I borjan av varen 2023 drabbades Turkiet av en jordbavning som ledde till forodande konsekvenser for landets byggnader och infrastruktur. Da Turkiet ligger i ett omrade med hog seismisk aktivititet ar det av stor vikt att byggnader klarar av de krafter som verkar pa husen under en jordbavning. Denna rapport utreder de konstruktionsregler som appliceras pa byggnader i Turkiet och anledningama till varfor sa pass manga byggnader rasade under det senaste jordskalvet. I utredningen jamfors aven regleringama i Turkiet med de japanska byggreglema och tekniska losningar presenteras. Resultatet visar att de aldre byggnadema i Turkiet rasade till foljd av att dessa inte var konstruerade enligt regler som faststalldes ar 1998. Ijamforelsen mellan Japan och Turkiet framgar det att byggnader i Japan har battre forutsattningar att klara pafrestningen av jordbavningar. Saledes blir slutsatsen att Turkiet ar i behov av konstruktionsregler med tydliga minimistandarder samt mojligheten att applicera mer ekonomiskt hallbara losningar for att oka husens bestandighet mot j ordskalv. 

In the early spring of 2023, Turkey was hit by an earthquake that led to devastating consequences for the country's buildings and infrastructure. As Turkey is located in an area with high seismic activity, it is of great importance that buildings can withstand the forces acting on the house during an earthquake. This report investigates the construction codes applied to buildings in Turkey and the reasons why so many buildings collapsed during the recent earthquake. The investigation also compares the regulations in Turkey with the Japanese building codes and technical solutions are presented. The result shows that the older buildings in Turkey collapsed as a result of these not being constructed according to rules that were established in 1998. In a comparison between Japan and Turkey, it appears that buildings in Japan have better conditions to withstand the stress of earthquakes. Thus, the conclusion is that Turkey is in need of construction regulations with clear minimum standards as well as the possibility of applying more economically sustainable solutions for buildings to increase the resistance against earthquakes.