Impressive US media commentary on the earthquake

As Turkey was rocked by the disaster of the earthquake, a notable news item from the American media was on the agenda…

The Wall Street Journal, one of the most widely read newspapers in the US, published extensive news about the earthquake in Turkey. In Stephen Kalin and Daniella Cheslow’s news, the headline “Earthquake turned apartment buildings symbolizing Turkey’s rise into crime scenes” was used. In the article, it was stated that “More than 200 contractors in Gaziantep and other cities in Turkey that were shaken by the earthquake face arrests.”

While the 12-story Renaissance Residence was claimed to be marketed as “a piece of heaven” and a symbol of the city’s urbanization until two weeks ago, the expression “Now the building with 249 houses has become a tomb which houses the bodies of hundreds of people and a crime scene.

It was pointed out that hundreds of architects, engineers and contractors could be detained and the public was angry. Erdogan’s government has seen a surge in construction across the country, especially in the conservative Anatolian geography, where the earthquake struck last week.

THE DISCLOSURES OF TUESDAY ARE REMEMBERED

While it was claimed that there were reactions to the zoning amnesty, President Erdoğan’s words that 98 percent of destroyed buildings were built before the 1999 earthquake were also recalled. In the Wall Street Journal news, “Erdogan said on television Tuesday that 98 percent of the buildings destroyed were built before the 1999 earthquake, but this claim could not be verified. The demolition of buildings in an area as large as the state of Wisconsin shows that the construction frenzy that has been going on for 20 years is being done on shaky floors.