İnanç Ortaç, Ph.D., is a Turkish American life science innovator and serial entrepreneur innovator based in San Diego. Having survived a massive earthquake in 1999, he knows firsthand what it’s like to be in a disaster similar to the one that struck Türkiye two weeks ago. He also knows what life is like for a survivor ‘after the earthquake’. In […]
As with any disaster of this magnitude, there has been an outpouring of empathy and intense desire to support earthquake relief efforts in Türkiye. Everyone is asking “How can I help?” Of course, those who want to help have more specific questions. With this post, we are sharing the most frequently asked questions and responses about House of Türkiye’s earthquake […]
1) On February 6th, catastrophic and deadly earthquakes struck the Southeastern part of Turkey and Northern Syria at a magnitude of 7.8, followed by a strong 7.7 aftershock hours later. More than 2,000 aftershocks were recorded — 150 aftershocks of 4.0 or greater. 2) These twin earthquakes were no ordinary powerful disasters. Their impacts were felt as far as 600 […]