Turkey has arrested around 200 people in connection to buildings that collapsed after the earthquakes devastated the region earlier this month.
More than 600 people are being investigated in Turkey over buildings that gave way after the February 6 devastating earthquake, IANS reported.
In connection with the tragedy, around 184 suspects, including construction contractors and property owners, had already been arrested, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said in televised remarks on Saturday, BBC reported.
As per Turkish media, the arrested include a mayor of one of the towns close to where the tremors rocked, while a few have died during the earthquake.
On opposition and construction experts charging the Turkish government with failing to enforce building regulations, though President Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted shortcomings, he blamed the fate for the scale of the disaster.
The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria has surpassed 50,000.