15.12.2025 17:04
Serkan Topal, a CHP member who served as a member of parliament for three terms in Hatay, expressed his gratitude for the efforts of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change in the earthquake-affected region, stating, "You have made history as a minister. Rebuilding a century-old city that was destroyed in two minutes in just two years was very challenging. I truly appreciate you and your team's efforts to ensure that not even one of our citizens suffers."
Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum inspected the preparations in Hatay, where the final key delivery ceremony will be held in the earthquake zone on December 27, on-site last week. Minister Kurum, who toured the construction sites in the city and saw the latest situation on the city's iconic streets, also chaired the Provincial Disaster Coordination meeting.
"I REALLY THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE PEOPLE OF HATAY" Serkan Topal, a CHP member who served as a member of parliament for three terms in Hatay, took the floor at the meeting and said, "When the time comes, we are making the strongest opposition, but as an opposition, I see that you have gone down in history as the most welcomed Minister here. I congratulate you. Because we really need to talk about this reality; We were here day and night with our governor. When you look at Hatay, it is a city with a history of a hundred years. It was very difficult to rebuild a hundred-year-old city that disappeared in 2 minutes in 2 years. Frankly, as an opposition member of parliament, I said to myself; it is difficult to rebuild this place in 5-6 years. But both you and your team, especially in our 15 districts, I paid a lot of attention to this, our fellow MPs, my AK Party fellow MPs really made an extraordinary effort in this regard. I truly appreciate your team's work to ensure that not even one of our citizens is victimized. I really thank you on behalf of the people of Hatay. Frankly, I did not expect this many houses to be built in such a short time." he stated.
MINISTER KURUM: THE SUCCESS HERE IS HATAY'S UNITY Thanking Topal, Minister Kurum said, "We are doing this together. We are doing this with the support and effort of everyone who thinks this way, from our MPs to the mayors, to our earthquake-affected brothers here. The success here is Hatay's unity. It is the complete trust of Hatay in its state and our President. We are also putting forth this struggle not to disappoint our brothers from Hatay. We are doing our duty, and we are honored. As a fellow citizen and brother of Hatay, we will carry this medal on our chest for the rest of our lives," he said.