Hey man, 27 years have passed since the August 17 earthquake, but the pain in Gölcük still feels as fresh as yesterday. Divers recently conducted inspections in the area, and according to the news, structures still can't fully withstand another quake. The unchanged truth after 27 years is this: we know about earthquakes, but we still can't properly identify risky buildings.
So, do you think the reason for this is that there aren't enough inspections, or are steps not being taken to intervene? Should we vent a little? 😕
On the 27th anniversary of August 17, Gölcük: Is the pain as fresh as yesterday, are risky buildings still the same?
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Last year when I decided to buy a house, my uncle hit me with, "If an earthquake like the one in Gölcük happens, will the building even stay standing?" Man, that really threw me for a loop. I went to the site, checked out the project, materials, and all that, but I just couldn't get a straight answer. Then I asked a construction engineer who worked for a neighbor, and he told me, "Bro, in most projects, even the concrete quality is questionable. There are tons of buildings in the city that don't meet earthquake regulations. The inspections are just for show; nobody takes them seriously."
That's when it hit me—buildings like the ones in Gölcük are still standing not just because of weak oversight, but because the whole system is rotten to the core. When I went to buy a house, the file said "6th-degree earthquake zone," but who knows what it's really like? Unfortunately, none of us question the materials, the projects, or the inspections—we just let it slide.