Closing-Day Recheck — Earthquake risk screening
Core question
Treat this as a transaction decision file. For “Closing-Day Recheck — Earthquake risk screening”, begin with earthquake and risk and make sure both relate to the same asset, party and review date.
Independent check
Practical cure
Required evidence
Build the evidence set around earthquake, risk, screening, closing, recheck and official. Mark each as verified, conflicting, stale or unavailable.
- closing
- recheck
- risk
- date
- screening
- source
Failure scenario
Failure example: earthquake looks correct, but recheck belongs to a different date, unit or transaction. Keep the issue open and record whether it affects price, payment, use, finance, possession or registration.
- risk
- source
- screening
- official
- earthquake
- recheck
Decision rule
Audit trail
Record-specific evidence matrix
| Item | Cross-check | Status |
|---|---|---|
| closing | screening | Open / Verified |
| recheck | source | Open / Verified |
| risk | earthquake | Open / Verified |
Official sources
Practical FAQ built from the record’s verified facts
What official fact about earthquake risk screening should a buyer verify on the closing / transfer day?
Earthquake screening should begin with site hazard but must not end there. AFAD explicitly states that the national earthquake hazard map is not a building risk map, so a map colour cannot be converted into a structural-safety conclusion for a specific property. AFAD’s current hazard map took effect on 1 January 2019 and is a hazard map, not a building-risk certificate; it uses point-based ground-acceleration values rather than the old earthquake-zone grades. On transfer day, recheck sensitive identifiers from the latest available source; do not assume last week’s verification is still sufficient. Confirm that every promised correction or update is actually reflected before signature and final payment.
Which document fields or legal details on earthquake risk screening matter most on the closing / transfer day?
On transfer day, recheck sensitive identifiers from the latest available source; do not assume last week’s verification is still sufficient. Confirm that every promised correction or update is actually reflected before signature and final payment. Earthquake screening should begin with site hazard but must not end there. AFAD explicitly states that the national earthquake hazard map is not a building risk map, so a map colour cannot be converted into a structural-safety conclusion for a specific property. Where structural concern exists, separate geographic screening from the formal Riskli Yapı process. The Ministry states that risky-building determinations follow prescribed technical principles and are made through authorized bodies under the 6306 framework.
What can go wrong with earthquake risk screening on the closing / transfer day, and what evidence resolves it?
Where structural concern exists, separate geographic screening from the formal Riskli Yapı process. The Ministry states that risky-building determinations follow prescribed technical principles and are made through authorized bodies under the 6306 framework. On transfer day, recheck sensitive identifiers from the latest available source; do not assume last week’s verification is still sufficient. Confirm that every promised correction or update is actually reflected before signature and final payment. AFAD’s current hazard map took effect on 1 January 2019 and is a hazard map, not a building-risk certificate; it uses point-based ground-acceleration values rather than the old earthquake-zone grades.
Sources for this section were reviewed on 16 August 2026.
Closing-day recheck
Evidence and decision plan for Closing-Day Recheck — Earthquake risk screening
For “Closing-Day Recheck — Earthquake risk screening”, the practical objective is to repeat the critical checks immediately before completion so stale evidence is not mistaken for current status. The review should distinguish what is proved now, what still depends on a missing or stale document, and what difference that gap makes to price, signing, payment, handover or later resale.
Evidence to assemble
- For “Closing-Day Recheck — Earthquake risk screening”, match the property and party identifiers in the evidence to the asset and people actually involved; a correct document for the wrong unit or person does not close the check.
- For “Closing-Day Recheck — Earthquake risk screening”, record issuer, source, issue or retrieval date and version where available, then distinguish an original/current record from a scan, translation, draft, expired copy or superseded version.
- For “Closing-Day Recheck — Earthquake risk screening”, compare documentary status with the physical, payment or operational reality relevant to the topic and write down every unexplained difference before commitment.
- For “Closing-Day Recheck — Earthquake risk screening”, convert each unresolved difference into a named condition: evidence required, person responsible, deadline and the consequence if the condition is not satisfied.
Official reference to recheck
The source register for “Closing-Day Recheck — Earthquake risk screening” includes AFAD — Türkiye Earthquake Hazard Map (https://www.afad.gov.tr/turkiye-deprem-tehlike-haritasi). Use that source for the matters within its authority and recheck it when timing or rules are material; it does not replace a registry, engineering, tax, banking or contractual record that the specific decision separately requires.
Decision boundary
Close “Closing-Day Recheck — Earthquake risk screening” only when the conclusion can be reproduced from evidence by another reviewer. A reasonable outcome may be proceed, proceed subject to a written condition, reprice, obtain specialist advice, or stop; uncertainty should remain visible instead of being converted into a positive statement.