Up to 75,000 buildings across Turkey's earthquake zone have been given some form of construction amnesty according to one trade group cited by the BBC. Critics point to Turkey's numerous construction amnesties most recently in 2018, which allowed illegal buildings to be given a certificate of approval if they paid a fee. Ayla: The opposition has picked up on saying that not only did you allow for these buildings to serve effectively as tombs for the people who've been trapped under them but you took money on top of it.