by Matteo Cavallito<\/p>\n
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There is also poor soil management behind the heavy damage count (and casualties) that typically follows earthquakes in Turkey<\/strong>. This is what emerges from a debate that has never died down and is being fueled over time calling into question journalistic investigations and expert warnings. The latest alert came in recent weeks from Sinancan \u00d6zi\u00e7er<\/strong>, director of the Izmir Chamber of Geophysical Engineers, one of the centers most prone<\/a> to earthquakes.<\/p>\n \u00d6zi\u00e7er, in particular, has denounced the dangers associated with construction practices based on an attempt to wrest space from the sea through the expansion of coastal land by land grafting<\/strong>. Against this backdrop, writes<\/a> Turkish newspaper Daily Sabah, “A possible large-scale earthquake would be devastating for these areas, especially in the western coastal city of Izmir, where districts like Konak and Kar\u015f\u0131yaka have the highest population density.”<\/p>\n