28.10.2025 08:30
Following the 6.1 magnitude earthquake in Balıkesir, the Turkey Disaster Response Plan (TAMP) has been activated. All disaster working groups have been urgently called to the AFAD Presidency Disaster and Emergency Management Center, while it has been reported that AFAD, Gendarmerie, Police, and other assigned teams continue their field scanning efforts.
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake occurred in the Sındırgı district of Balıkesir, causing great fear in Istanbul, Manisa, Uşak, İzmir, and Bursa as well.
THE TURKEY DISASTER RESPONSE PLAN HAS BEEN ACTIVATED
Following the 6.1 magnitude earthquake, more than 100 aftershocks occurred, and a statement from AFAD indicated that the Turkey Disaster Response Plan (TAMP) has been activated.
"FIELD SCANNING WORK CONTINUES"
In a statement made from the Ministry of Interior's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) X account, the following expressions were included; "After the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred in the Sındırgı district of Balıkesir and was felt in the provinces of Manisa, Uşak, İzmir, and Bursa, the Turkey Disaster Response Plan (TAMP) has been activated, and all disaster working groups have been urgently called to the AFAD Presidency Disaster and Emergency Management Center (AADYM).
Field scanning works continue with AFAD, Gendarmerie, Police, and other assigned teams. We are monitoring the developments."
WHAT IS THE TURKEY DISASTER RESPONSE PLAN?
The purpose of the Turkey Disaster Response Plan (TAMP) is to define the roles and responsibilities of disaster groups and coordination units that will be involved in response efforts for disasters and emergencies, and to establish the basic principles of response planning before, during, and after disasters.
TAMP encompasses ministries, institutions, organizations, the private sector, NGOs, and individuals that will be involved in responding to all types and scales of disasters and emergencies that may occur in our country. The Turkey Disaster Response Plan (TAMP) was prepared to ensure effective intervention in disasters based on the experiences gained from disasters in our country, and it was first published in the Official Gazette dated January 3, 2014, numbered 28871, and came into force. Necessary regulations have been made in the Turkey Disaster Response Plan (TAMP), which was published in the Official Gazette dated September 15, 2022, numbered 31954, and came into force.
The Regulation on Disaster and Emergency Response Services, which is the basis of TAMP, was published in the Official Gazette dated February 24, 2022, numbered 31760, and came into force. TAMP includes 25 disaster groups at the national level and 23 at the local level. The main solution partners are the Presidency of Communications, the Ministry of Interior, the Ministry of Family and Social Services, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, the Ministry of Treasury and Finance, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, and the General Directorate of Turkish Red Crescent. Other ministries, institutions, and organizations serve as supporting solution partners.
In TAMP, intervention impact levels have been determined according to the degree of impact. S1 indicates that local resources are sufficient, S2 indicates that support from neighboring provinces is needed when the magnitude of the disaster and emergency in a province exceeds its resources, S3 indicates that national-level support is needed, and S4 indicates that international support is required.
In TAMP, planning for support provinces has been made for situations where the impact area of the disaster and any secondary disasters may cover multiple provinces. There is a structure at both national and local levels, both vertically and horizontally.
At the national level, coordination is provided by the Disaster and Emergency Board. The Disaster and Emergency Board, established by Presidential Decree No. 522/I, convenes under the chairmanship of the Minister of Interior and includes the Deputy Minister of Interior, the Deputy Minister of Family and Social Services, the Deputy Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, the Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, the Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance, the Deputy Minister of Health, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, the Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, the President of AFAD, the Deputy President of the Communications Presidency, the General Director of Turkish Red Crescent, and the Director of the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute of Boğaziçi University. Representatives from other ministries, public institutions, universities, and civil society organizations, as well as relevant experts, may be invited to the board meetings if deemed necessary by the Minister of Interior.
At the local level, coordination is provided in connection with the Provincial and Emergency Coordination Board and Provincial-District AFAD Centers. The Provincial and Emergency Coordination Board convenes under the chairmanship of the relevant governor. In cases of disaster and emergency, it convenes at the Provincial AFAD Center without waiting for a call or instruction.