After the
earthquake
An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from ...
on August 17, 1999,
ENKA foundation joined Turkey's collective effort to provide relief to victims by building schools. In the province of
Adapazarı
Adapazarı () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the central district of Sakarya Province. The province itself was originally named Adapazarı as well. Adapazarı is a part of the densely populated region of the country known as the Marmara Regi ...
, which suffered the worst damage in the tremor, a public day school for children in temporary accommodation and a private school for those who had lost their parents in the earthquake were planned, built and opened.
Construction began in the first week of September 1999. By October 25, Adapazarı had two schools ready to open. The primary school in the temporary accommodation area of
Emirdağ
Emirdağ is a town and district of Afyonkarahisar Province in Turkey, between the city of Afyon and Eskişehir. The district covers an area of 2,009 km2, and the population (2014) is 38,269 of which 19,093 live in the town of Emirdağ itself. ...
was put under the jurisdiction of the
Ministry of National Education. The Enka School in Adapazarı was designated a private institution of learning, as
ENKA Schools’ second branch.
References
External links
Adapazarı ENKA's Website
Buildings and structures in Sakarya Province
Schools in Turkey
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