Erdogan on Devastating Earthquake Threatening Istanbul

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has confirmed in an interview with Turkish media that Istanbul, the country's largest metropolis, is among the cities that may face a devastating earthquake.
“I am a son of Istanbul; I was the mayor of Istanbul for nearly five years. There is not a city that isn’t threatened by an earthquake, including Ankara,” he responded to predictions that a destructive earthquake is anticipated in Istanbul within the next 10 to 20 years.

Earlier, Voice of America, referencing the Mayor of Istanbul, reported that February's earthquakes turned thousands of multi-storey buildings into rubble in Turkey. Many attribute the disaster to poor construction practices.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu warns that the city is facing an unprecedented threat. “We do not know when the earthquake will occur. Allowing our people to live in these buildings that threaten their lives is, God forbid, akin to deliberately condemning them to death,” said Imamoglu.

“My family lives in a five-story multi-storey building that is quite old. My brother’s family lives there too. They are terrified, and their only consolation is that they live on the top floor, and if the building collapses, they hope they might survive,” notes Sabiha Kushkun from Istanbul.

Incidentally, it was noted that another earthquake was recorded yesterday in Turkey, this time in Malatya, with a magnitude of 4.7. The epicenter was located at a depth of 10 km.