Statement from the Minister Institution to the News of Canal Istanbul Zoning Plans Canceled

Announcement from the Minister Institution to the Channel Istanbul Development Plans Cancelled News
Announcement from the Minister Institution to the Channel Istanbul Development Plans Cancelled News

Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum made a statement on his social media account on the allegations that the Ministry canceled the zoning plans that are still valid for the Reserve Building Area, which includes the "Kanal Istanbul Project", in some media. In his statement, the Minister Kurum said, “Of course, we did not cancel the Kanal Istanbul Project. Zoning plans are in effect. We are implementing our pride project step by step. A new zoning application change has been made as a result of the demands and needs of our citizens!” used his statements.

Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, made a statement on his social media account upon the news in some media about the Reserve Building Area, where the Kanal Istanbul Project is located.

We are bringing our pride project to life step by step

Minister Kurum, in a statement on his social media account, underlined that they did not cancel the Kanal Istanbul Project and said, “The development plans are in effect. We are implementing our pride project step by step. A new zoning application change has been made as a result of the demands and needs of our citizens!” said.

As claimed in the news, the fact that the zoning plans were canceled does not reflect the truth.

In the statement made by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, it was stated that the claims that the Kanal Istanbul zoning plans were canceled do not reflect the truth, and said, “Our Ministry, 3/13, 1/100.000 and 1 The /5000 scale zoning planning process was completed in 1 and these plans are in effect.” expressions were used.

As a result of the demands and needs of our citizens, the Ministry continues to work on a new zoning application.

In the statement made by the Ministry, it was stated that a new zoning application was carried out by the Ministry in order to meet the demands and needs of the citizens, and the following statements were included:

“At the beginning of 3, we made the announcement of the subdivision for one month, which will establish the implementation of our development plans consisting of 2022 stages, including our Kanal Istanbul project. After the suspension announcement process of the subdivision process, which concerns approximately 1 thousand parcels, was completed, the demands and needs of our citizens were evaluated by our Ministry. For example, in our neighborhood known as Şahintepe in Başakşehir district, we, as the Ministry, evaluate the requests from our citizens and carry out the corrections expressed by our citizens.

In addition, the problems of our citizens who have been in the village center since ancient times in that region, as the Ministry; We listened to it hosted by our headmen and municipalities, and we decided to make the necessary corrections to solve the problems of our citizens with the status of an ancient village center.”

We did not carry out the zoning implementation (parceling) process with the mentality that we did it, we will not.

In the Ministry's statement, for the Zoning Application (parceling) process; What has been done in this process is as follows:

“As the Ministry, we did not carry out the zoning application (parceling) process with the mentality that we did it, as in every project we carry out in our field of activity, we will not carry it out.

In this sense, we carefully examined each request for the zoning application (parceling) process and evaluated them within the framework of equity, and we decided to make a new zoning application (parcellation) process within the scope of the requests.

Lawsuits were filed by our citizens regarding the zoning application process, whose suspension process was completed. We have informed the relevant judicial authorities that we will carry out a new zoning application (parceling) process by evaluating the demands of our citizens. In the lawsuits filed, it was decided by the judicial authorities that the lawsuits were left without subject.

We have not abandoned any process that we promised to our citizens, we will not, we are continuing our work on a new zoning application by our Ministry within the scope of the requests made during the suspension process of the zoning application.”

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