President Erdoğan visits the site of the collapsed building in Istanbul

 

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited the wreckage of the building that collapsed in the Kartal district of Istanbul and inspected the ongoing search and rescue works.

President Erdoğan was briefed during the visit by Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu, Minister of Environment and Urbanization Murat Kurum, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca and Governor of Istanbul Ali Yerlikaya on the wreck removal works and other buildings surrounding the collapsed building.

Also visiting the residents of the collapsed building, President Erdoğan extended his condolences and get-well wishes to them. Making brief remarks to the reporters present, President Erdoğan said, “We have many lessons to take from this incident,” adding that following the ongoing works of prosecutors, experts, relevant ministers and the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), they will make their evaluation and take the necessary steps in a determined way.