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Wave of arrests in Turkey, some builders in handcuffs for "negligence"

2023-02-13 12:35:52Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Wave of arrests in Turkey, some builders in handcuffs for "negligence"

Turkish authorities have carried out a wave of arrests of property developers accused of "negligence" over building collapses following last week's earthquake, amid growing public anger over the government's response to the disaster.

At least 134 people are being treated as suspects and under investigation in connection with the construction of buildings that were destroyed during the earthquake, Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Sunday.

"Three of these suspects were arrested pending trial, seven of them are in custody, the other seven have been banned from traveling," said Bozdag. "Negligence discovered, we will do what the law requires."

Yasemin Didem Aktas, a structural engineer and lecturer at University College London, told CNN that while the earthquake and its aftershocks constituted "a very powerful event that would challenge even code-compliant buildings," construction problems did exist.

"What we're seeing here is definitely what tells us that something is wrong with those buildings, and it could be that they weren't built according to the rules in the first place, or the implementation wasn't done right," Didem said. Register. "We are also seeing in Turkey very often that post-occupancy modifications to buildings compromise their safety."

But as the government cracks down on developers, feelings of anger and resentment continue to grow among those affected.

Earthquakes are not a new event for Turkey and many feel that the government failed to prepare for another catastrophic event.

However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended his government's response, admitting "shortcomings" but stressing that "it is not possible to prepare for such a disaster."


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