After the earthquake disaster that shook our country deeply, it is critical to determine the needs of SMEs in the disaster area and to evaluate them quickly.
Can Çakır, Director of INGEV TAM (Center for Social Research), was a live guest on EkoTürk TV’s Son Seans program presented by Ali Çağatay.
Click here to watch the live broadcast where Can Çakır talks about the results of the “Disaster Region Businesses Rapid Assessment” research results of INGEV’s interviews with SMEs in the region:
Highlights from the research:
- 49% of businesses cannot continue to make sales after the earthquake.
- 25.5% of business owners have “plans to migrate to another city outside the earthquake zone”.
- 44% of SMEs have ceased operations and 45% have severely damaged business vehicles.
- The city with the highest percentage of business owners who plan to leave their city permanently is Hatay with 40%.
- According to the estimates based on the survey, Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa and Mersin will be the most preferred cities for business owners migrating out of the earthquake zone.