How Accurate Is It to Talk ‘Right Now’ About Possible Earthquakes?

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 that because we were not ready at all.

Again, the same warning has been made for Istanbul for years. In Istanbul a big earthquake is expected and experts “Get ready, it’s very close” they say. So how accurate is it to say this right now?

prof. Dr. Naci Görür made a rough calculation for a 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. After rough calculation 500,000 people could die Saying that, Görür revealed how devastating the expected earthquake could be.

Actress Doğa Rutkay rebelled with her tweet by quoting this sentence of Görür. Emphasizing that she is a ‘mother’ first of all, Rutkay said, afraid that you can’t sleep and worry expressed. 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. can cause great destruction We are faced with the possibility of an earthquake.

We knew this before the earthquakes we experienced.

Hatay

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, in regions such as Istanbul and Izmir the possibility that it may have triggered the expected earthquakes also started 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?

Kahramanmaras

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. Everyone The consequences of the earthquake ‘not taking adequate precautions’ There’s nothing wrong with talking about earthquakes that could happen in Istanbul or anywhere while we’ve seen it and we’re 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; on the Istanbul earthquake, which came to the fore calling for ‘action’, emphasizing the measures that can be taken Sharing leads people to take precautions. Making posts that focus on the possible death toll on the other hand, it can trigger traumas by putting people into a greater 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. Whereas think about what to do And we must take action 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, the earthquake will only be that the word consists of ‘earth shake’ We can see the days. Because right now the earthquake for us, a great destruction it states.

Some of the measures against earthquakes: