When the building in Maltepe collapsed, they ran to e-Government. Attention homeowners and tenants!

The first three floors of the 7-storey building on East Street in Cevizli District in Maltepe collapsed for an undetermined reason.

While the search efforts continued, the dead bodies of two people were found.

After the collapse, flimsy columns and old buildings in Istanbul became a hot topic again. While the authorities announced that there are 1,238 buildings in the megacity that are expected to collapse spontaneously, the danger in these buildings is increasing day by day.

After the collapse, citizens asked themselves: "Will my house collapse in a severe earthquake?", "Is my building solid?", "Is my house safe?" He began to ask questions and investigate whether the buildings they lived in were durable.

Whether buildings pose a risk or not can be questioned via e-Government.

While thousands of people wanted to make inquiries, there was a congestion in the e-Government application. Citizens who own a home can easily check whether the building they live in is risky or not through the application.

T.R. via e-Government. Users who log in with their ID numbers can check whether there are any annotations regarding their real estate under the "Land Registry Information Inquiry" heading under the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre service.

If the building has been inspected before and there is a risk, it is recorded as a "risky building". If there is no annotation in the title deed, this does not mean that the building is solid. It may also indicate that no core has been taken from the building before, and even if it was taken by the authorities, it was not processed.

However, only homeowners can do this. Tenants must request this document from the landlord before renting the house or while they are occupying the house.

Citizens who think their building is risky or want to find out whether it is earthquake resistant can have a core test by applying to institutions and organizations determined by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change.

The Ministry's website includes municipalities, professional chambers, public institutions, universities and private organizations and companies that can be applied for risk assessment reports.

The risk detection report can be issued in a short time, especially after the screening process carried out by municipalities and by taking samples only from the concrete. However, longer time is needed for detailed scanning, where cores are taken from different parts of the building, different processes are carried out and the samples are examined in laboratories.