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Birth and Early Years Ihsan Ketin was born in Kayseri in 1914. He adopted April 10 as his official birth date for administrative purposes in Germany. The natural environment around Mount Erciyes during his childhood formed the foundation of his interest in nature and earth sciences. Education A successful student, Ketin was sent to Germany on a state scholarship. He began his studies in Berlin in 1932 but continued them at the University of Bonn due to political unrest in Germany, becoming a stu

The 1999 Gölcük Earthquake, which occurred in northwestern Türkiye on August 17, 1999, at 03:02 AM local time, was a seismic and historical event for Türkiye with a moment magnitude of 7.4. Its epicenter was determined as the Gölcük district of Kocaeli province. The earthquake occurred on the western segment of the North Anatolian Fault Zone. Lasting approximately 45 seconds, this earthquake affected Türkiye's Marmara Region. Geological Background The earthquake occurred on the North Anatolian F