Danger of a Living Coffin in Küçükçekmece: Building at Risk of Collapse Is Being Held up with Planks.
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In Istanbul's Küçükçekmece district, a six-story building deemed structurally unsound and vulnerable to earthquakes was evacuated and sealed as a precautionary measure. (13.11.2026, Sputnik Türkiye)
A six-story building in Küçükçekmece, deemed to be at risk due to its vulnerability to earthquakes, has been evacuated. The building has been sealed by municipal teams.
In Küçükçekmece, a five-story building, reportedly about 60 years old and at risk of collapse, has two apartment balconies supported by wooden planks. Local resident Murat Kaya said, “It’s been like this for five months. As you can see, it’s standing on wooden supports. It’s like a walking coffin. With every rain, another piece falls from the building.” The building, which residents fear will collapse, was filmed from the air using a drone.
In Istanbul's Küçükçekmece district, the balconies of two apartments in a five-story building, said to be approximately 60 years old, are supported by wooden planks. Residents say that pieces of concrete fall from the building with every rain... Click here for more.
Cracks, fractures, and crumbling concrete have appeared in an approximately 60-year-old building on Tarak Kuşu Street in the Kanarya neighborhood of Küçükçekmece. The balconies of two apartments, reportedly shifting due to rainwater, have been held up by wooden supports for months, and residents are demanding the building be evacuated and demolished.
People indicated that part of the support of the building is simply wooden blocks.
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