Questions About Safety of TRNC Buildings

The Cyprus Turkish Union of Engineers and Architects Union (KTMMOB) has received many calls from people living in North Cyprus about how earthquake proof their homes are since the earthquakes occurred in southern Turkey last Monday, President of KTMMOB Tunç Adanır said, Yeniduzen reports.Adanır in an interview with Yeniduzen said, “This is what we tell everybody. First of all, ask the civil engineer (project designer) whom you have the project commissioned to examine it because he has responsibility for the building. Let him examine the building there and evaluate it from a technical point of view. If he sees a potential weakness, then a request can be made from the Chamber of Civil Engineers together with the civil engineer regarding the test and analysis. And there, examinations are made, tests are taken, and a technical report is prepared for you at the end of the laboratory”.