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Illegal construction blamed in Istanbul building collapse

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Turkish officials blame illegal construction for the collapse of a building in Istanbul as the overall death toll rises to 18.
Turkish officials blamed illegal construction practices for the collapse of an apartment building in Istanbul as they joined hundreds of mourners Saturday at a funeral for nine members of one family killed in the disaster.
As the overall death toll rose to 18, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said there were «many lessons to learn» from the tragedy. He said the government would take «determined» steps after investigators complete their work and called for speedy urban renewal.
The eight-story residential building collapsed in the city’s Kartal district Wednesday. By Saturday, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu increased the death toll to 18. He said rescuers had reached another person under the rubble, who was thought to be dead.

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