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- Have you been affected by the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria?
Four days after the quake struck – and as Turkey prepares for parliamentary and presidential elections in May – familiar questions are being asked about the part that poorly observed construction codes may have played in the disaster. AP has this:
Turkey has for years tempted fate by not enforcing modern construction codes while allowing — and in some cases, encouraging — a real estate boom in earthquake-prone areas, experts say.
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