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33 people evacuated from apartment building in Kocaeli
Residents of a seven-storey apartment building in Karamürsel, Kocaeli, reported hearing sounds from its columns and beams.
Authorities sent emergency, medical, municipal and police teams to the building.
After an initial inspection, officials evacuated the building as a precaution.
The 14 apartments were home to 33 people, who were moved out.
Provincial teams from the Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change Directorate are examining the building.
The mayor said the teams considered evacuation appropriate, and one family without somewhere to stay was offered accommodation at a teachers’ house.
The inspection was continuing, but no further steps were specified.
Authorities evacuated 33 people from a seven-storey apartment building in Karamürsel, Kocaeli, as a precaution.
Residents had reported sounds coming from the building’s columns and beams.
The building is Cansever Apartment, on Amiral Avenue in the 4 Temmuz neighbourhood.
AFAD, UMKE, municipal and police teams attended, and provincial environment officials inspected the building.
One family with nowhere to stay was to be accommodated at a teachers’ guesthouse.
- Who
- 33 residents of Cansever Apartment were evacuated.
- What
- A seven-storey building was evacuated as a precaution after residents reported sounds from its columns and beams.
- When
- October 27, 2026, according to Habertürk; Milliyet published its report on October 28.
- Where
- Cansever Apartment on Amiral Avenue, in the 4 Temmuz neighbourhood of Karamürsel, Kocaeli.
- Why
- Residents reported sounds coming from the building’s columns and beams, and officials considered evacuation appropriate.
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Residents reported sounds from the building’s columns and beams to the 112 Emergency Call Center.
AFAD, UMKE, municipal and police teams attended, and the building was evacuated after an initial inspection.
Provincial environment officials inspected the building, and one family without a place to stay was to be accommodated at a teachers’ guesthouse.
- Evacuated residents
- 33
- Apartments
- 14
- Building
- Seven-storey Cansever Apartment
- Location
- Amiral Avenue, 4 Temmuz neighbourhood, Karamürsel, Kocaeli
- Temporary accommodation
- One family was to stay at a teachers’ guesthouse