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Engineers in Turkey have been raising fears over poorly constructed buildings for years. Concerns grew after a 2018 law provided amnesty for buildings with illegal construction, allowing them to be used as long as the owners paid a fine. https://t.co/7Vcrtft0dG — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 15, 2023

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Emre Tibikoglu, a local government worker, says that whenever officials realized that buildings had been illegally built, they would get them taken down, knowing that a major earthquake could come one day. “Some local people were really mad about it.” https://t.co/gZzTVxJzDS https://t.co/OR7hweJrdP — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 15, 2023

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In cities farther from the epicenter, homes have been reduced to rubble and those who survived are still struggling to get aid. Some have left for Erzin, seeking shelter with relatives. https://t.co/gZzTVxJzDS https://t.co/cENthJoTDR — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 15, 2023