Marketed as “a little piece of heaven,” the Ronesans Residence apartment complex stood until last week as a symbol of the rapid urbanization of Antakya, Turkey. Now the development is a tomb and a crime scene.
ANTAKYA, Turkey—Marketed as “a little piece of heaven,” the 12-storey Ronesans Residence apartment complex opened in 2013 and stood until last week as a symbol of this southern city’s rapid urbanization and the two-decade expansion of Turkey’s middle class.devastating earthquake and trapping hundreds of bodies below
. Its developer, Mehmet Coskun, is under arrest. Mr. Coskun, who was detained at Istanbul airport en route to Montenegro, said he obtained all necessary permits and inspections and denied that the building collapsed, telling a prosecutor: “Our building just laid on its side.”
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