Istanbul 'no more prepared' for earthquakes than in '99
11 May 2015 14:50 (Last updated 11 May 2015 14:52)
Senior Turkish civil engineer claims Turkey's largest province remains vulnerable.
ISTANBUL
Turkey’s biggest province is more vulnerable than ever to earthquakes, a senior civil engineer has claimed.
The head of the Istanbul branch of Chamber of Civil Engineers, Cemal Gokce, said on Monday that almost 500 sites earmarked as safe zones for people to gather in event of an earthquake, had been sold for development.
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