Research trip of Turkish school to Süleyman Demirel University Geophysics Department of Geological and Geotechnical Earthquake Research Center in Isparta
The school Antalya Yusuf Ziya Oner Fen Lisesi organized a research trip to Süleyman Demirel University Geophysics Department of Geological and Geotechnical Earthquake Research Center in Isparta –which is 125 km north of the city of ours. They went there with 47 students and 5 teachers. Prof. Dr. Sakir Sahin (SDU, Geophysical Eng. Ch. Dir.), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Umit Yalcin Kalyoncuoğlu and assistants informed them about their study and volcanoes and earthquakes. After that they made them watch a video on the subject and answered student’s and teacher’s questions. They told that they are very excited about 2016 Turkey Meeting and they are going to help us through.
The group left the university and went to famous crater lake (Golcuk). They made observations on volcanic formations. Then they went to Sagalassos –which is an ancient city have suffered from major earthquakes. They observed the effects of earthquakes and saw the fault line very clearly.