Reuters earthquake analysis: New disaster warning from experts

The events following the earthquakes centered on Kahramanmaraş that suffocated Turkey are also closely followed in the world press.

Drawing attention to the controversy regarding the words of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: “We will rebuild and hand over the destroyed buildings within a year”, the British news agency Reuters stated in its analysis that “the rapid reconstruction process will lead to risk of a new seismic disaster”. .

According to Reuters, architects and engineers said Erdogan’s quick-build plan would lead to new catastrophe risks without careful urban planning and safe construction. In the article, which pointed out that the construction boom was one of the determining factors of the Erdogan government, he recalled that before the elections, the Erdogan government faced a wave of criticism over the safety of buildings.

‘THEY SHOW THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE DISASTER’

Speaking to Reuters, Esin Köymen, former director of the Istanbul Chamber of Architects, said: “It is not enough to rebuild destroyed houses, we must also re-plan cities according to scientific data. For example, cities should not be built on failures and lessons should be learned from past mistakes. The priority is not the new building, but the new planning, ”he said.

Nusret Suna, vice president of the Chamber of Civil Engineers, said: “The fact that they said they would start construction in a month and finish it in a year shows that they did not understand the disaster we are living through. “Ignoring the city’s plans is a big mistake,” he said.

The analysis also included the assessment that the government’s recent offer of profitable businesses to construction companies in exchange for political and financial gain has worsened the crisis.