06.09.2025 01:26
The Minister of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, Murat Kurum, stated in a television broadcast that 70% of the earthquake housing has been completed. Kurum also mentioned that they will launch a new social housing project and that quotas will be allocated for young people and families with three children.
The Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Murat Kurum, announced that they will launch a new social housing project. Kurum also stated that a quota will be allocated for young people and families with three children.
The Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Murat Kurum, made important statements during a live broadcast on NTV. Kurum announced a new social housing project.
GOOD NEWS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
Kurum stated that they will start a new social housing project targeting young people, saying, "We will allocate 20% of the quota for young people. We are working on the details. Unmarried young people will also be able to apply." Minister Kurum noted that they will also allocate a separate quota for families with three or more children due to it being the year of the family.
"WE WILL PROVIDE A 25% DISCOUNT"
Minister Kurum also shared good news regarding 168,000 homes purchased from TOKİ. Kurum said, "We are providing a 25% discount to citizens who pay off their debts for 168,000 homes. Our citizens who are already in affordable housing will benefit from a 25% discount."
THE LATEST STATUS OF EARTHQUAKE HOUSING
Kurum's statements are as follows: "We are carrying out significant construction activities. We are conducting construction activities with a spirit of mobilization with 200,000 workers at 3,481 construction sites in 11 provinces. In terms of scale, it is a construction activity comparable to a small European country. We have reached a good point in this mobilization. We have created a construction site for 28,000 homes in Malatya.
As of today, we have completed 70% of the earthquake housing. Tomorrow, we will hopefully hand over the keys to the 300,000th house with our President. By the end of the year, we will deliver all our homes to the rightful owners.
URBAN TRANSFORMATION IN ISTANBUL
We see Istanbul as a matter of survival. We are working with an inclusive and embracing perspective here. We have made a call to all municipalities. We are trying to meet the demands from all our mayors in our 39 districts.
In Istanbul, the construction of 903,000 homes has been completed. The construction of 208,000 homes is ongoing. Construction is continuing in almost every neighborhood. I would like to call on all mayors again. Let's transform our Istanbul.
HOW WILL RENT INCREASES BE PREVENTED?
A social housing project with TOKİ is being carried out for 280,000 homes. We will create an offer of 800,000 new homes. With the increase in housing supply, we see that rents are decreasing in the earthquake zone.
We are working on the largest social housing project in the history of the Republic. Hopefully, very soon, our esteemed President will announce all the details of the project, and when we add our new social housing, rest assured that there will be no housing problem left in Turkey. Rent prices will also decrease. There will be no housing problem left.
DECISION TO CONSTRUCT SHELTERS IN 81 PROVINCES
There is no need for our citizens to be anxious. There is already a regulation in place, and we will publish a new regulation. We are updating this regulation. There will be units that were not in the old one but will have a mandatory shelter construction requirement. We examined global examples. How are shelter regulations? How many square meters per person? We have reviewed how they take precautions in potential risks. We will update our shelter regulation within this framework. We will publish our regulation soon.
In the areas we have determined with TOKİ, shelters will also be built in all 81 provinces. We will build them in accordance with world standards. Therefore, we will update the regulation and publish it soon.