29.11.2025 17:10
In Turkey's largest housing mobilization, the "Century Housing Project," another first will be achieved. The Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, Murat Kurum, stated that 500 neighborhood houses will be built alongside 500,000 social housing units, saying, "Whatever exists in neighborhood culture will also be present in our neighborhood houses." The neighborhood houses will include social facilities such as a condolence house, kindergarten, family health center, gym, and guesthouse.
The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has launched
MINISTER KURUM ANNOUNCED: 500 SOCIAL HOUSING AND 500 NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSES
Under the coordination of the ministry, the Housing Development Administration (TOKİ) will build 500 neighborhood houses for 500,000 social housing units. Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum shared the details of the neighborhood houses on his social media account, stating, "We are achieving another first in the 'Century's Housing Project.' Whatever exists in neighborhood culture will also be present in our neighborhood houses."
MOURNING HOUSE, FAMILY HEALTH CENTER, KINDERGARTEN, GUESTHOUSE…
In the visuals, it was stated that TOKİ will not only build housing but also create neighborhood houses that will revitalize neighborhood culture. The neighborhood houses will include a mourning house, an activity area for the elderly, a cafeteria, a family health center, a kindergarten, a handicrafts production center, a gym, and a guesthouse. The project, designed to facilitate citizens' lives, aims to ensure that the same opportunities available in neighborhood culture are also found in the neighborhood houses.
"WE VALUE THE CONTINUATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CULTURE AND NEIGHBORLY RELATIONS"
Minister Kurum described the neighborhood houses in a recent television program: "In this project, we prioritize the continuation of neighborhood culture and neighborly relations. We will build 500 neighborhood houses corresponding to 500 housing units. There will be a mosque, a school, and all kinds of social facilities that our citizens need. There will be a mourning house within approximately 500 square meters. It will be a gathering place that our citizens can use in good and bad times, a venue for engagement ceremonies, and possibly a place for wedding-related events. There will be a family health center inside. Again, there will be a daycare center where our families can leave their children. Our retired citizens and homemaker sisters will be able to engage in activities at the handicrafts production center. We will have a gym. In other words, it will be a place that encompasses everything that should be in a luxury site. We will have a guesthouse. What is this for? We are building 1+1 and 2+1 apartments, and if a citizen's parents want to come for a visit, they can make a reservation from there and host their family there."