who was Chairman of the Board of Antis Yapı at the time of the development, said that this project will "create an area where all kinds of social activities can take place". The need for parking which is solved inside allows the area around the building to be free for activities to take place. The construction process started in 2011 by Antis Yapı. The first step of the foundation was laid in a ceremony attended by Hatay MP Sadullah Ergin, Hatay governor H. Celalettin Lekesiz, mayor Lütfü Savaş, chief constable Ragıp Kılıç and mayor of Ekinci municipalit Seyfettin Yeral. It was planned to be delivered during April of 2013. It was completed in 2012. Antis Yapı was founded by the architect Mehmet Yaşar Coşkun and engineer Hüseyin Yalçın Coşkun. The license for the building was granted by the Ekinciler Belde Municipality in 2012 accordign to Lütfü Savaş. It was constructed onto a floating raft foundation. It was thought to be "earthquake-proof". Collapse The building fell over during the first major shock of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake, which severely affected Hatay. It is thought that 800 people are under the building. The building has become a focus of public anger, several older buildings that were nearby were still standing as of 17 February, while Rönesans Rezidans had fallen over. Dr.Ercan has explained that the problem wasn't a lack of quality in the concrete, the problem is that the foundation was not deep enough, as well as the fact that the shockwaves of the first earthquake arrived into Antakya with a much more amplified magnitude than they were nearer to the epicenter. According to Dr. Ercan, neither the municipality or contractor or the building inspection board are at fault per say, he encourages a proper analysis of the situation that takes into consideration the resonance of the ground under the building in relation to the waves of the earthquake. This investigation should be done by experts in geophysics and they should neither put the blame on anyone prematurely, nor forgive them prematurely. However the rubble of the building was already cleared out by 24 February, and despite this it is still unknown how many people died because of the collapse. Lütfü Savaş, mayor of Hatay Province, said that the building was a project conducted under normal conditions and was very likely constructed properly up to the earthquake standards. He backed up his