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(Hürriyet Newspaper, 11 February 2023)
Looks more like a slice of hell.
The builder of the 250-unit Rönesans Rezidans building in Hatay that
collapsed in Monday's earthquake, Mehmet Yaşar Coşkun, has been
arrested at Istanbul Airport as he was trying to flee to Montenegro.
The Rönesans Rezidans on İnönü Boulevard in Hatay's Antakya district
was built in 2013 by the firm Antis Yapı and the 12-story building was
advertised as "a slice of heaven". (!) It was one of the most expensive
places to live in Hatay but it could not withstand the earthquake and
collapsed. There were more than 1,000 people living in the building at
the time of the earthquake and many of them remain under the rubble.
Many postings about Antis Yapı have been circulating on social media.
Yesterday police received a tip that owner Coşkun was attempting to
leave the country but he was arrested at Istanbul Airport carrying
10,000 Euros in cash and a ticket to Montenegro.
Rescue efforts at the Rönesans Rezidans building are continuing, while
hopeful relatives wait for word of their loved ones. Yasemin Çinkaya (38)
was pulled alive from the rubble but her husband, oncologist Dr. Ahmet
Çinkaya (43), and their son and daughter all died.
Just 11 days ago, Ayşe Çinkaya (70) came to visit her son and his family.
She told friends that "it hasn't even been a year since they moved here.
They were living on the 8th floor. They bought it thinking it was 'new
and sturdy'. In fact, when I asked them 'why did you buy this house in
an earthquake area?' they told me "we were told that it would withstand
a 9.0 earthquake." (!)
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