Trial opens in Turkey over fatal hotel collapse during earthquake

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Hearing in city of Adiyaman involves 11 defendants accused of ‘conscious negligence’ while overseeing building’s construction

Turkey has opened the first major trial linked to the construction of buildings that crumbled in two earthquakes last year that claimed more than 50,000 lives.

The hearing in the south-eastern city of Adiyaman involves 11 defendants accused of “conscious negligence” while overseeing the construction of the Isias hotel.

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