{"id":1436,"date":"2025-04-28T16:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T16:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/2025\/04\/28\/istanbul-earthquake-drills-schools-prep-students-amid-building-code-concerns\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T16:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T16:01:00","slug":"istanbul-earthquake-drills-schools-prep-students-amid-building-code-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/2025\/04\/28\/istanbul-earthquake-drills-schools-prep-students-amid-building-code-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul Earthquake Drills: Schools Prep Students Amid Building Code Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Istanbul, Turkey \u2013 In response to recent seismic activity, all public and private schools across Istanbul have initiated disaster awareness training, focusing particularly on earthquake preparedness. The drills, which began on April 28, 2025, aim to educate students on safety protocols and emergency procedures in the event of an earthquake, according to Hurriyet Daily News.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/halaalnet-news-website.firebasestorage.app\/halaal_images\/Istanbul-Earthquake-Drills%3A-Schools-Prep-Students-Amid-Building-Code-Concerns-Image-Placement-1.jpg?alt=media\" alt=\"Istanbul Earthquake Drills: Schools Prep Students Amid Building Code Concerns - Image 1\"><\/p>\n<p>The initiative comes amid ongoing concerns about building codes and infrastructure resilience in the densely populated city. Istanbul, a major economic hub bridging Europe and Asia, has a history of seismic events, making preparedness a critical issue for its residents. The training programs are designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to respond effectively during and after an earthquake.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/halaalnet-news-website.firebasestorage.app\/halaal_images\/Istanbul-Earthquake-Drills%3A-Schools-Prep-Students-Amid-Building-Code-Concerns-Image-Placement-2.jpg?alt=media\" alt=\"Istanbul Earthquake Drills: Schools Prep Students Amid Building Code Concerns - Image 2\"><\/p>\n<p>These drills are expected to be a recurring event, reinforcing the importance of readiness in a region prone to natural disasters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Istanbul schools launch earthquake drills amid building code concerns. Training focuses on safety protocols and emergency procedures. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/halaalnet-news-website.firebasestorage.app\/halaal_images\/Istanbul-Earthquake-Drills%3A-Schools-Prep-Students-Amid-Building-Code-Concerns-Image-Placement-1.jpg?alt=media","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-1436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1436"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1436\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1436"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1436"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1436"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/halaal.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1436"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}