Marmara Bölgesi

🧬 AI profile — grown from 6ic coverage Marmara Bölgesi is a geographical region in northwestern Turkey, encompassing the provinces of İstanbul, Bilecik, Bolu, Bursa, Çanakkale, Edirne, Eskişehir, Kocaeli, Sakarya, and Yalova. The region is prone to significant seismic activity, including earthquakes, due to its location near the North Anatolian Fault Zone. This vulnerability has resulted in devastating earthquakes in the region, such as the 1999 İzmit earthquake and the 2023 Istanbul earthquake.