Hopes dimmed of finding more survivors from the Feb. 2 disaster in the central city of Konya, though more victims were believed trapped in the rubble. The collapse has been blamed on shoddy construction.

Two contractors, Vedat Kaya and Ismail Canlier, were detained by police Feb. 4 after a court charged them with negligence for ignoring building codes.

The Japan Times Weekly: Feb. 14, 2004
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