EARTHQUAKES AND DISASTER EDUCATION IN OUR COUNTRY AND IN THE WORLD

Abstract

It is known that in almost every period of human history, people have experienced great disasters. Disasters can mostly be of natural origin, earthquakes, floods, landslides, or they can also occur as terrorism, fire, and major accidents caused by humans. the place, time and form of disasters cannot be known beforehand, they can also create different effects in terms of the results they reveal; It can cause economic losses, especially building damages and losses, and social and psychological destructions. Disaster education is very important for creating disaster-resilient communities. The primary goal is to increase people's knowledge, awareness and interest in disasters through disaster education that will be given to all the society. With these educations on disaster, it is certain that people will not only be informed about proactive approaches and measures before a disaster, but will also be more conscious of what to do in the event of a disaster and better prepared to respond to disasters. Thus, people can protect themselves from the disasters that occur.