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Yalova combines a growing coastal city with the lasting memory of the 1999 earthquake. In 2026, safer housing increasingly depends on assessing existing buildings and renewing neighbourhoods, while the waterfront remains the centre’s most important public space. 🔍 Four thousand buildings...

The memory of the 1999 Marmara earthquake remains central to Kocaeli’s construction, planning and disaster preparedness. As of 30 August 2026, work included assessing older buildings, renewing high-risk neighbourhoods, improving assembly areas and building better information for decisions before...