Overview
- Rescuers recovered the bodies of the parents overnight after hours of searching, leaving the 18-year-old daughter as the sole survivor and in hospital care.
- The seven-story residential building in Gebze, Kocaeli province, collapsed on Oct. 29 and was reportedly constructed in 2012.
- More than 600 emergency personnel worked with heavy machinery through the day and night to clear debris and search the ruins.
- Officials have not identified a cause, with neighbors reporting cracks and ground changes the day before the collapse.
- Nearby subway construction and a magnitude-6.1 earthquake two days earlier are being assessed with no confirmed connection, and 12 adjacent buildings were evacuated as a precaution.