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risky areas. That is, the meteorological disasters categorized as storms are
a type of disaster faced around Türkiye. In the light of the MGM wind speed
data given above, the distribution of cities exposed to relevant disasters is
given in Figure 5. These cities seem to be in line with the findings of Türkeş
and Şahin (2018), and when the total population of the 22 cities is calculated in
proportion to the total population of Türkiye, it can be said that 58.7% of our
population lives in areas that can be affected by storm disasters. Additionally,
the geographical distribution of these cities is in accordance with the regions
associated with the mythological God of storms in history. Thus, it is possible
to mention a history full of storms in Anatolia.

Figure 2: The distribution of cities that experience storms most according to the wind
speed records of 10.8 m/sec and above between Jan 1st 2020 and Feb 28th 2021,
acquired from MGM as part of the BAP project.

5. Multifaceted Climate-based Concerns around the World

Starting with the Stockholm Conference (1972), the “Environment Rights”
awareness has become part of the human rights and solidarity rights. This
international awareness was included in our 1982 constitution with the
statement in Article 56: “Everyone has a right to lead a life in a healthy and
balanced environment. It is the duty of the State as well as citizens to improve
the environment, protect the environmental health and prevent environmental
pollution.” As part of the administrative regulations to increase citizen
participation, Türkiye has made a series of improvements in administrative
regulations.
The criteria in the United Nations’ (1992, 1994) safety definitions, particularly
points to the sudden incidents based on economic, cultural, natural and
political reasons, disrupting the flow of daily life and creating unsafe

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