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Turkish earthquake safety and building regulation concerns

Overview

The Chamber of Civil Engineers has petitioned the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change to perform earthquake safety inspections on buildings that obtained ‘Building Registration Certificates’ through the ‘Zoning Peace’ regulation.

Board member Burkay Güçyetmez noted that these certificates were issued based on owner declarations rather than technical audits for non-compliant structures. The Chamber emphasized that despite a July 2024 Constitutional Court ruling affirming the state’s responsibility to protect the right to life through inspections, no significant studies have assessed the seismic resilience of these specific buildings. The organization is calling for increased transparency and urgent risk controls due to the high number of structures located in earthquake-prone zones.

Entities

Chamber of Civil Engineers · Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change · Chamber of Civil Engineers (KTMMOB İMO) · Burkay Güçyetmez

Timeline

  1. about 10 hours ago

    [POLITICS] 2 sources
    Chamber of Civil Engineers calls for earthquake safety audits of registered buildings

    The Chamber of Civil Engineers has called on Turkish authorities to inspect the earthquake safety of buildings registered under the ‘Zoning Peace’ regulation to ensure structural integrity and public safety.

  2. 10 days ago

    [INTERNATIONAL] 5 sources
    Cyprus earthquake risks require urgent urban planning, warns Chamber of Civil Engineers

    The Chamber of Civil Engineers warns that Cyprus faces significant earthquake risks, calling for stricter urban planning, improved building inspections, and the reinforcement of existing structures.

Sources

gazeteekspres.com · gaziantepgapgazetesi.com