Dr. Öcal Necmioğlu obtained his PhD degree in Geophysics from Boğaziçi University-Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI) in 2014 with a thesis on Tsunami Hazard in Turkey and Surroundings. At the time of the submission of this manuscript, he was the Assistant Manager of the KOERI-Regional Earthquake and Tsunami Monitoring Center responsible for its tsunami operations. He has served UNESCO/IOC/ICG/NEAMTWS as member and co-chair of various Task Teams on NEAMTWS Architecture, Communication and Tsunami Exercises and Operations. He acted as the IOC Tsunami National Contact for Turkey and member of NEAMTWS Steering Committee during 2012-2021. He is also a member of IASPEI/IAPSO/IAVCEI Joint Tsunami Commission.