building collapse Rescue workers try to remove rubble from a building which collapsed a day earlier in Istanbul, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. Istanbul Gov. Ali Yerlikaya told reporters that rescue teams working overnight pulled 12 people out of the rubble with injuries and at least three people are confirmed dead. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

The death toll from the collapse of a seven-story apartment building in Istanbul's Kartal neighborhood on Feb. 6 rose to 17 people, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.

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