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Erdoğan pledges to preserve fabric of quake-hit historical provinces

"We cannot ignore structural changes to our (quake-hit) cities, where we've been living in brotherhood and which have been home to civilizations for thousands of years," Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a press briefing on a visit to Adiyaman, one of the provinces badly hit by the earthquakes. Erdoğan also asked for earthquake victims' blessing over rescue delays while visiting the southern province of Adıyaman.

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Pledging that his government will take the necessary steps to prepare cities for future disasters, Erdoğan said construction would not be allowed in areas near fault lines or prone to soil liquefaction during earthquakes. He also ruled out high-rise buildings in old settlements.