The aim of this study to examine relief eliminations of accidental damage that is caused bypost-disaster and the adaptation activities to maket the victims to continue their normal lives. Thereliefs are discussed within the example of the reliefs made to after the Van Earthquake. VanEarthquake was chosen as an example because of the fact that it is the most recent major disaster inTurkey. In the examination of the reliefs conducted after the Van Earthquaqe, Prime Minister Disasterand Emergency Manage ment Presidency data, some reports prepared after the disaster, and severalnewspaper articles were used. Altough there are some shortcomingsin both relief conducted after theeartquake and the legal legislations constituting a basis for these reliefs, there was a remarkableimprovement in the relief studies as far as the previous examples are concerned. But in order to beprepared for the possible disasters in the future, there are many things to be done. Especially legalframework for post disaster reliefs should be well-determined and these relief activities should not beleft instantaneous administrative decisions.