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Seven-Storey Apartment Collapse in Gebze Kills Two, Traps Three

Officials report one family is under the rubble with the cause still unknown.

Overview

  • Officials and state media say the early-morning collapse in northwestern Türkiye left two dead and three still trapped.
  • Governor Ilhami Aktas says those affected are members of one family, identified by TRT as a couple and their three children.
  • TRT reports rescuers recovered the body of 12-year-old Muhammed Emir Bilir, while the second victim has not yet been identified.
  • AFAD-led teams are conducting ongoing search-and-rescue operations, with TRT citing 627 personnel at the site.
  • Anadolu Agency says the cause remains undetermined, and the mayor has suggested a possible link to nearby metro construction that has not been confirmed.