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.

Turkey rages at shoddy construction of 'earthquake-proof' homes

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

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

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Turkey rages at shoddy construction of 'earthquake-proof' homes

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Turkey's president faces scrutiny after earthquake for construction standards

Turkey rages at shoddy construction of 'earthquake-proof' homes