10 Truths and 10 False Social Housing Project Facts

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change made a statement on its official social media account, regarding the largest social housing project in the history of the Republic.10 Truths and 10 False Social Housing Project Facts” under the title.

The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change announced one by one the wrongs that were wrongly expressed in the public and that led to information pollution about the “My First Home, My First Workplace” project.

In the statement made on the official Twitter account of the Ministry, important information about the biggest social housing project in the history of the Republic was shared under the heading "10 True 10 False and Social Housing Project Facts". The statement included the following:

“10 True 10 False and Social Housing Project Facts”

1. The application fee collected in the application for the My First Home My First Work Place project will not be refunded. FALSE

ACTUALLY: Citizens whose names are not mentioned in the lottery can go to Ziraat Bank branch 5 days after the draw and get a refund of the application fee they deposited.

2. He cannot apply to the residence that has a land. FALSE

ACTUALLY: It can be applied as long as it is not independent and fully owned, and the fact that it is a field does not constitute an obstacle.

3. I can apply for both housing and land. FALSE

ACTUALLY: Since the residential land is a planned project for the citizens to build their own houses as they wish, it is no different from the housing application. An application can be made from a household to either a residence or a residential land.

4. Two siblings over the age of 18 cannot apply. FALSE

ACTUALLY: In the My First Home My First Work Place project, 18 percent quota was granted to young people between the ages of 30-20. Our young people can apply even if they are in the same household.

5. There is a household income and age limit for the relatives of martyrs and veterans. FALSE

ACTUALLY: There is no limitation for the relatives of martyrs and veterans.

6. The construction of TOKİ houses will take more than 2 years. FALSE

ACTUALLY: With the experience of TOKİ, which has built 1 million 170 thousand houses to date, the first foundation will be laid in October, and turnkey delivery will be made within 2 years.

7. It will be difficult to pay the installments with the increase.

ACTUALLY: The civil servant increase prices in TOKİ installments are the ceiling price. To date, TOKİ installments have never exceeded civil servant salary increases, on the contrary, they are kept below the civil servant salary increase. Examples of this exist in the past years. In the last 4 years, TOKİ installment increase has always been below the civil servant salary increase. In addition, TOKİ's annual discount campaigns also offer ease of payment to the citizens.

8. Foreigners will also be able to buy TOKİ houses. FALSE

ACTUALLY: The first requirement to apply for TOKİ projects is to be a citizen of the Republic of Turkey. A Turkish citizen cannot apply.

9. To date, 52 thousand lawsuits have been filed against TOKİ because the TOKİ houses were not built or were built late. FALSE

ACTUALLY: In the last two years, only one lawsuit was filed against TOKİ.

10. Social housing purchased from TOKİ can be sold. FALSE

ACTUALLY: There is no right of transfer in TOKİ houses before the debt is over.