Turkish mayor arrested over building collapse in quakes

Mayor was also contractor of 2 buildings which collapsed

By Adsiz Gunebakan and Mehmet Akif Parlak

GAZIANTEP, Türkiye (AA) – Turkish police arrested a district mayor as part of an investigation over collapsed buildings in the earthquake-hit area.

Okkes Kavak is mayor of Gaziantep’s Nurdagi district, one of the hardest hit regions by the Feb. 6 twin quakes.

Kavak was also contractor of two buildings which collapsed in the earthquakes.

He appeared in court and was remanded in custody.

According to the latest official figures, over 44,218 people were killed in the powerful earthquakes in southern Türkiye.

The country has seen a flurry of arrests of contractors after thousands of buildings collapsed in the tremors.

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