Frightening image in a 60-year-old building in Istanbul: 'Like a living coffin'

Over time, cracks, breaks and concrete spills occurred in the approximately 60-year-old 5-storey building located in Kanarya District, Tarak Kuşu Street. The balconies of the two flats, which started to slide after rainwater leaked into the building and damaged the building further, were supported by the homeowners with planks. Stating that the people in the building have been trying to take precautions in this way for about 6 months, the neighborhood residents said that they are worried about a possible collapse. The building, which surprised passers-by when they saw it, was viewed from the air with a drone.

'HE IS STANDING WITH WOODEN POSTS'

Murat Kaya, a resident of the neighborhood, said, "This building has been in this situation for more than 5 months. As you can see, it is standing with wooden poles. It looks like it would collapse if a person or a car passes under it. People live here. Foreign nationals, people who cannot earn a living stay here. Precautions need to be taken as soon as possible. Authorities need to come here, remove the people and seal the building. One day tomorrow, when the building opposite starts to be built, this place will shake. I know that 5-6 people live in the building. Every time it rains, another piece of the building falls. As you can see, the building is now layer by layer." "It is ready to be demolished. Because the building is old, the roof has started to crack and fall. That's why it gets damaged."

'LIKE A LIVE COFFIN'

Murat Kaya said, "Everyone has taken precautions with wood. Sometimes I see concrete pieces of the building falling to the ground here. People are afraid that it will collapse while passing under the building. It looks like it will collapse today or a little later. It is like a living coffin. After all, the wood holds it somehow, but how does it hold it? It holds it without any precautions. The boards were laid 5-6 months ago. I have never seen such a rotten building before. There is no one who sees this building and says it is solid. That's why this building should be evacuated and demolished as soon as possible before anything happens to people." "It is necessary," he said.

'THE BUILDING CANNOT BE MADE WITH WOOD AND ROPE, IT IS HARD TO STAND STANDING'

Stating that his friends live in the building, Muhammed Hasan said, "I live in this neighborhood. My friends also live in this building. They supported it with wood. This building is very old, it is flooded. We cannot pass here. I am a transporter. The building was going to collapse because I rubbed the car against the building while passing through here once or twice. The building cannot stand with wood or rope. It is impossible to stand, it is a very old building. This is very dangerous. There will be construction work here. While this construction is being carried out, this building will also shake and may collapse. Foreigner "My friends are also sitting here. They also supported it with wood, but it is impossible to stop it," he said.