Within the scope of the studies carried out by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, 11 residences will be built in accordance with the local architecture in cities and villages in 272 provinces affected by the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquake. It is aimed to complete the tender for 2023 thousand 14 houses and start construction by the end of February 500 for the reconstruction and construction of the cities damaged in the earthquake. In this context, in the districts of Nurdağı and İslahiye, which were heavily damaged by the earthquake in Gaziantep, the first excavation was made by the Housing Development Administration (TOKİ) for our 855 houses in the first place. Disaster houses to be built in the earthquake zone will be designed in accordance with the needs of the city. The buildings will be built horizontally and in accordance with local architecture, not exceeding the ground plus 3-4 floors. In the new houses to be built, the shops will not be located under the buildings. Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum made a statement on his official social media account, “We are working on 11 and 11 different master plans. We will build private residences in every city with our TOKİ! “He shared the image of the disaster houses using the expressions.
The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change started the construction of new residences and workplaces as soon as possible after natural disasters such as earthquake, flood and fire. New residences and workplaces of citizens affected by disasters are delivered in less than a year, and rent and relocation support are provided to citizens during this construction process.
After the earthquakes that occurred in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023 and directly affected approximately 11 million people in 14 provinces, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change took action together with the relevant institutions and organizations.
“New settlement model process from plains to mountains”
In order to return life to normal in the earthquake area as soon as possible, damage assessment studies are carried out without interruption. Minister Murat Kurum made aerial and land surveys of the earthquake-affected areas in order to identify new settlements with the aim of prioritizing settlement from the plains to the mountains.
In the coordination meetings held to determine the settlement model from the plains to the mountains in the “disaster of the century” for the disaster victims, the cultural, demographic, sociological and geographical sensitivities of the new cities were taken into account by first meeting with local administrators and NGOs in 11 provinces.
Then, the Turkey Active Fault Line report was examined with the MTA, settlements far from the fault lines were determined, and new settlements were consulted according to the fault lines and soil liquefaction by meeting with scientists. Soil survey, geological survey and micro-zoning studies have started to be carried out in order to ensure that the places where ground survey studies are determined in the field are suitable for housing construction. In these studies, the ground water level is low and solid ground determinations are made. In the process, master plans covering the needs of the city started to be prepared after the negotiations with all segments.
“272 houses in cities and villages will be built in accordance with local architecture”
It is aimed to complete the tender for 2023 thousand 14 houses and start construction by the end of February 500 for the reconstruction and construction of the cities damaged in the earthquake. In this context, in the districts of Nurdağı and İslahiye, which were heavily damaged by the earthquake in Gaziantep today, the first excavation was carried out for 855 residences by the Housing Development Administration (TOKİ).
In order to reduce the density in the centers, first of all, residences will be built in the reserve areas determined on the peripheries of the cities.
Until the end of March and April 2023, the construction of 199 residences will begin in the reserve areas of the cities, together with the contract processes. 739 thousand 40 in Hatay, 426 in Kilis, 250 thousand 18 in Gaziantep, 544 thousand in Şanlıurfa, 3 thousand in Diyarbakır, 6 thousand 3 in Elazığ, 750 thousand 25 in Adıyaman, 882 thousand in Malatya. 44, 770 thousand 45 in Kahramanmaraş, 67 thousand 9 in Osmaniye and 550 thousand 2 in Adana, 200 thousand 199 residences will be built in the reserve areas of the city.
He prepared the steel construction and reinforced concrete projects of 73 thousand 972 village houses that will bring the villages back to their feet and make life normal. 15 thousand 59 in Hatay, 1002 in Kilis, 9 thousand 539 in Gaziantep, 2 thousand 81 in Şanlıurfa, 2 thousand 927 in Diyarbakır, 386 in Elazığ, 9 thousand 896 in Adıyaman, 13 thousand in Kahramanmaraş. 16, 17 thousand 990 in Malatya, 1.378 in Osmaniye, 701 in Adana, 73 thousand 972 village houses will be built.
“Disaster houses will be built horizontally and in accordance with local architecture”
While the floor plans and façade arrangements are being prepared with the best architects of Turkey, studies are carried out with scientists to build new residences on the strongest and highest quality floors.
Disaster houses to be built in the earthquake zone will be designed in accordance with the needs of the city. The buildings will be built horizontally and in accordance with local architecture, not exceeding the ground plus 3-4 floors. The residences to be built according to the cultural structure, sociology, demographic structure of the cities and the needs of the city will consist of 105+85 flats with a gross of 3 square meters and a net of 1 square meters. Village residences, on the other hand, will consist of 120+93 flats with a gross of 3 square meters and a net net of 1 square meters. In the new houses to be built, the shops will not be located under the buildings.