Turkey's Erdogan boasted of letting builders evade earthquake codes in 2019 : NPR

Videos have surfaced in Turkish media of the president in 2019 praising a policy that let builders off the hook for skirting safety codes that could have made buildings more quake resistant.

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Erdoğan Bragged About Easing Building Codes Ahead of Turkey Earthquake

Türkiye ignored 2021 warnings and had lax policing of building codes before earthquake, say experts - ABC News

Why was the last earthquake in Turkey so deadly? - Quora

How Payoffs Set Up Turkey's Buildings to Fall When an Earthquake Hit - The New York Times

Earthquake survivors in Turkey are raising questions about building construction : NPR

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