Tag: Adiyaman (Turkey)

Turkish Builders Come Under Intense Scrutiny Over Shoddy Construction

More than 43,000 deaths in Turkey from an earthquake have raised painful and angry questions over whether some of those fatalities could have been avoided with better building standards.

Caves, Tents and Shipping Containers: Quake Survivors’ Desperate Hunt for Shelter

For now, the Turkish government is relying on short-term solutions to house an estimated one million who are crowding into gyms, hotels and dormitories. A cruise ship is set to arrive to house thousands.