Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of construction scams

Re:Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of constructi... by WeylandYutani on Monday February 13, 2023 @04:01PM (#34780404)

Exactly. They're not scams. It is much worse than that. Everything was legalised by Turkey's government.

This is why all the building company CEOs will walk free because their lawyers can produce the paperwork that proves everything was above board. AKP is checkmate.

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Re:Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of constructi... by Tor3 on Monday February 13, 2023 @04:16PM (#34780667)

Also "Why did so many buildings collapse?" https://www.bbc.com/news/64568826

Quote: In Turkey [..] the government has provided periodic "construction amnesties" - effectively legal exemptions for the payment of a fee, for structures built without the required safety certificates. These have been passed since the 1960s (with the latest in 2018). [..]Up to 75,000 buildings across the affected earthquake zone in southern Turkey have been given construction amnesties[..]

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Re:Turkey’s earthquakes show the deadly extent of constructi... by somsak2 on Monday February 13, 2023 @11:03PM (#34785127)

This was also mentioned in this article.

> Construction amnesties, which allow owners to register unlicensed properties or ones that violate building codes in exchange for a fine, have made a bad situation much worse. Mr Erdogan’s government passed several such amnesties, the latest in 2018, ahead of general elections.

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