Expert Predicts Istanbul Will Face Huge Earthquake Soon

Both Rahvanci and Urs said that their buildings did not have the necessary document, the so-called “earthquake report”, showing that the buildings were in line with the new regulations adopted after the earthquake in the Marmara region.

According to official data, 817,000 buildings in Istanbul were built before 2000, which corresponds to 70.2 percent of all the buildings in the city.