09.12.2025 21:25
Murat Kurum, who came to his hometown for the opening and groundbreaking ceremonies held in the Karapınar district of Konya, was met with intense interest from his fellow citizens. Facing the risk of being crushed in the crowd, Minister Kurum made his way step by step through the throngs of hundreds of people flocking to the district to reach the ceremony area.
The district of Karapınar in Konya was almost a scene of a human wave with the visit of the Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, Murat Kurum.
Hundreds of citizens wanting to welcome Minister Kurum, who came to his hometown for the opening ceremonies, created a dense crowd along the road from the entrance of the district. During the enthusiastic and exciting welcome, Minister Kurum had difficulty progressing due to the size of the crowd.
HE MANAGED TO MOVE STEP BY STEP
During the welcome, where torches were lit and slogans were raised, there were moments of congestion. Minister Kurum managed to reach the ceremony area with difficulty, stepping through the crowd within the security circle. It was evident that Kurum was pleased with the intense interest he received, as he greeted his fellow citizens one by one in the area.
Along with the crowd, the opening of the new service building of the Karapınar Municipality and the groundbreaking ceremony of the urban transformation project around the Historic Sultan Selim Mosque were also held together. In his speech at the ceremony, Kurum emphasized that the project would give a new face to the district:
"Our new municipal service building, which we will inaugurate; with its technological infrastructure, arrangements that facilitate our citizens' transactions, areas where our staff can work more efficiently, and its elegant architecture, has become a work worthy of the future of Karapınar. I wish it to be auspicious."
THE HEART OF KARAPINAR
"Today, we will also witness the beginning of another very important project together. We are laying the foundations of the Sultan Selim Mosque Surrounding Project, which forms the identity of Karapınar. Inshallah, we will complete and deliver 51 houses, 249 shops, a Quran course, and an underground parking lot with our TOKİ by 2026. We will demolish all the dilapidated structures around our mosque and design this area as a new square; we will highlight our mosque and also revitalize the region socially and culturally. The heart of Karapınar will be this area."