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The Latest Breaking News on 6 months after a devastating earthquake, Turkey's preparedness is still uncertain

Turkey's once mighty developers under fire after quake

Ankara (AFP) - Their mugshots are everywhere: a Turkish developer arrested while trying to flee the country and two colleagues connected to a luxurious apartment tower that crumbled in Monday's disastrous quake.

AFP

Turkey earthquake death toll suggests lessons of 1999 were not learned

Stricter regulations were promised after quake two decades ago, but poor construction has played major role in latest disaster

The Guardian - UK

Turkey detains building contractors as quake deaths pass 33,000

The nation is trying to determine who to blame for the horrific death toll.

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Turkey issues 113 building arrest warrants after earthquake

Turkish police have taken at least 12 people into custody since Monday

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Turkey arrests building contractors as earthquake death toll mounts

Warnings current toll of of 33,000 from earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria could double

The Guardian - UK

Turkey steps up collapsed buildings investigation, orders 113 arrested

Turkey vowed on Sunday to investigate thoroughly anyone suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in the country's devastating earthquakes nearly one week ago and has already ordered the detention of 113 suspects.

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Turkey detains building contractors as the quake death toll rises to more than 33,000

As rescuers still pulled some from the rubble, Turkish officials detained those allegedly involved in constructing buildings that toppled down and crushed their occupants.

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Contractors linked to faulty buildings held as earthquake death toll hits 33,000

Turkish authorities are targeting contractors allegedly linked with buildings that collapsed in the powerful February 6 earthquakes as rescuers found more survivors in the rubble on Sunday, including a pregnant woman and two children, in the disaster that killed more than 33,000 people.

Irish Independent

Miracle rescues as earthquake death toll passes 33,000 in Turkey and Syria

Rescuers have pulled more survivors from the rubble a week after the devastating earthquake. The death toll in Turkey and Syria has now exceded 33,000, with the UN warning that the final number could rise by "double or more". Also on Sunday, a new UN convoy arrived in Syria to…

Radio France Internationale

Turkey arrests building contractors 6 days after quakes

Turkish officials have detained or issued arrest warrants for some 130 people allegedly involved in the construction of buildings that toppled down and crushed their occupants when two earthquakes devastated southeast Turkey and northern Syria six days ago

The Independent UK

Death toll from earthquakes in Turkey and Syria rises to 28,000

Rescuers pulled a survivor from earthquake rubble today, six days after one of the worst natural disasters to hit parts of Syria and Turkey, as the death toll exceeded 28,000 and looked set to rise further.

Irish Independent

Aid needs are immense as Turkey-Syria death toll crosses 29,000

UN relief chief Martin Griffiths said he expected the death toll to at least double.

Al Jazeera

Turkey-Syria earthquake: death toll rises to 33,000; baby girl rescued alive after 150 hours, Turkish health minister says – as it happened

Officials and medics said 29,605 people have died in Turkey and 3,574 in Syria; Baby girl rescued in Hatay

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As desperation grows, survivors criticise Turkey's earthquake response

Search and rescue operations continue across the south-east of Turkey, the region struck by a huge earthquake and large aftershocks earlier this week. With the area facing freezing conditions, frustrations are growing among survivors over claims the government is acting too slowly.

Irish Independent

Families pulled from rubble as Turkey and Syria quake death toll tops 25,000

Rescue crews have continued to pull more survivors — including entire families — from toppled buildings despite diminishing hopes as the death toll rose above 25,000.

Al Jazeera

Turkey and Syria rescuers persist as death toll passes 28,000

Rescue operations impeded by insecurity in some areas as police in Turkey arrest dozens for looting.

Al Jazeera

After massive Turkey quakes, Istanbul residents fear the next one

Experts say studies suggest that a powerful earthquake is expected to hit Turkey’s largest city soon.

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The Independent UK

Death toll from Turkey-Syria earthquake expected to double as fatalities pass 28,000

Turkey’s president Tayyip Erdogan promised that rebuilding work on cities would begin ‘within weeks’ as millions are left homeless

ABC News

Türkiye ignored 2021 warnings and had lax policing of building codes before earthquake, say experts

Türkiye's lax enforcement of modern construction codes — which experts in geology and engineering have long warned about — is coming under renewed scrutiny in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes.

The Guardian - AU

Turkey-Syria earthquake: death toll passes 25,000 as Erdoğan warns against looting – as it happened

Rescue efforts continue as UN warns hundreds of thousands of people urgently need food in wake of disaster

Dynamite News

Turkey-Syria Earthquake Death Toll Crosses 24,000

Rescuers pulled out children on Friday (local time) from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll crossed 24,000, reported The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH). Read further On Dynamite News:

Irish Independent

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan admits official response to earthquake has been too slow

Turkey’s president has admitted for the first time that his government was too slow to respond to the earthquake that has devastated the south-east of the country.

AFP

Turkey tremor evokes questions over building standards

Istanbul (AFP) - The apartments they once industriously spent so long saving up for, decorating and making comfortable now lie in a heap of rubble after a violent quake hit Turkey.

Al Jazeera

Death toll tops 24,000 as Turkey, Syria rescue efforts continue

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said earthquake rescue efforts ‘not as fast as we wanted them to be’.

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