Landslide Risk in Istanbul, Turkey
Risk Level: Extreme — Score 9/10
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Key Risk Factors
- High risk rating for Istanbul based on ThinkHazard (Landslide)
- 19 events recorded in proximity in recent decades
- Active in the last 12 months (6 events)
- Largest recent event exposed 2,620,000 people
- Terrain and soil conditions favor landslide risk
Last significant event: Landslide - Anatolian, SE of Bursa, Bursa, Turkey (2025-03-31) — 1,030,000 people exposed
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How Istanbul Compares
Notable Landslide Events Near Istanbul
DisasterAWARE's historical archive records 5 notable landslide events near Istanbul, ranked below by impact. The most impactful: Landslide - Anatolian, S of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey (December 2024) — 2,620,000 people exposed; $105,568M capital exposed.
Landslide - Anatolian, S of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
December 11, 2024 — WARNING
2,620,000 people exposed; $105,568M capital exposed
Landslide - Anatolian, SE of Bursa, Bursa, Turkey
March 30, 2025 — WARNING
1,030,000 people exposed; $6,884M capital exposed
Landslide - Anatolian, E of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
December 4, 2024 — WARNING
183,000 people exposed; $25M capital exposed
Landslide - Anatolian, W of Bursa, Bursa, Turkey
November 29, 2023 — WARNING
46,000 people exposed; $1,844M capital exposed
Landslide - Anatolian, N of Bursa, Bursa, Turkey
March 26, 2025 — WARNING
19,400 people exposed; $58M capital exposed
Landslide Preparedness Tips
- 1.Learn the signs of an impending landslide — new cracks, tilting trees, unusual water flow
- 2.Avoid building near steep slopes, drainage channels, or past slide areas
- 3.Plant ground cover on slopes to stabilize soil and reduce erosion
- 4.Create proper drainage around your property to direct water away from slopes
- 5.Have an evacuation plan ready if you live in a landslide-prone area
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How this data is built
Istanbul, Turkey landslide risk combines Historical Event Intelligence with authoritative hazard modeling from the Geospatial Intelligence Layers catalog. Live landslide monitoring is available through the Event Intelligence API and the DisasterAWARE Platform.
The data behind this page
Every score and event here comes from DisasterAWARE's hazard database — available as downloadable historical datasets and a real-time API.
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