The first symposium of the SATREPS-MARTEST project was held in GTU Congress Center on September 12th, 2025. 

JICA, JST, GTU and many partners joined in the 3rd JCC at Gebze Technical University. Each WG progress were shared and future activities were discussed.

MARTEST center facility construction was completed. 

The JICA Turkiye Office has signed a contract with TDG Corporation for the installation of a state-of-the-art shaking table at the MARTEST Center, GTU.

In the coming months, TDG, JICA, and GTU will hold regular consultations to ensure smooth progress toward the implementation of this project. The shaking table is scheduled to be delivered and installed at the MARTEST Center in one year.

This initiative is expected to significantly enhance the Center’s capacity for research and practical applications in earthquake engineering and disaster-resilient structures.

WG4 Prof. Kaneda and Prof. Isouchi visited SAMM facilities in GOSB. We conducted DIG workshop with them. This DIG focused on MARMARA earthquake, SAMM recognized their resilience and weakness through the DIG training.

WG3 OBS team joined OBS deployment. At the same time, they collected the data of extensometer around North Anatolian fault line to observe the earthquake effect of 2025 April earthquake. 

WG2 Prof. Arikawa and his students conducted photo shooting in Kadikoy and Yalova for VR/AR evacuation training. They also visited Ankara to have a meeting with AFAD and METU 12th and 13th June.

WG4 Educational material team conducted Disaster preparedness workshop at GTU and surveyed 1999 Izmit earthquake evacuation approach at Yalova municipal government.

Dr. Zhang Ji from University of Tokyo introduced DAS analysis and research cases 17th to 19th February. Participants were GTU researchers, AFAD personnel, IGDAS, KOERI and a private company.

Drs. Ceren Özer Sözdinler and Ahmet Anıl Dindar, and JICA Coordinator Sho Amemiya attended the second year anniversary of Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes in Yalova. 

Drs. Özer Sözdinler and Dindar gave talks about the SATREPS-MARTEST project and briefed the attendeed about the activities. The talks were aired live over YouTube which can be viewed in the given link. 

Prof. Aoki prenseted Kahramanmarash region post seismic deformation at ISPRS 31 January.  During his visit, InSAR training for MARTEST member was also conducted.

Prof. Aoki prenseted Kahramanmarash region post seismic deformation at ISPRS 31 January.  during his visit, 2nd InSAR training for MARTEST member was also conducted.

Dr. Zhang, the member of MARTEST project from University of Tokyo, presented DAS research poster at AGU 2024. Dr. Ahmet from GTU is a part of the authors.

WG1 Japanese member visited GTU to discuss shaking table experiment.

Prof.Dr. Erol Özvar who is the head of Turkish Higer Education Council posted the details of MARTEST project and the activities of WG3 in Twitter account. 

KOERI had trainings of OBS operation including recovery and deployment, and OBS data analyze. There are many interesting data in OBS. The research result will be published soon. 

Ocean Bottom Seismometers (OBS) came back on land after  a  year from September 2023. KOERI, which is the member of MARTEST, lead the activity.

https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/turkiye/kandilli-rasathanesi-deniz-dibi-sismometrelerle-deprem-verisi-elde-2251971

An important site visit was paid to DAS server utilized in Turk Telekom Darıca Telecommunication Facility to discuss the preliminary outcomes as part of WG3. 

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SAMM Techonology  from Gebze Organized Industrial Zone was selected as the case study for Business Continuity  Plan in early 2024.  WG4 members visited SAMM technology for kick-off talk on BCP. 

Yalova province center was selected as the target area for District Continuity Plan study (DCP) of WG4.  The WG4 members visited the Yalova Provice Governor Dr. Hülya Kaya and Yalova Municipality Mayor Mehmet Gürel. 

Following the visits, WG4 members attended the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction plan meeting. 

WG4 members visited the MARTEST Center laboratory construction site. 

The 2nd JCC was held in May 23rd, and MARTEST project activies were presented at JpGU 2024. The MARTEST member visited Noto earthquake affected area and a shaking table in Japan.

GTU rector and Yalova mayor signed on the MoU on data sharing for MARTEST project.

Discuss Tsunami synario and evacuation with GTU, Yalova city, Yalova AFAD, and METU.

Discuss Tsunami synario and evacuation with GTU, Yalova city, Yalova AFAD, and METU

GTU rector and Yalova mayor signed on the MoU on data sharing for MARTEST project.

Prof. Hibino from Nagoya University, Prof. Maida from University of Tokyo, and Dr. Aoki from National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) visited GTU to talk and have lecture on the shaking table.

In-SAR training was lectured by Prof. Aoki of University of Tokyo. The lectures measured earthquake change on Kahramanmaraş in 2023 and on Noto in 2024 in Japan with In-SAR knowledge.

SATREPS-MARTEST Project was presented by Dr. Ceren Özer Sözdinler with the presentation titled “Development of Disaster Resilient Societies” 

Prof. Sawada of WG-4 from University of Hyogo visit the 1999 Izmit earthquake affected district, and have discussion with IMO and a municipal government.

SATREPS-MARTEST team attended Duzce Eathquake Workshop a commerial of 12 Nov. 1999 Duzce Earthquake Mw=7.2.

SATREPS-MARTEST team attended JICA special session held in 18WCSI-7ICEES in Antalya.

SATREPS-MARTEST team attended TJU Awareness Day meeting in Istanbul Teknopark 

SATREPS-MARTEST project was presented in IDRC2023 congress (https://idrcongress.org/en/).