{"id":4264,"date":"2023-02-20T06:09:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T06:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecrimebd.net\/english\/?p=4264"},"modified":"2023-02-20T06:09:45","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T06:09:45","slug":"erdogans-new-challenge-is-an-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecrimebd.net\/english\/news\/4264\/","title":{"rendered":"Erdogan&#8217;s new challenge is an earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\"><strong>International Desk:<\/strong> Turkey has not yet overcome the shock of the biggest earthquake in 100 years. The 7.8-magnitude earthquake left a mark of destruction across a large area. The death toll is increasing every day. The number is now approaching 50 thousand. One crore and three million people have been impacted.The most affected are the buildings constructed without complying with the rules in the southern region. The public is getting angry about this. The issue could become an obstacle to the re-election of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been in power for 20 years.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">Erdoan said, &#8220;Now is the time to forget the differences and unite.&#8221; Now is the time to build national unity. He said these words while visiting the earthquake-hit areas. Elections are scheduled to be held in the country on May 14. As such, now is the time for full-blown election campaigning. But the cataclysmic earthquake changed the calculus of politics. Erdoan has so far won several electoral victories by capitalizing on infrastructure construction and development. However, it is difficult to say how much he will be able to use that issue this time. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) may face a major challenge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">Vice President Fuat Oktai said on Saturday that 131 people in 10 provinces have been identified as suspected defective builders. 113 people have already been arrested. Among them is the head of a developer company. He was arrested while waiting to leave the country through Istanbul Airport.<br style=\"color: #252525;\" \/>\u00a0<br style=\"color: #252525;\" \/>According to the information given by the Environment Minister, Murat Kurum, a total of 170,000 structures were damaged by the earthquake. About 25 thousand buildings collapsed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">Note that in 1999, a 7.6-magnitude earthquake in Izmir, Turkey, killed over 17,000 people. Then the government of President Bulent Icevit introduced a special communication tax. It is commonly known as the earthquake tax. Although it was temporarily introduced, it was not withdrawn later. The people of the country still have to bear the burden of that tax. The money from the tax was supposed to be spent on rehabilitating the victims and rebuilding infrastructure. But there is also a question about whether it has been spent that way or not.<br style=\"color: #252525;\" \/>\u00a0<br style=\"color: #252525;\" \/>Prior to the earthquake, the main issues of the election campaign were the weak economy and refugees. Although the issues did not disappear after the earthquake, construction of buildings without following the rules, rescue operations, and relief efforts have come to the fore. Two days after the earthquake, Erdoan visited Karamanmaras, which was the worst affected.<br style=\"color: #252525;\" \/>\u00a0<br style=\"color: #252525;\" \/>He denied the allegation of failure in the rescue operation and said that it was not possible for anyone to be prepared for such a disaster. The magnitude of this earthquake was also close to that of 1999. but it has been for a long time. Due to the hostile weather, people left their homes after the initial shock and returned after a while. During this second shock, many buildings collapsed or partially collapsed. As a result, the loss of life and damage are much higher than the previous time. In 2018, a law was passed to prevent the demolition of buildings that did not comply with earthquake regulations. If the issue dominates the opposition party&#8217;s election campaign, it could embarrass Erdogan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Clanism now has influence at various levels of the Turkish state structure, and it has a considerable social cost,&#8221; said Leanne Hints of Johns Hopkins University&#8217;s School of Advanced International Studies. He believes that part of the problem caused by earthquakes is man-made. At least 1 million people have been left homeless due to the destruction of houses. Many now have to sleep on the streets. They are trying to beat the winter by burning wood collected from collapsed houses. It has also been alleged that the rescue team was not sent quickly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #252525; text-align: justify;\">Ankara-based political analyst Yusuf Erim told TRT World, &#8220;The rate of loss of life and destruction far exceeds Turkey&#8217;s rescue capacity.&#8221; Similar allegations were made after the 1999 earthquake. That incident ultimately paved the way for the Ecevit government to resign and Erdoan to take power. Erdogan promised to rebuild Turkey. He also created something new. But only the ruling class and the elite have benefited from it. Will the current debacle pave the way for Erdoan&#8217;s departure and the arrival of a new one? 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