In Antake, it looks to you like every second building has collapsed. A lot of the houses that have collapsed promptly were built in the 80s and 90s. The Erdogan government has actually done a half decent job of earthquake proofing houses across Turkey. But there's no shortage of people who will be or ought to be taken to account.
Turkey is digging itself out from the devastating earthquake that has killed thousands across the country. Recovery efforts have been more difficult in northwest Syria, where civil war means there’s no unified response to the crisis.
This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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