BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 18:42:00
Many buildings were death traps. under recep tayyip erdogan, there have been repeated amnesties for illegal construction. developers just had to pay a fine. when disaster struck here, it exposed weaknesses in the turkish state. structuralfaults in president erdogan's long rule. it wasn't just years of shoddy construction work. critics point to a lack of proper oversight, a lack of preparedness. the worst natural disaster in modern turkish history was compounded by man. many died waiting for help that never came. but supporters of the president and there are plenty echo his view that all this w...