A verdict was issued in the case concerning the Madencioğlu Apartment building, which collapsed in Yeşilkaynak neighborhood in Malatya's Yeşilyurt district. Five defendants were sentenced to prison in the case involving the building's collapse, which killed nine people.

Lawyers for the parties attended the hearing at the 1st High Criminal Court. The public prosecutor requested prison sentences for the defendants responsible for constructing the apartment building on charges of causing the deaths and injuries of more than one person.
The defendants' lawyers requested their clients' acquittal. The court sentenced contractor M. A., who lost his wife and two children in the rubble, to 10 years in prison.

Technical supervisor M. K. and structural project designer N. S. were each sentenced to 11 years and 3 months in prison, while municipal officials serving at the time, M. B. and M. H. B., were each sentenced to 8 years, 10 months and 20 days.