As recently as November, engineers warned that Turkey's infrastructure was incapable of handling a large earthquake.

Turkey arrested 184 people suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in this month's earthquakes and investigations are widening as anger simmers over what many see as corrupt ...

As rescuers still pulled some from the rubble, Turkish officials detained those allegedly involved in constructing buildings that toppled down and crushed their occupants.

Why So Many Buildings Collapsed in Turkey The scale of the earthquake death toll has raised questions about who is to blame for shoddy construction.

Just six days after the quakes, Turkish officials detained or issued arrest warrants for some 130 people allegedly involved in building construction.

Structures that were constructed before building codes were updated following a 1999 earthquake in Turkey used lots of concrete and masonry, making them brittle and more vulnerable to collapse.

More than 80,000 people were reported injured by the quakes and the death toll in the cataclysmic events were expected to continue rising.

Some 3,450 buildings have collapsed, according to the Turkish government, in the quakes that have killed thousands.

Turkey’s justice minister said Sunday that 131 people were being investigated for their alleged responsibility in the construction of buildings that failed to withstand the quakes.

Some 3,450 buildings have collapsed in the Turkey earthquake. Many of the modern buildings have failed in a "pancake mode" of structural collapse. Why did this happen?

The devastating February 2023 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria saw an untold number of buildings collapse —even modern structures. Experts say the shallow intensity of the two earthquakes was ...

Turkey demolishing, fortifying buildings in preparation for future earthquakes Robert Badendieck, Associated Press// August 7, 2023 // Listen to this article ...