Turkish Parliament to establish earthquake commission
The Earthquake Research Commission, which will have 21 members, will look into the Feb. 6 earthquakes in Türkiye and compile their reports after three months of research.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 08:38 | 02 March 2023
- Modified Date: 09:00 | 02 March 2023
Turkish Parliament on Thursday unanimously accepted a proposal to form a commission to investigate the consequences of the Feb. 6 deadly earthquakes which have claimed more than 45,000 lives.
The Parliamentary Investigation Commission will have 21 members.
The commissions established in the parliament compile their reports after 3 months of research.
The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes were centered in Kahramanmaraş and struck 10 other Turkish provinces-Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Şanlıurfa. More than 13.5 million people in Türkiye have been affected by the devastating quakes.