AI system
- System
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Erken Uyarı Merkezi (Early Warning Center), AI-based earthquake early-warning system built by Karadeniz Technical University software-engineering students
- Model
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Not assessed
- Release
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Not assessed
- Application developer
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Karadeniz Technical University (KTÜ) software-engineering students (DHA); no company or faculty lead named - Role
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Not assessed
- Configuration
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Not assessed
- Inputs and outputs
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Not assessed
- Autonomy
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Not assessed
- Workflow
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A quake large enough to be felt in Ankara from an epicentre in Kulu, Konya (DHA 5.2; USGS M5.0 at 10 km depth). This left a gap between detection and the arrival of shaking in the capital. The team's own phones carrying the app, with connectivity inside the TBMM building, during a live demonstration to MPs. An audience already primed by the presentation to treat the notification as a cue to leave.
- Human oversight
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Not assessed
- Relation to AI
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The system is called yapay zeka tabanlı (AI-based) in DHA's report, on the students' description. None of the read reports explains how it detects quakes, what data it uses, or whether the alert time was logged. The 30-second lead is the statement of student Birkan Yılmaz, a member of the team that built it. DHA carried it and Haberler, Yeni Akit and Yeni Çağ reproduced it. No MP, AFAD or Kandilli comment on the alert was found. Leaving the building was a human response to the notification and to the shaking.
- AI contribution
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The system is called yapay zeka tabanlı (AI-based) in DHA's report, on the students' description. None of the read reports explains how it detects quakes, what data it uses, or whether the alert time was logged. The 30-second lead is the statement of student Birkan Yılmaz, a member of the team that built it. DHA carried it and Haberler, Yeni Akit and Yeni Çağ reproduced it. No MP, AFAD or Kandilli comment on the alert was found. Leaving the building was a human response to the notification and to the shaking.
Benefits
- Outcome identifiers
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Not assessed
- Benefit
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notifications had reached their phones 30 seconds before the quake
- Category
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Increased Product Safety
- Status
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Not assessed
- Beneficiary groups
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People.
- Beneficiaries
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Not assessed
- Reach
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Not assessed
- Distribution and access
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Not assessed
- Duration
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Not assessed
- Expected?
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Yes
- Costs and harms
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Not assessed
Measurement
- Studies
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Not assessed
- Study design
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Not assessed
- Measurement
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Not assessed
- Setting and sample
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Not assessed
- Measures
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notifications had reached their phones 30 seconds before the quake
- Comparison
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Assumed alternative: feeling the quake with no warning
- Results
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Assumed comparison. Result: Bu deprem olmadan 30 saniye öncesinde telefonlarımıza bildirim geldi.
- Additional value from AI
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Not assessed
- Limitations
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Not assessed
- Denominators
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Not assessed
- Materials for replication
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Not assessed
Money
- Kind of value
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Not assessed
- Amount
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Not assessed
- Currency and prices
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Not assessed
- Period and unit
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Not assessed
- Realization
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Not assessed
- Recipients and payers
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Not assessed
- Gross or net
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Not assessed
- Included costs
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Not assessed
- Comparison
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Not assessed
- Method
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Not assessed
- Return and payback
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Not assessed
People and places
- Participants
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Developer:
Karadeniz Technical University (KTÜ) software-engineering students (DHA); no company or faculty lead named. Operator: Karadeniz Technical University (student team), demonstrating the system at the TBMM Public Relations building. - Jurisdictions
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Benefit: Ankara,
Turkey. Developer: Turkey. Operator: Turkey. - Ownership and control
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Not assessed
- Dependencies
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Not assessed
- Cross-border connections
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Not assessed
- Geopolitical implications
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Not assessed
Follow-up
- Conditions for replication
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The alert must arrive before the shaking. Here the lead time is the developer's statement, with no independent log or official timing. The detection source and false-alarm rate are undocumented in the read reports. Reliability beyond this one event is therefore unknown. Recipients must act on the notice. Here students, some MPs and staff went outside.
- Replication attempts
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Not assessed
- Later findings
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No later report on the KTÜ students' Erken Uyarı Merkezi was found.
- Availability
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Not assessed
- Institutional decision
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Not assessed
- Grounds
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Not assessed
- Action and result
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Not assessed
- Success criterion
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Not assessed
Evidence
- Source numbers
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AIBD-0131-source-0001–0005
- Citations
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Numbered references below.
- Language
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Not assessed
- Source relationships
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Independent
- Original evidence
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Not assessed
- Access and versions
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Not assessed
- Supported findings
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Not assessed
- Evidence links
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Not assessed
- Evidence strength
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Not assessed
- Missing evidence
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Not assessed
Grades
- Assessed benefits
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People.
- Depth
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People: 1.
- Reasons
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People: MPs, students and staff in the TBMM Public Relations building got about 30 seconds' notice, on the developer's own account. They went outside. No damage or injury is reported, so the benefit is the notice itself.
- Observed or intended
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Not assessed
- Rubric
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Not assessed
- Assessor and date
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Not assessed
- Alternative assessments
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Not assessed
- Fill
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Independently reported
Entry details
- Kind
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Not assessed
- Related entries
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Not assessed
- Field
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Disaster risk reduction / earthquake early warning. Student prototype demonstrated to parliamentarians.
- Purpose
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A student-built earthquake early-warning system meant to notify phones before shaking arrives. Warning the room before the Kulu quake was felt was that intended function, demonstrated live during the team's own presentation to MPs.
- Dates
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Date basis unassessed: 2025 (precision unassessed). Updated: 22 October 2026.
- Stage
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Not assessed
- Version
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SHA-256: 047c86dedff8…
References
- Other identifiers
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oecd_aim: 2025-05-15-ad86.
- Category mappings
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Not assessed
- Brief
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Not assessed
- Revisions
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6 revisions. Latest: 22 October 2026.
Sources
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Dataset Independent author
U.S. Geological Survey (2025). M 5.0 - 14 km ENE of Kulu, Turkey (event us7000pzcl, 2025-05-15 12:46:37 UTC, depth 10 km). USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.
M 5.0 - 14 km ENE of Kulu, Turkey
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News report Independent author
DHA / Haberler.com (2025). Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Öğrencileri TBMM'de Depremi Hissetti. Haberler.com, 15 May 2025, 18:48.
Bu deprem olmadan 30 saniye öncesinde telefonlarımıza bildirim geldi
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News report Independent author
DHA / Yeni Akit (2025). Milletvekilleri deprem konuşurken depreme yakalandı! TBMM'de deprem paniği. Yeni Akit, 15 May 2025, 18:58.
yapay zeka tabanlı deprem erken uyarı sistemi
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News report Independent author
DHA / Yeni Çağ (2025). Erken uyarı sistemini vekillere anlatırken depreme yakalandılar. Yeniçağ Gazetesi, 15 May 2025, 21:33.
Bu deprem olmadan 30 saniye öncesinde telefonlarımıza bildirim geldi
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News report Independent author
DHA / Yeni Çağ (2025). Deprem erken uyarı sistemini anlatırken TBMM'de depreme yakalandılar. Yeniçağ Gazetesi, 15 May 2025, 23:45.
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