"Negligent workmanship" in a building in the Turkish province of Hatay: the defendants were sentenced to more than 22 years in prison

Turkey continues to investigate investigations into the destruction of apartment buildings as a result of the earthquakes in February 2023. The Chief Prosecutor's Office of Hatay province reports that it has found facts of "negligent performance of work" related to the collapse of of a 10-story residential building in Antakya and the deaths of 81 people. The prosecutor's office is demanding imprisonment for more than 22 years for each of the 7 defendants. This was reported by UNN with with reference to the TV channel TRT Haber.

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The Earthquake Investigation Bureau of the Chief Public Prosecutor's Office of Hatay Province, Turkey, has completed an investigation into the collapse of the 10-storey Gökkuşağı residential building in the Ekinci district of Antakya as a result of the earthquakes and the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 81 people.

According to Turkish media, 7 defendants, 6 of whom have been detained and one is in custody, a lawsuit has been filed against 7 defendants, 6 of whom Gökkuşağı apartment building, where 81 people died on February 6 during the first earthquake in 81 people were killed in the first earthquake in Hatay. The prosecutor's office is demanding that the defendants be sentenced to prison up to 22 years and 6 months each for the crime of "causing the death of more than one person through gross negligence."

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The indictment The indictment explained that during the design, construction and completion construction of the building, which was erected in 2013-2015, the principles of the the principles of the Regulation on Structures in Seismic Zones (2007).

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According to the head of the Earthquake and Risk Reduction Department (AFAD), Yunus Sezer, in March 2023, 50,96 people died in 21 provinces and 172 districts of Turkey as a result of earthquakes; 107,204 people were injured.

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