Abstract
1999 is a milestone in Turkish history concerning earthquake losses. Total economic loss of 1999 earthquakes was approximately 5-7% of GDP that is approximately 20 billion USD. This significant deficit occurred as a result of the Marmara earthquake of August 17, 1999 and November 12, 1999 Duzce earthquake. These two earthquakes of same year speeded up the process of initiating a financial mechanism in Turkey to lessen the economic impacts of disasters.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 5-6 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| No. | 14 |
| Specialist publication | The Turkish Insurance and Pension Newsletter |
| Publication status | Published - 17 Nov 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |