Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı

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Afet ve Acil Durum Yönetimi Başkanlığı , abbreviated AFAD , the Federal Emergency Management Agency of Turkey , which is also responsible for international humanitarian assistance.

history

The first legal regulations for civil protection were laid down in Turkey in 1959. In 1988 a decree ( Afetlere İlişkin Acil Yardım Teşkilatı ve Planlama Esaslarına Dair Yönetmelik ) regulated the principles of planning and organizing disaster relief operations. A separate responsible body was not yet planned for this. After the state aid measures for the 1999 Gölcük earthquake were found to be too slow and inadequate, serious considerations were given to the creation of a separate authority for disaster control.

AFAD was founded on December 17, 2009, replacing several offices for emergency measures, civil protection and disaster control.

organization

The authority was under the office of the Prime Minister until 2018 , since then it has been under the Ministry of the Interior . The authority is based in Ankara . In all 81 provinces it maintains regional emergency aid and disaster control units that report to the respective governors. AFAD also operates search and rescue units in eleven provinces .

The agency's website has content in both Turkish and English .

tasks

The tasks of AFAD include direct emergency and disaster relief, the planning, control and coordination of activities that serve to prevent disasters and minimize damage, as well as remediation and reconstruction activities after disasters. Particular attention is also paid to risk management . In addition, AFAD is responsible for Turkey's humanitarian aid operations abroad.

The agency cooperates with a number of other governmental and non-governmental organizations.

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b c AFAD: A decade in humanitarian action for Turkish agency. In: dailysabah.com . December 16, 2019, accessed January 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ a b c d e About us. In: afad.gov.tr . Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. ↑ a b Prime Ministry, Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). In: preventionweb.net . Retrieved January 25, 2020.