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DOI :10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404   IUP :10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404    Full Text (PDF)

The Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Case of Elbistan

Nükhet HotarAsuman AltayÇağnur BalsarıÖzlem ÇakırZeki Atıl BulutÜzeyir AydınCeyhun GülerYakup Özkaya

This study aims to compile the economic, social, and environmental impacts of the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes and analyze these impacts with qualitative data, focusing on the Elbistan case. To achieve this goal, data was collected after the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023, which affected 11 provinces, to identify the economic, social, and environmental problem areas in Elbistan, the epicenter of the earthquake, and to develop solutions that contribute to regional development. To this end, semi-structured interviews were conducted with key sources of information in Elbistan, including local authorities, district residents, the chambers of commerce, İŞKUR (Turkish Employment Agency), union representatives, industry and university representatives, and local businesses. Qualitative research methods were used in the study, and content analysis was performed. Based on the results obtained through content analysis, policy recommendations have been presented in a structure that aligns with the economic development plans strategy, aimed at restoring or improving the economic, physical, social, cultural, and environmental assets of the affected district, reversing economic decline, and enhancing societal resilience.


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Hotar, N., Altay, A., Balsarı, Ç., Çakır, Ö., Bulut, Z.A., Aydın, Ü., Güler, C., & Özkaya, Y. (2024). The Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Case of Elbistan. Journal of Social Policy Conferences, 0(86), 55-71. https://doi.org/10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404


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Hotar N, Altay A, Balsarı Ç, Çakır Ö, Bulut Z A, Aydın Ü, Güler C, Özkaya Y. The Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Case of Elbistan. Journal of Social Policy Conferences. 2024;0(86):55-71. https://doi.org/10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404


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Hotar, N.; Altay, A.; Balsarı, Ç.; Çakır, Ö.; Bulut, Z.A.; Aydın, Ü.; Güler, C.; Özkaya, Y. The Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Case of Elbistan. Journal of Social Policy Conferences, [Publisher Location], v. 0, n. 86, p. 55-71, 2024.


Chicago: Author-Date Style

Hotar, Nükhet, and Asuman Altay and Çağnur Balsarı and Özlem Çakır and Zeki Atıl Bulut and Üzeyir Aydın and Ceyhun Güler and Yakup Özkaya. 2024. “The Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Case of Elbistan.” Journal of Social Policy Conferences 0, no. 86: 55-71. https://doi.org/10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404


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Hotar, Nükhet, and Asuman Altay and Çağnur Balsarı and Özlem Çakır and Zeki Atıl Bulut and Üzeyir Aydın and Ceyhun Güler and Yakup Özkaya. The Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Case of Elbistan.” Journal of Social Policy Conferences 0, no. 86 (Mar. 2025): 55-71. https://doi.org/10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404


Harvard: Australian Style

Hotar, N & Altay, A & Balsarı, Ç & Çakır, Ö & Bulut, ZA & Aydın, Ü & Güler, C & Özkaya, Y 2024, 'The Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Case of Elbistan', Journal of Social Policy Conferences, vol. 0, no. 86, pp. 55-71, viewed 10 Mar. 2025, https://doi.org/10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404


Harvard: Author-Date Style

Hotar, N. and Altay, A. and Balsarı, Ç. and Çakır, Ö. and Bulut, Z.A. and Aydın, Ü. and Güler, C. and Özkaya, Y. (2024) ‘The Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Case of Elbistan’, Journal of Social Policy Conferences, 0(86), pp. 55-71. https://doi.org/10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404 (10 Mar. 2025).


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Hotar, Nükhet, and Asuman Altay and Çağnur Balsarı and Özlem Çakır and Zeki Atıl Bulut and Üzeyir Aydın and Ceyhun Güler and Yakup Özkaya. The Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Case of Elbistan.” Journal of Social Policy Conferences, vol. 0, no. 86, 2024, pp. 55-71. [Database Container], https://doi.org/10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404


Vancouver

Hotar N, Altay A, Balsarı Ç, Çakır Ö, Bulut ZA, Aydın Ü, Güler C, Özkaya Y. The Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Case of Elbistan. Journal of Social Policy Conferences [Internet]. 10 Mar. 2025 [cited 10 Mar. 2025];0(86):55-71. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404 doi: 10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404


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Hotar, Nükhet - Altay, Asuman - Balsarı, Çağnur - Çakır, Özlem - Bulut, ZekiAtıl - Aydın, Üzeyir - Güler, Ceyhun - Özkaya, Yakup. The Economic, Social and Environmental Effects of the Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes: The Case of Elbistan”. Journal of Social Policy Conferences 0/86 (Mar. 2025): 55-71. https://doi.org/10.26650/jspc.2024.86.1385404



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Submitted03.11.2023
Accepted22.01.2024
Published Online13.06.2024

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