Istanbul Provincial Disaster and Emergency Directorate has swung into action at the date of 01.01.2000. The association was founded for to supply coordination and collaboration in between concerned institutes and enterprises which are obligated to execute disaster preparation legally.

Provincial Disaster and Emergency Directorate has been implementing it's actions in consist of prevention, preparation, rapid reaction and redevelopment phases and has made the strategy of PREVENTION instead of the strategy of rescue and the expression of BE PREPARED instead of the expression of treatment as it's principle, as part of it's efforts to struggle with natural disasters.