Breaking News: Was the colon cut? The owner of the textile workshop under the collapsed building in Maltepe spoke

Zeynep Dilara Akyürek / Milliyet.com.tr – Allegations about irregularities in the 7-storey building that collapsed in Maltepe, the illegal floor and the shop on the ground floor are coming one after another. The most powerful one among these is whether columns were cut in the shop on the ground floor... Serkan Kaya, the business owner of this area used as a textile shop, told Milliyet.com.tr the facts about what he noticed in the shop or whether any irregular renovations were made.

Regarding the 7-storey building that collapsed in Maltepe, Mayor Esin Köymen stated that there were illegal floors different from those stated in the building and that there were irregularities. Among the allegations made after this statement was whether there was a column section in the building, which collapsed only on the first 3 floors. Serkan Kaya, the owner of the textile business located on the ground floor of the building, explained whether columns were cut and what work was done in the shop:

"There are many claims that the columns were cut or there were machines inside... I was only selling fabric there. In other words, I did not make such an irregular renovation inside. In fact, before me, this shop was used as a baklava bakery and there was even a stone oven made of bricks inside. I removed this, too, and actually lightened the structure. There can be a lot of deformation in buildings that were already ovens."

Fatma Kaya, wife of Serkan Kaya, who runs the textile shop on the ground floor of the building, also spoke to Demirören News Agency (DHA). Fatma Kaya said, "There is never a column cutting situation there. Before me, it was a baklava manufacturing place for years. I say it was about 3 tons, but maybe it was 2 tons, I don't know. It was a pretty big bakery. We just took that oven out and had it renovated with paint and whitewash. Other than that, there is no column cutting. Because I don't have a machine anyway. I don't need space. I sell small combed cotton fabrics and pieces of fabric. There is even a before and after of the renovation I made in the shop. Such a thing is possible." Yes, I shot a video to send to the management. They said, 'Okay, let's see if there are any cracks in our shop. After that, we made a fuss and said, 'God forbid, this building will collapse on us.' Because I knew them, that conversation ended there.

Fatma Kaya continued, "After April, the cracks started to grow a lot. When I pulled them in April, for example, they were smaller. Of course, the crack has gotten bigger lately and cracks started to appear on the ground outside. Maybe it was even before April, I started paying attention in April. There were meetings with contractors. Because we were in the shop, we had to leave because it was going to be demolished. During this period, there was talk of looking for a shop, but the contractors were in talks. I don't know if the municipality was informed. Column cutting." "Please, everyone in this neighborhood knows that such a thing is out of the question. We stand there day and night. We would never take part in that crime. They called my wife to testify because of the false news. The columns are standing there intact, before and after."

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