Istanbul Project Coordination Unit (IPKB): “We are Strengthening our Future!”
Kazım Gökhan Elgin
Director, IPKB
Established in 2006, the Istanbul Project Coordination Unit (known in Turkish by the acronym IPKB) has, as part of the ongoing Istanbul Seismic Risk Mitigation and Emergency Preparedness Project (ISMEP), reinforced or reconstructed schools, hospitals, and other public buildings constructed in or before 1999. IPKB has also launched several initiatives to raise public awareness of…