Days after quake, Turkey cracks down on builders

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ANTAKYA: Turkish officials have detained or issued arrest warrants for some 130 persons allegedly involved in the construction of buildings that toppled down and crushed their occupants.

The death toll stood at 28,191 with another 80,000-plus injured as of Sunday morning.

Even though Turkey, on paper, has construction codes that meet current earthquake-engineering standards, they are too rarely enforced.