Turkish authorities expanded investigations in Regarding buildings that collapsed in The catastrophic earthquakes earlier this month, which devastated vast areas of Southeast region.
Investigations began against About 612 people and 184 accused suspects of responsible for Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said Saturday that the collapsed buildings were being taken into custody pending trial.
It hit magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 degrees on Feb 6 in southeast turkey, also It hit neighboring Syria hard, destroying about 164,000 buildings. containing about 520,000 apartments, in What is described as the worst disaster in Modern Turkish history.
Overnight, and death The number of earthquake victims has risen to 44,128 in Turkey. that took Total number of Death cases in Turkey and Syria more from 50,000.
Those in nursery as part of The investigation includes building contractors and building Owners or managers, Bozdag said in Televised comments from the focal point in Southeast Province of Diar Baker , one of ten counties hit disaster.
“Disclosure of certificate in The buildings continue as a foundation for criminal investigations” minister added.
Bozdag last legal week said changes may be needed for The authorities said about the crimes related to building permits should Discuss the most severe penalties and deterrents for partition violation ruleswhich dictates where and how It could be buildings more safely built.
Experts said many of the demolished structures were built with Lower materials And methods are often not complied with with government Standards.
Those who have been formally arrested and remanded in custody in Includes custody of 79 building contractors, 74 people who bear the legal responsibility for Buildings, 13 property owners and 18 people who king made He said modifications to buildings.
Mayor of A town near the epicenter of earthquake was also Detainee, state broadcaster TRT Haber et al media mentioned.
Ökkeş Kavak, who presides over the district of Nordage in Gaziantep Province is a member of It is said that the ruling Justice and Development Party has failed to ensure Construction work inspections were carried out out.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised that responsible It will be charged and pledged rebuild homes And the southeast disaster area within a year.
Meanwhile, the authorities began work to rebuild homes for the millions who need Rehousing after devastating tremors.
the government on Friday announced Construction has begun on 855 housing units in Gaziantep. He. She also issued new Regulations under which companies and charities can build homes And workplaces to donate to the Ministry of Urbanization for people in need.
Almost 2 million people left homeless people as a result of the disaster in tents and containers homes and other facilities in the region And in other parts of Turkey’s Disaster Management Authority, Disaster and Emergency Management said.
More than 335,000 tents have been erected in earthquake zone and containers home Settlements are established in 130 locations, while approximately 530,000 people They were evacuated from the affected areas added.
Many survivors either left Southern region or settled in tents and containers homes and other government sponsored accommodations.
Erdogan had said government It will cover the rent of Those who leave the earthquake-hit cities. “we will rebuild These buildings are indoors one year and hand them over back to the citizens.”
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) said it assessed that the destruction had occurred left 1.5 million people homeless, with 500,000 new homes necessary.
The initial plan is build 200,000 apartments and 70,000 village houses in cost of At least $15 billion. project of law rebuild Homes, transportation lines and infrastructure may amount to about $25 billion, Wall Street bank JPMorgan said in a report.
Another report from business The TÜRKONFED Association estimated the damage to housing at $70.8 billion.
The Disaster and Emergency Management Agency said 9,470 aftershocks occurred hit the region affected by the earthquake.
This will continue for Long time…we’ve been expecting these aftershocks last for “At least two years,” said Orhan Tatar, Director General of Disaster and Emergency Management. in a media instructions in Ankara.
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake said that on Saturday hit Bor city in Niğde County is about 150 miles (about 245 kilometers) west of Epicenter on February 6, was considered “independent” of previous tremors.
