29.10.2026 20:50
In Istanbul’s Bahçelievler Siyavuşpaşa Neighborhood, around 03:00 at night, the retaining wall of a construction site where foundation excavation was being carried out collapsed. Approximately 10 centimeters of subsidence occurred on the ground floor of two adjacent 6- and 7-story buildings. The 20 apartments in the two buildings, where residents went out into the street due to cracking sounds and shaking, were evacuated as a precaution.
In Istanbul's Bahçelievler district, after the retaining wall of a construction site where foundation excavation was being carried out collapsed, an approximately 10-centimeter subsidence occurred on the ground floor of two adjacent 6- and 7-story buildings. A total of 20 apartments in the buildings were evacuated as a precaution.
The incident occurred at around 03:00 on Çavuşpaşa Street in Siyavuşpaşa Neighborhood. According to the information obtained, the retaining wall of the construction site where foundation excavation was being carried out on the street collapsed for a reason not yet determined. Following the collapse, an approximately 10-centimeter subsidence occurred on the ground floor of two adjacent 6- and 7-story buildings. Upon cracking sounds coming from the buildings and a felt shaking, the building residents and neighborhood residents went outside. After the situation was reported to the 112 Emergency Call Center, fire brigade, municipal police, police, and medical teams were dispatched to the scene as a precaution.
20 APARTMENTS EVACUATED
While police and municipal police teams were taking security measures in the area, a total of 20 apartments in the two buildings were evacuated as a precaution. The building residents were allowed to take some of their belongings in a controlled manner. A young neighborhood resident, stating that he fell to the ground while getting up, said, "I had gone to bed around 2 a.m. I woke up to shouting. The incident happened around 3 a.m. I fell to the ground while getting up. I didn't feel it that much, but the teams had surrounded the building. They evacuated both buildings."
DOORS BENT, CRACKS FORMED IN THE BUILDING
Ozan Ünsal, who stated that the building was evacuated, said, "Cracks formed in the building due to the sliding of the retaining wall of the building at the back. The entire building was evacuated. The doors bent. The building was evacuated because the back garden wall collapsed."
The teams' inspections in the buildings where the subsidence occurred are ongoing.