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MCG Tower Collapse Victims' Families Demand Justice Amidst Legal Delays in Hatay Case
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MCG Tower Collapse Victims' Families Demand Justice Amidst Legal Delays in Hatay Case

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Relatives of victims from the collapsed MCG Tower in Hatay are demanding justice, citing significant delays in the legal process following the February 6 earthquakes.
  • The court case is stalled as the latest expert report has not been submitted for three months, and a recording from a previous hearing remains untranscribed.
  • Families express frustration with repeated postponements and excuses, seeking accountability and a functioning judicial process rather than further delays.

Relatives of those who perished in the MCG Tower collapse in Hatay are demanding justice, decrying the prolonged delays in the legal proceedings following the February 6 earthquakes.

The court case has been significantly hampered by the failure to submit the latest expert report to the court for three months. Compounding the delays, a recording from a previous hearing has yet to be transcribed.

Selin Sümbültepe, who lost both parents in the earthquake, voiced the family's anguish. "Who is responsible for these delays? We are not asking for special treatment. We just want to see a judiciary that does its job," she stated. "We are tired of hearing about postponements, delays, and excuses. We want justice, not excuses."

We are not asking for special treatment. We just want to see a judiciary that does its job. We are tired of hearing about postponements, delays, and excuses. We want justice, not excuses.

— Selin SümbültepeA relative of victims expressing frustration with the slow pace of the legal proceedings.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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