Turkey's Justice Ministry announced the planned establishment of "Earthquake Crimes Investigation" bureaus. The bureaus would aim to identify contractors and others responsible for building works ...

This building, like many others in urban areas in Turkey, has shops at street level ... year-old daughter and when she comes close to the house she starts crying." More than a week after the ...

300,000 tents put up in Turkey, 100,000 containers to be built Authorities widen investigation into building contractors ... Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims of the devastating ...

"If another earthquake happens, our two-story house will likely collapse ... and planning departments across Turkey need to step up and seriously enforce building codes and safety standards.

“In terms of regulations, Turkey has the most state-of-the-art code in [the building] design process,” said Dr. H. Kit Miyamoto, a structural engineer at Miyamoto International.