Turkey: Earthquake Protection
Protecting Istanbul's Inhabitants and its Antiquities.
Overview:
Beautiful, ancient and threatened, the city of Istanbul rises on seven hills above the Bosporus. What makes this old city so fragile runs under the unstable ground: The North Anatolian Fault, a center of earthquake activity. The Turkish government, with the help of the World Bank, is trying to protect the city’s inhabitants and its antiquities.
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Istanbul, SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 --Aya Irini Monument, fifteen hundred years old, rises on the grounds of the Sultans’ palace Top Kapi. Crumbling and cracked, Aya Irini is one of the ancient buildings the government of Turkey, with help from the World Bank, is trying to protect in the case of an earthquake.
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