President of Adana Chamber of Architects, Sedat Gul, says local administrations like municipalities and contractors in Turkey 'have cut corners and tried to make money'
Why you can trust Sky NewsShe moves from room to room picking up urgent medicine for her diabetic father, as well as anything she can recover from her flat in Adana that was torn apart by the earthquake.Simge Ozdel inside what remains of her family home in Adana, Turkey.
"I realised the building was falling on top of me. Then I fled to the hallway and shut the door and when I did, the whole wall came down," she tells us. The family has been told by inspectors the building will be reinforced and at some point, they can return.
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