There are buildings in Istanbul that will collapse even without an earthquake! '600 thousand buildings could collapse at any moment'
While 1.5 million structures in Istanbul are at risk, 600 thousand buildings face the danger of collapsing even without an earthquake.
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Millions of people living in Istanbul are continuing their lives in buildings that could collapse even without the risk of an earthquake. Real Estate Expert Muammer Durmuş emphasized that this situation should be addressed not only as an engineering issue but also as a matter of social safety.
Durmuş stated that 1.5 million structures in Istanbul are at risk and that 600 thousand buildings could collapse at any moment. In this context, drawing attention to the importance of urban transformation, Durmuş expressed that the insufficiency of zoning rights and technical obstacles must be overcome.