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August 17 that in our memory with the earthquake in 1999, was a total of 8699 large and small earthquakes in Turkey. However, only in 2017, the highest number of the last 30 years has been reached and 34,009 earthquakes have been recorded.​

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ISTANBUL (TR) - 17 thousand 480 people lost their lives in 1999, according to official figures, we live in the 17 August earthquake, Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Turkey, according to large and small earthquakes, while the 8699 total; In 2017, 34,009 earthquakes reached the highest level in the last 30 years. According to data from the Department has AFAD Earthquake earthquake occurred close to 6 thousand in Turkey in the first 3 months of 2018. The results of the earthquake analysis prepared by Koalay.com, the online insurance sales platform, reveal a bitter reality. Despite the increasing number of earthquakes and the expected major Istanbul earthquake, a total of 17 million 661 thousand 690 housing units within the scope of compulsory earthquake insurance, 9 million 260 thousand 510, 52.4% still does not have DASK policy. According to the data obtained from the customers, according to the data obtained from the customers, DASK policies are an average of 100 TL per year and can be easily purchased on the internet.

In Istanbul, 1 million 576 thousand 452 houses do not have DASK!
1 million 576 thousand 452 houses in Istanbul, where earthquake experts expect an earthquake of at least 7.2 magnitude, is still not owned by DASK. The uninsured housing rate in Bursa is estimated to be 50.2%, 41.2% in Kocaeli and 55% in Bilecik.

The ratio of uninsured houses in Marmara Region is 42.4%
When the insurance rates of the houses in our country are examined in terms of region and province; 2 million 552 thousand 633 and 42.4% in the Marmara Region and 1 million 409 thousand 714 in the Aegean Region and 53.9% in the Black Sea Region with 1 million 21 thousand 2017 It was determined to be 3. The city with the highest insurance rate is Düzce with 91,40%, while the city with the lowest insurance ratio is Şırnak with 8%.

Insured housing rate of more than 10 years old only 46.7%
Located across Turkey's creating 8.4 million insured residential 83.59% 1 to 7 storey buildings, the 15,12's 8% to 19 floors and is the 1.29% 20 and over accounted storey buildings. 46.7% of the buildings owned by TCIP consist of buildings constructed after 2007, while the insurance rate of the houses constructed in 1975 and before is only 4.8%.

About Koalay

Koalay; Known for its successful application online services Telesur South African Insurance Group, which launched online in Turkey in 2014, it serves as insurance sales platform. Traffic insurance, insurance and DASK offers offered by insurance companies, policy amounts and coverage of the proposal by comparing the appropriate offers, users are saving time and price. Users can respond to only 5 questions in a total of 3 minutes to make purchases.