İBB subsidiary KİPTAŞ, the 'Single Building Transformation Project', which will be realized for the first time in the history of the institution, Kadıköy It started in Özden Apartment in Kozyatağı. İBB President, who pressed the button that will pour the first mortar to form the foundation of the new Özden Apartment, together with 4-year-old İdil Öztürk, one of the youngest residents of the building. Ekrem İmamoğlu, “I told our General Manager and other general managers; I said 'I want 100, 200, 300 construction sites' in the streets and neighborhoods of Istanbul. Can we do it? We can. We can achieve this in a year, friends. And we should. That would really be our biggest medal.” Emphasizing that the urban transformation struggle against the earthquake requires total mobilization, İmamoğlu repeated his call for the establishment of an 'Earthquake Coordination Board' in this context. Emphasizing the necessity of establishing a structure similar to AFAD in this regard, İmamoğlu said, “There is no politics in this business. There is no such thing as a district mayor belonging to the A, B, C parties in this business. We are ready to join the strongest arm in arm with them all. “Imagine; some non-governmental organizations are there, professional chambers are there, district municipality representatives are there, the Metropolitan Municipality is there, the Governor's Office is there, the Ministry of Urban Planning is there… We think together, we act together… It was not enough; contractors are there. It's not enough; Representatives of the construction and material producing industry are there. It's not enough; the banks are there. It's not enough; insurance companies are there. I think the key to standing up together and solving this whole thing is really there. 'Sir, there is this subject, there is this legislation.' We cannot solve this issue in an accelerated manner through dozens of regulations and dozens of regulations.
İBB subsidiaries KİPTAŞ, BİMTAŞ and İmar A.Ş. will realize the "Single Building Transformation Project" for the first time in the history of the institution. Kadıköy The foundation of the new earthquake-resistant homes of the flat owners living in Özden Apartment in Kozyatağı Mahallesi, within the scope of the “150 Projects in 150 Days” marathon, the Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) Ekrem İmamoğlu thrown by. İmamoğlu made a speech before the groundbreaking ceremony. Stating that they brought a mentality change to Istanbul in urban transformation, İmamoğlu emphasized that KIPTAS carried out the transformation of a singular building for the first time in its history. Noting that they have started a special process at the point of transformation for 3 years, İmamoğlu said, "The first thing I say to my friends, based on the real data we have received, is this: Brother, you will enter the neighborhood, you will create a ground of trust at the point of the change of buildings, and in line with this trust ground, you will cooperate with contractors and contractors for profit purposes. You will support the transformation of our people's homes without This is a mobilization. This is a survival issue for our country. This is the real survival problem of Istanbul. God forbid, loss of life, loss of property, loss of morale, loss of finance… When you put it all together; it bends our back” he warned. Emphasizing that their priority is to ensure the safety of life, İmamoğlu said, “It is imperative that we transform these buildings without creating and distributing rents.”
İMAMOĞLU: “AFTER 7-8 MONTHS, OUR CITIZENS WILL SLEEP COMFORTABLY IN EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT NESTS”
İBB's subsidiaries KİPTAŞ, BİMTAŞ and İmar A.Ş. Stating that they acted together in this process, İmamoğlu drew attention to the fact that they also work in partnership with district municipalities in this context. “We sat and talked with the owners of Özden Apartment, without looking at it as rent. My friends have concluded this process here. Not much, but after 7-8 months, these citizens will have a comfortable sleep in their earthquake-proof, sparkling homes. Peace of mind cannot be bought with money," he said. Saying, “Whoever looks at the issue of urban transformation as a matter of enrichment rather than a matter of life security, it means that they are not doing any work that will cause more harm to themselves in their life,” İmamoğlu said, “I know this sector. I am a person in this industry. I have been in these tables for about 30 years. And unfortunately we have experienced many examples of this. Don't do it, don't do it. In this sense, our call to all our citizens is that; KİPTAŞ has no limit, no limit. Our door is open to doing business with solid contractors and contractors that we have taken the guarantee of”.
“35 percent of our citizens did not let us into their buildings”
“I told our General Manager and other general managers; I said, 'I want 100, 200 construction sites' in the streets and neighborhoods of Istanbul," said İmamoğlu, and said: "I want 300. Can we do it? We can. We can achieve this in a year, friends. And we should. That would really be our biggest medal. Tomorrow, the next day, the issue of 'While we were living in rotten buildings in this city, we brought 1 thousand and 1,5 thousand families back to their homes in 10-15 years in good health, with neighborhood works' creates a tremendous peace for us. I want to win this medal with my nation. In this context, my fellow travelers will study this process with great mobilization. In particular, we want all buildings built before 99 to take into account this risk and have their buildings checked or have them made. Close to 35-40 percent of people did not let us have their buildings checked. Our citizens do not want to face this. Impossible. There is nothing more important than this. Of course, we are not establishing the court of 25-30 years ago here. But we have a responsibility to face it and solve it. We may have made a mistake, we may have made a mistake as a nation. We have to solve this. Therefore, we expect our citizens to have this sensitivity and participation. We want to lay the foundations of earthquake resistant, new and qualified buildings. And it has no party. This has no politics. There is no such thing as a district mayor belonging to the A, B, C parties in this business. We are ready to join the strongest arm in arm with them all.”
“WE CANNOT SOLVE THIS ISSUE THROUGH MANY LEGISLATION”
Emphasizing that they are always ready to act jointly with the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate, İmamoğlu made the following call: “We have never even brought up the A of politics on these issues with the ministry. We tried to sit at the table in the most original and free way in every matter. Fortunately, to a large extent, the Ministry also took this into account in its relations with us. Thank you here. I only have this issue: I am talking about a system where decisions are made quickly in Istanbul with a holistic structure, with an 'Earthquake Coordination Board' understanding - I am talking about a system where everyone is involved in the issue we proposed to the ministry - just like AFAD. Just as the disaster is handled as a holistic issue and the management is targeted specifically for Istanbul, imagine that the renewal issue of Istanbul, which is the biggest issue before the disaster, is also under one roof in this context. Some non-governmental organizations are there, professional chambers are there, district municipality representatives are there, the Metropolitan Municipality is there, the Governor's Office is there, the Ministry of Urban Planning is there… We think together, we act together. It's not enough; contractors are there. It's not enough; Representatives of the construction and material producing industry are there. It's not enough; the banks are there. It's not enough; insurance companies are there. I think the key to standing up together and solving this whole thing is really there. 'Sir, there is this subject, there is this legislation.' We cannot solve this issue in an accelerated manner through dozens of regulations and dozens of regulations. Therefore, I renew and repeat this call. So if there is an election tomorrow, I will make the same call. Because it has no choice, no party. Because the earthquake has no hour, no minute, no second. We may experience an earthquake even as we speak here. We have to scream it out.”
ODABAŞI: “Mentality Changed”
Stating that there was a mentality change after the 23 June 2019 elections in Istanbul, Kadıköy Mayor Şerdil Dara Odabaşı said, “The understanding based on the citizen is one of the biggest indicators of this mentality change. Here you can find a sentence that turns into an understanding that is based on citizens, cares about citizens and cares about our neighbors. KadıköyReminding that Istanbul is one of the closest districts to the North Anatolian Fault Line of Istanbul, Odabaşı said, “This situation has led to an increase in the demand for transforming structures that are not earthquake-resistant in the last few years, and on the other hand, due to the limited supply offered, housing and rental prices have also increased. caused it to rise considerably. Again in this process, Istanbulites, who were left at the mercy of the market and the sector, KadıköyPeople had to choose between their lives and their property,” he said.
HE MADE A REFERENCE TO THE “FIKIRTEPE DISCOVERY”
Kadıköy Pointing out that the “Fikirtepe disaster” was experienced within its borders, Odabaşı said, “The point brought by the ministry's understanding of 'I do the best, I know the best' in the region of Fikirtepe, is experienced as pain in Fikirtepe. Today, with this project, with the opposite understanding, KadıköyNot only one building is being renovated in . The mentality that I just mentioned is being demolished, and an understanding that is a stakeholder with its neighbors, citizens and landowners, producing business together with them, is perhaps rebuilt here. So, don't think of this place as demolishing a building and renovating a building. A 25-year-old mentality was destroyed here; we are building the foundation and construction of a new understanding that cares about the people and its neighbors. Because; First of all, Mr. IBB President Mr. Ekrem İmamoğlu We would like to thank all our colleagues, all the Metropolitan staff, especially for this understanding. KadıköyBecause they started in . Hopefully KadıköyWe see much more similar to this building transformation project in 'he said.
KURT: “66 PERCENT OF THE DEMAND IS FROM SINGLE BUILDINGS”
Stating that they set out with the slogan 'Istanbul is Renewing' about a year ago, KİPTAŞ A.Ş. General Manager Ali Kurt, on the other hand, said, “We have undertaken to renovate all structures built before '99 in Istanbul, without any ownership or plan problems. We managed this process in a very transparent and participatory manner. To date, we have received applications from 964 of 624 neighborhoods in Istanbul. The application we have received so far is 149 thousand 597 on an independent unit basis, and the number of our citizens living here is 547 thousand 472. We received applications from all of our 39 districts and currently, we are actively managing the process at 6 different points. Approximately 730 of these applications come from single structures”. Emphasizing that they were also negatively affected by the cost increases stemming from the economic crisis, Kurt said, “Unless cost increases are stopped, we cannot prevent the housing crisis, no matter how many houses we produce in Turkey.”
“NO COMPANY IN OUR SCALE HAS TO BE TRANSFORMED ON SINGLE STRUCTURES”
Noting that KİPTAŞ is the 11th largest construction company in Turkey despite today's economic conditions, Kurt said, “No company of our scale cares so much about the transformation of single buildings by entering the neighborhood. We just saw it in the movie. If there was a possible earthquake, maybe we would be pulling the right holders out of the rubble today. Because we are talking about a structure that was destroyed by a scoop blow. And unfortunately in this region, there are dozens of them. In fact, our aim was to show that Turkey can change and to ensure that the 'Istanbul Renewal' system is implemented as a model throughout Turkey, to prove that all risky structures can be transformed. Kurt told the citizens, “As we always say; It is important to lay a foundation, but the main thing is to evacuate risky structures before a possible earthquake and ensure life safety. We say to our citizens in Istanbul, 'Come, compromise, let's renovate the buildings at the cost'.
4-YEAR-OLD İDİL WILL GET ITS EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT HOME
After the speeches; İmamoğlu, IYI Party deputy Hayrettin Nuhoğlu, Odabaşı, Kurt and the flat owners pressed the buttons together to pour the first mortar for the new Özden Apartment. 4-year-old İdil Öztürk, one of the youngest residents of the apartment, also contributed to the foundation of her new home by pressing the button together with İmamoğlu.
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