
The preliminary expert report regarding the building collapse in Maltepe, Istanbul, in which 5 people lost their lives, has been completed; It was determined that 4 floors were against the license and the demolition decision was not implemented.
In the expert preliminary report prepared regarding the building collapse in Maltepe, Istanbul, in which 5 people lost their lives, it was determined that the 4 floors added to the building later were against the license and the demolition decision was not implemented.
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The first three floors of a 7-storey building in Istanbul Maltepe Cevizli District collapsed and 5 people lost their lives.
The preliminary expert report regarding the building collapse in Maltepe district of Istanbul, in which 5 people lost their lives, has been completed.
In the preliminary report, attention was drawn to the constructions contrary to the license regarding the collapse of the building. In the investigations, it was stated that parts of the building that were against the license existed at the time of the immigration.
According to the information in TRT Haber; In the preliminary report, attention was drawn to the constructions contrary to the license regarding the collapse of the building. In the investigations, it was stated that parts of the building that were against the license existed at the time of the immigration.
4 TIMES AGAINST THE LICENSE
According to the findings in the expert preliminary report, it was determined that the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th floors added to the building later were against the license.
DEMOLITION DECISION HAS NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED
It was determined that it was decided to demolish the 4 floors that were built later, without permission, but the decision was not implemented.
The expert's preliminary report included findings that the architect of the building, the building owners, the contractors and the person responsible for the construction site during the construction process were at fault.
It was previously reported that two people were detained within the scope of the investigation into the incident, and the architect and the construction site manager were among those detained.
ARCHITECT AND SITE SUPERVISOR WERE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
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 sent to the courthouse.
The architect of the building, H.B., who was detained within the scope of the investigation. and construction site chief M.O's procedures at the police station have been completed.
The suspects, who underwent a health check, were referred to Istanbul Anatolian Courthouse.
On the other hand, it was learned that the owner of the building, D.B., passed away in 2016.
THE HOUSE HE MOVED TO DUE TO URBAN TRANSFORMATION BECAME HIS GRAVE, THEY MOVED 11 MONTHS AGO
On the other hand, Mesut Bilece, who lives in Maltepe Gülsuyu District, moved to the building in Cevizli District in the same district as a tenant with his wife and 3 children after his house underwent urban transformation 11 months ago.
THEY WERE UNDER THE RUBBLE TOGETHER WITH THEIR GUESTS
The family of 6, who were at home with their guest nephews coming from Izmir on the day of the incident, were trapped under the rubble when the building suddenly collapsed. As a result of the feverish work of the teams, the mother, 3 children and the guest nephew were pulled out from under the rubble and taken to the hospital.
HIS FUNERAL WAS SENT TO DIYARBAKIR
During the work carried out in the wreckage, the dead body of father Mesut Bilece was found. The body of the unfortunate man, who lost his life in the building he moved to due to urban transformation, was sent to his hometown Diyarbakır to be buried after the procedures at the forensic medicine institution. On the other hand, it was learned that family relatives were looking for the unfortunate man trapped under the rubble, but could not reach him. (UAV)
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.
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