Sharing from Minister Kurum regarding the flood in Istanbul

In its post on its NSosyal account, the institution stated that they carried out on-site inspections and listened to the citizens in Ayazağa District of Sarıyer district, one of the places most affected by the flood in Istanbul.

Minister Kurum noted the following:

"Our first job is to quickly erase the traces of the flood and return life to normal as soon as possible. On the other hand, we will take permanent steps to avoid experiencing the same scenario again. For this, we want to start the transformation in the region without delay. We will establish our Urban Transformation Office, we will receive the requests one by one. We will stand by our citizens who want the transformation, support them and carry out the process together. Urban transformation for Istanbul is no longer an issue that can be postponed."

A coordination meeting was held

On the other hand, according to the statement made by the Ministry, Minister Kurum, who went to the region after the disaster, held a coordination meeting with the participation of Deputy Minister Ömer Bulut, Istanbul Governor Davut Gül, Deputy Mayor of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Nuri Aslan, Sarıyer Mayor Oktay Aksu, Mass Housing Administration (TOKİ) President Levent Sungur, Urban Transformation President Hakkı Alp and managers of other institutions and citizens affected by the flood.

At the meeting, an agreement was reached on the rapid completion of the reclamation projects of Kağıthane Stream and Ayazağa Stream. It was decided to implement a resilient city model to prevent similar disasters in Ayazağa through stream improvements.

Minister Kurum stated that in this context, the transformation project will be carried out under the coordination of the Urban Transformation Directorate to meet all the needs of the citizens, on solid ground that is resistant to earthquake and climate-related disasters.

Suggesting transformation with the "Half of It is on Us" campaign or "urban transformation by TOKİ" to eligible citizens, the Institution noted that beneficiaries who choose one of the two options will have access to safe structures in the region.