Abstract
The article analyses the main approaches formed in world science regarding the importance of building codes and requirements for reducing the risks and consequences of earthquakes. The specificity of earthquakes, like any natural disaster, lies in the impossibility of preventing it, and for this reason the emphasis in solving the problems of earthquakes should be placed on preventing negative consequences. This can be achieved by building an effective regulatory framework and the practice of its implementation. Moreover, the complexity and interdisciplinary character of the problem requires a balanced interaction between the legislator, law enforcer and specialists in the field of engineering and seismology. The authors analyse the experience of the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria in 2023, identifying the shortcomings of the Turkish regulatory framework, which somehow caused the destruction of buildings as if they were built without proper seismic stability.
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