25.06.2025 21:41
The Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, Murat Kurum, who announced that rental housing projects will be implemented in Istanbul, stated, "This will contribute to urban transformation and also help reduce the high rent increases in the city."
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Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum spoke at the June Ordinary Meeting of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry Assembly.
'RENTAL SOCIAL HOUSING' PROJECT IN ISTANBUL
Minister Kurum, who announced that rental housing projects will be implemented in Istanbul, stated that this step will accelerate the urban transformation process and aims to balance and reduce rental prices. Kurum said, "Rental social housing will be built in the Anatolian and European sides of Istanbul. This will contribute to urban transformation and also reduce the high rental increases in the city."
'TRANSFORMATION IN INDUSTRY' PROJECT
Highlighting geopolitical risks, Minister Kurum expressed that industrial facilities across Turkey need to be prepared for any kind of war. "I want to give a good news to our industrialists in Istanbul," said Minister Kurum, "We are launching the Transformation in Industry Project in collaboration with the Istanbul Chamber of Industry and the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change. With this project, we are starting the process of relocating industrial facilities in Istanbul to Anatolia upon request."
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