Turkish banks are preparing themselves for a major earthquake.. What's the story?

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - Banks in Turkey are preparing to face the possibility of a major earthquake by implementing a comprehensive emergency plan that covers all possible scenarios. This plan includes establishing alternative departments in other cities and strengthening infrastructure, especially in the digital field.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> For example, Turkey’s Denizbank just finished building a tower in Istanbul a few months ago and is now looking for properties elsewhere in Turkey, according to Bloomberg. In addition, Turkey’s central bank has moved some of its staff to Ankara.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> You may also like:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B5%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D... Observatory</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Possibility of an earthquake in Istanbul</h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Geologists warn of the possibility of an earthquake in Istanbul, a city of 16 million people located north of the North Anatolian Fault, a seismically active area. Istanbul is a vital center of Turkey’s economy, containing 40 percent of the country’s industrial facilities, and is visited by some 17 million tourists annually.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Turkey has learned lessons from the Kahramanmaraş earthquake that struck the southeast of the country in 2023 and killed about 50,000 people.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Warnings of a possible major earthquake in Istanbul also brought to mind the disaster that struck the Gölcük region in northwestern Turkey on August 17, 1999, when a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck. Known as the “Great Marmara Earthquake,” the quake killed 18,373 people, injured 48,901, destroyed thousands of homes, displaced many residents, and generated tsunami waves two and a half meters high in the Sea of Marmara.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-... | Official Agency: 17 injured in today&#39;s earthquake in Hama</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%84... the moment the earthquake struck Jordan and Syria</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p>