Turkey’s disaster preparedness remains uncertain six months after quake

An apartment building has been demolished in Istanbul, Turkey, after being deemed unsafe following the massive quake six months ago (Khalil Hamra/AP)

Dust and rubble fill the street as an excavator tears off chunks of concrete from an old apartment building in Istanbul, while former residents watch from afar.

Among the bystanders is Ibrahim Ozaydin, 30, a former resident. He watches the demolition not with worry, but with relief, as his building was marked by officials as unsafe months ago.