professor mehmet aydinoglu was asked to write these new rules.he rules for good, safe building design. we have a good seismic design code. i believe it's one of the best in the world. but because of the lack of proper implementation, we face such a terrible situation. some developers and construction firms didn't follow the rules. rather than enforce them, the government declared an amnesty, allowing firms to pay if their building didn't meet the regulations. the government, it declared this amnesty, and these illegal buildings, they're all legalised. this is unbelievable, actually, this is unbelievable. an estimated 75,000 buildings across southern turkey have been given these amnesties. this is not a disaster that we are having because of the lack of scientific knowhow or technical proficiency, the weakest link is the administration, the protocols to ensure that the quality of the constructions are there. more than 100 hours after the earthquake struck, conditions were getting worse. that was an incredibly cold night, probably around minus six,