Orhan Tatar is a distinguished expert in disaster management, focusing on earthquake geology, earthquake disaster management, and risk reduction. He began his academic journey at ÇukurovaUniversity in Türkiye, later earning his PhD from Keele University, England and conducting postdoctoral research at the University of Liverpool in England. Since 2002, he has served as a Professor of Geology. He currently serves as the General Director of AFAD Earthquake and Risk Reduction (Disaster and Emergenc