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Bloomberg
06-08-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Istanbul Projects in Limbo as Mayor, City Officials Locked Up
Over 100 Istanbul officials have been detained since mid-March, including Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, who was arrested just days before he planned to announce his run for Turkey's president. Their arrests, seen by many as a crackdown on political dissent by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have not only disrupted day-to-day governance but also stalled critical projects — including those aimed at fortifying the city against earthquakes. Meanwhile, the central government is advancing its push for Kanal Istanbul, a multibillion-dollar canal project that stands to strain the region's resources. It had been strongly opposed by Imamoglu, who referred to it as 'a dagger intended to be thrust into the city's heart.' Read more from contributor Jennifer Hattam today on CityLab: Major Istanbul Projects Are Stalling as City Leaders Sit in Jail
South China Morning Post
11-06-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Japan eyes 80% cut in 298,000 death toll for potential megaquake in Nankai Trough
This Week in Asia Politics Published: 7:08pm, 11 Jun 2025 Japan is seeking to reduce by 80 per cent in the next decade its estimated 298,000 death toll from a potential megaquake in the Nankai Trough. Authorities also intend to halve the maximum number of buildings expected to be completely destroyed in such a disaster from the current projection of 2.35 million. The targets align with a 2104 basic blueprint but will also take into account the latest damage estimates released in March, according to the Kyodo news agency. A revised plan for emergency earthquake response and disaster mitigation for the next 10 years is also in the works. The draft was approved at a ruling Liberal Democratic Party panel meeting on Tuesday and is expected to be adopted by the government's Central Disaster Management Council in early July. 02:40 Japan's 'megaquake' warning: what is it and how to prepare Japan's 'megaquake' warning: what is it and how to prepare The earthquake task force's revised estimate showed only a 20 per cent reduction in 2014's projected death toll of 332,000 and 2.5 million destroyed buildings, The Japan Times newspaper reported.
