investigation Mission(Member Name, Organization, (Title))
Satoru Nishikawa (ADRC, Executive Director)
Tetsushi Kurita (ADRC, Chief Researcher)Erguder CAN (Strategy Center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkey)

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5. Training and Raising Public Awareness(4) Details of Investigation
Date
June 16

June 17

June 18

June 19

June 20

June 21
June 23
June 24
June 25

Table 5-1-2-2 Local Investigation Schedule
Location
Description(Arrival in Ankara)－JICA Turkey Office
Meeting
Japanese Embassy
Current situation of Turkey
Strategy Center, Ministry of Internal Prearrangements for theAffairs
investigationTraining Department, Ministry ofSeminar activities
Internal Affairs
Crisis Management Bureau of the Prime Activities of the Crisis
Minister’s Office
Management Bureau
General Bureau of Civil Defense, Activities of the General
Ministry of Internal Affairs
Bureau of Civil Defense
AnkaraActivities of the Ministry
General Bureau of Disasters, Ministry ofof Public Works andPublic Works and Housing
Housing
General Bureau of Construction,
Building standards
Ministry of Public Works and Housing
Turkey Red Crescent
Activities of Red Crescent
Activities of the Center
Disaster Prevention Center, Middle East (earthquake-proof
Technical University
reinforcement, etc.）
International Federation of Red Cross
Activities of the Federation
and Red Crescent Societies
Activities implemented by
Disaster Prevention Center, Istanbul
the Center, such as training
Technical University
programs
Disaster prevention works
Istanbul
Provincial
Disaster
implementedbytheManagement Center
Province
Istanbul
Disaster prevention works
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
implementedby
theDisaster Coordination Center
Municipality
Kandili Institute of Seismology, Disasterprevention
Bogagici University
education by Prof. Isikara
prevention
Izmir Provincial Disaster Management DisasterIzmiradministration in a regional
Centerlarge city
Izmir Municipal Office
Disasterprevention
Corum Provincial OfficeCorumadministrationinanCorum Municipal Officeaverage regional city
Opening of the local
JICA Turkey OfficeAnkara
module of the seminar(Departure from Ankara)
―City

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5. Training and Raising Public AwarenessFig. 5-1-2-1

Local investigation at Turkey Red CrescentFig.5-1-2-2 Lecture on Japan’s disaster prevention administration

Fig. 5-1-2-3 Seminar participants-Final day of the local module of the seminar

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5. Training and Raising Public Awareness3)

Local Module of the Seminar(1) Purpose
In Turkey, vice governors and county mayors are in charge of local disaster controladministration. The local module of the seminar was intended to train them and enhance theoverall capabilities as Turkish disaster control administrators. This module was jointly held by
the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Turkey and JICA.
(2) Periods
First round: Sep. 29 – Oct. 3, 2003
Second round: Oct. 6 – Oct. 10, 2003
Third round: Mar. 8 – Mar. 12, 2004
Fourth round: Mar. 15 – Mar. 19, 2004
(3) Seminar Contents
The seminar consisted of four one-week rounds taught mainly by the lecturers whoattended the Japan module. From Japan, Mr. Satoru Nishikawa, ADRC’s executive director,Assistant Prof. Kimio Meguro of Tokyo University, and Prof. Kazuki Nakabayashi of Tokyo
Metropolitan University participated as short term expert lecturer and delivered speeches on
Japanese disaster prevention systems. Table 5-1-○ shows the program schedule of the firstround of the seminar. The contents of the second to the fourth rounds were almost the same.
In the post-seminar questionnaire, the participants gave quite high rating scores to theJapanese lecturers, and many of them found the contents of the lecturers as relevant andinformative.
Table 5-1-2-2 Programs of the 1st round

DATEHOURACTIVITY/SUBJECTLECTURER

09:30 - 10:00 Opening Ceremony
10:00 - 10:40 Keynote Speech: Public Awareness on Disaster10:40 - 11:00
Coffee BreakSep. 29, 11:00 - 11:45 Integrated Disaster Management System2003
11:45 - 12:15 Role of International Organizations in Disasters
Monday 12:15 - 13:00 Lunch Break

MOI, Embassy of Japan, JICA
Prof. Dr. Ahmet Mete Işıkara
Mr. Ergüder Can, Prj. Coor., MOI
Mr. Ahmet Bumin, MOI

13:00 - 13:45
13:45 - 13:55
13:55 - 14:40
14:40 - 15:00

Mitigation Policies/Strategies
Break
Mitigation Policies/Strategies
Wrap-upProf. Dr. Polat Gülkan, METU

09:00 - 09:45

Lesson Learned

Dr. Oktay Ergünay, Red Crescent

09:45 - 09:55

Break

09:55 - 10:40
10:40 - 10:50
10:50 - 11:35
Sep. 30, 11:35 - 11:45
2003
11:45 - 12:30
Tuesday
12:30 - 13:30

Preparedness
Break
Preparedness
Break
Emergency
Management
Command System

13:30 - 14:15

Emergency Operation Plan

14:15 – 14:25

Break

14:25 - 15:10

Emergency Operation Plan

15:10 - 15:30

Wrap-upProf. Dr. Polat Gülkan, METU

Mr. Hüseyin Güler, METU
Mr. Hüseyin Güler, METU
Center:Incident Prof. Dr. Lale Akurun, BU

Lunch Break

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Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu, ITU
Prof. Dr. Reyhan Yiğiter, ITU
Prof. Dr. Mikdat Kadıoğlu, ITU
Prof. Dr. Reyhan Yiğiter, ITU

5. Training and Raising Public Awareness

09:00 - 09:45

Information Technologies in the Disasters

09:45 - 09:55

Break

09:55 - 10:40

Community Emergency Response Teams

Oct. 1,
2003

10:40 - 10:50
10:50 - 11:35
Wednesda 11:35 - 11:45
y11:45 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:30

Oct. 2,
2003

Resource Management

14:30 - 15:00

Wrap-up

09:00 - 09:45
09:45 - 09:55
09:55 - 10:40
10:40 - 10:50
10:50 - 11:35
11:35 - 11:45

Mass Care and Temporary Settlements
Break
Damage Estimation and Determination of Rights
Break
Psychology of Victims
Break

11:45 - 12:30

Disaster Simulation and Exercise

Mr. Aziz Yıldırım, MOI
Mr. Mehmet Firik, MOI

Mr. Turan Erkoç, GDDA
Ass. Prof. Dr. Pınar Özdemir, ITU
Prof. Dr. Nuray Karancı, METU
Ass. Prof. Dr. Pınar Özdemir, ITU
Prof. Dr. Alper Ünlü, ITU

Lunch BreakAss. Prof. Dr. Pınar Özdemir, ITU
Prof. Dr. Alper Ünlü, ITU

13:30 - 15:30

Disaster Simulation and Exercise

15:30 - 15:45

Break
Disaster Simulation and Exercise: Preparationsand Lesson Learned by Istanbul and Izmir Mr. Hasan Ipek, TEMAD
Governorship

15:45 - 16:30

FridayProf. Dr. Reyhan Yiğiter, ITU
Prof. Dr. Alper Ünlü, ITU

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Derin Ural, ITU
Prof. Dr.İsmail Helvacıoğlu, ITU

13:30 - 14:30

Thursday 12:30 - 13:30

Oct. 3,
2003

BreakPress and Public Information in the Disasters
Break
Volunteer Resources and Relations with NGO’s
Lunch BreakAss. Prof. Dr. Ayşe Bener, BU

09:00 - 09:45
09:45 - 09:55
09:55 - 10:40
10:40 - 10:50
10:50 - 11:35
11:35 - 11:45
11:45 - 12:30
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:30
14:30 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:15
15:15 - 16:00
17:00 - 19:00

Disaster Management in Japan
Break
Disaster Management in Japan
Break
Disaster Management in Japan
Break
Disaster Management in Japan
Lunch BreakLesson Learned
BreakWrap-up
Evaluation of the Training
Closing Ceremony

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JICA Expert
JICA Expert
JICA Expert
JICA Expert
Mr. Recep Yazıcıoğlu, MOI

MOI & JICA

5. Training and Raising Public AwarenessFig. 5-1-2-4 Q & A session with the Executive Director of ADRC, Mr. Nishikawa(local module)

Fig. 5-1-2-5

Lecture by Assistant Prof. Meguro of Tokyo University(local module)

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