The architect and construction site manager of the 7-storey building in Maltepe, where 5 people lost their lives as a result of the collapse of the first three floors, were arrested.
The architect of the building, H.B., was detained within the scope of the investigation carried out by the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office regarding the collapse of the first three floors of the 7-storey building in Cevizli District East Street on October 8. and construction site chief M.O's procedures at the police station have been completed.
The suspects underwent a health check and were sent to Istanbul Anatolian Courthouse. After giving statements to the prosecutor's office, the suspects were referred to the judge and were arrested.
EXPERT PRELIMINARY REPORT
A preliminary expert report has emerged regarding the incident in which 5 people lost their lives as a result of the collapse of the lower 3 floors of a 7-storey building in Maltepe Cevizli District Doğu Street.
In the report, it was stated that the productions contrary to the license subject to the construction holiday minutes dated 16 June 1989 and 18 April 1990 existed on the date of the migration.
DEMOLITION DECISION HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED
It was noted that due to these contradictions, it was decided to demolish the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th floors, which were built later without permission, with the council decisions taken on 14 August 1989 and 11 June 1990, but the decisions were not implemented.
In the report, it was stated that the architect of the building, Hasan Balcı, who was stated as the technical responsible in the building permit, the surveyor Mevlüt Okumuş, the building owners and the person responsible for the construction site at that time were at fault.
THE HOUSE HE WAS MOVED TO DUE TO URBAN TRANSFORMATION BECAME HIS GRAVE
On the other hand, a heartbreaking detail emerged in the disaster. It was learned that Mesut Bilece, one of the 5 people who lost their lives, lived with his wife and 3 children. It was stated that 40-year-old Bilece, who is stated to work within the Department of Parks and Gardens of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, moved to the building in Cevizli District as a tenant about 11 months ago, after giving his house in Maltepe Gülsuyu to urban transformation. It was learned that the family paid approximately 40 thousand lira monthly rent for the apartment they lived in. It was stated that Bilece moved to rent because the contractor to whom he handed over his house within the scope of urban transformation did not start construction for a long time.
THEY WERE UNDER THE RUBBLE TOGETHER WITH THEIR GUESTS
It was learned that their relative Hilal Meygil (19) came to the Bilece family from Izmir a few days before the incident, and that Meygil was also injured as a result of the collapse of the building and was in good health. It was stated that Meygil's father, Cahit Meygil, who heard about the incident, tried to reach his relative Mesut Bilece by phone, but could not hear from him. It was learned that Bilece's body was sent to his hometown, Silvan district of Diyarbakır, to be buried after the judicial procedures.
TWO BROTHERS WILL BE BURIED IN ISTANBUL
The funeral program of the siblings Ahmet Muhammed İnan and Zeynep İnan, who lost their lives in the collapsed building, has also been announced. It was learned that the bodies of the two brothers will be buried after the funeral prayer to be performed after the noon prayer at Maltepe Mimar Sinan Mosque on Saturday, October 10. During the search and rescue efforts launched after the collapse of the building, the dead bodies of 5 people were found, and it was learned that the treatment of 10 injured people was continuing. It was stated that debris removal efforts continue.
THE LAST BODY IN THE WRECKAGE WAS FOUND THIS MORNING
In the statement made by the Governorship of Istanbul, it was stated that the ongoing search and rescue efforts in the collapse area in Cevizli District ended after the lifeless body of the last citizen was reached at 06.15 today.
In the statement, it was noted that Gülce Dora Turhan (2021), Ahmet Muhammed İnan (2004), Mesut Bilece (1986), Hüseyin Özkurt (1960) and Zeynep İnan (2006) lost their lives in the incident, and said, "A total of 14 people have been rescued from the rubble so far in the search and rescue efforts carried out since the first moment of the incident. A total of 5 people died, 4 people at the scene and 1 person in the hospital where they were taken." "The surrounding building number 12 (5 residences, 1 workplace, 13 citizens), building number 25 (5 residences, 1 workplace, 12 citizens) and building number 27 (10 residences, 4 workplaces, 30 citizens) were evacuated as a precaution. Thus, a total of 3 buildings and 55 citizens were evacuated." statements were included.
In the statement, it was stated that 44 citizens in need of shelter were placed in hotels by the Disaster Shelter Group, psychosocial support was provided to disaster victims treated in hotels and hospitals by the Disaster Psychosocial Support Group, and the Disaster Nutrition Group provided nutrition services to the personnel and citizens in the field with mobile catering, intervention and logistics vehicles.
It was stated in the statement that the search and rescue activities were carried out with the participation of the fire brigade, AFAD Istanbul, AFAD Tekirdağ, AFAD Bursa, AFAD Sakarya, 112 Emergency Health, Safety, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Provincial Directorate, Red Crescent, Highways, IMM AKOM, Provincial Social Services Directorate and Maltepe Municipality teams, and that 774 personnel, 2 drones, 237 vehicles and 10 K9 dogs were involved in the work.
WHAT HAPPENED?
A collapse occurred on the first three floors of the 7-storey building on East Street in Cevizli District yesterday, and fire brigade, AFAD, UMKE, police and medical teams were dispatched to the scene.
While those trapped in the upper floors of the building that did not collapse were evacuated, a search and rescue operation was launched for 14 people under the rubble.
While 9 people were rescued from the rubble alive, a total of 5 people died, 1 in the hospital and 4 at the scene.
As part of the investigation launched into the incident, the architect of the building and the construction site manager were detained, and it was learned that the owner of the building, D.B., passed away in 2016.
