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BackBreaking News... Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek: Judicial investigations have been launched regarding the floods in Istanbul
Breaking News... Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek: Judicial investigations have been launched regarding the floods in Istanbul
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Breaking News... Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek: Judicial investigations have been launched regarding the floods in Istanbul

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced that judicial investigations have been launched regarding the heavy downpour and floods in Istanbul.

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  • A judicial investigation has been launched into the floods and casualties that occurred after heavy rain in Istanbul.
  • Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek stated that negligence and faults will be meticulously investigated.

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Heavy downpour in Istanbul caused floods and loss of life.

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Judicial investigations have been launched into the floods and casualties that occurred following the heavy downpour in Istanbul.

Minister of Justice Akın Gürlek announced in his statement on his social media account that the events will be investigated in all aspects.

"IF ANY NEGLIGENCE AND DEFECTS WILL BE DETECTED"

Minister Gürlek published a condolence message for the citizens who lost their lives in the floods in Istanbul and used the following statements:

"I wish God's mercy to our citizens who lost their lives during the heavy rains and floods in Istanbul, and my patience and condolences to their grieving families and relatives. I extend my best wishes to all our citizens who were negatively affected by the rains."

JUDICIAL INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN STARTED

Explaining that judicial processes regarding the floods have been initiated, Gürlek said:

"Judicial investigations have been initiated regarding the events that took place, and studies are continuing meticulously to shed light on all aspects of the events, to detect negligence and defects, if any, and to reveal the material truth."

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  • As a result of the forensic investigation, the fault detection report will be announced.

    Very likely · Within weeks

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  • Which institutions or individuals are being examined within the scope of the investigation?
  • How many people officially lost their lives in the events?

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This article was originally published by Cumhuriyet.

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