Osman Yard

One third of all elevators in Turkey are not safe, according to a new report prepared by the Science, Industry and Technology Ministry.

Over the course of 2015 the ministry inspected a total 3,064 elevators around the country and found that 1,012 were not fit for service. 

Three construction workers were killed on Feb. 1 when a freight lift crashed to the ground at the construction site of a 32-story residence in Istanbul's Bahçe?ehir neighborhood.

The freight lift crashed to the ground from the 23rd floor with workers Yasin Bak?r, ?ükrü Ya?ar and Osman Yard?mc? inside.