
The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change offered turnkey and on-site transformation options for the victims of the collapsed building in Maltepe.
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On October 8, Kardeşler Apartment building collapsed in Maltepe Cevizli District. The Urban Transformation Directorate has initiated the housing allocation processes for victimized citizens.
With the work carried out under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, new residences were prepared for eligible citizens in the Kardeşler Apartment Building and surrounding buildings, which collapsed on October 8 in Maltepe Cevizli District.
Urban Transformation Directorate will meet with all eligible citizens within 9 days and grant the following; As of October 28, he offered 2 options, including that they could receive the keys to their new residences in the Esenkent District IETT Blocks, and that their houses could be rebuilt on site under the coordination of the Urban Transformation Directorate. Citizens were shown around sample flats. As a result of the rapidly progressing work, the keys will be delivered to citizens who want to buy ready-made flats 20 days after the collapse. In both options, citizens will be offered favorable payment terms spanning many years.
"OUR STATE SHOWED A VERY FAST REFLEX"
Eyüp Tuzcu, one of the beneficiaries who toured the sample flats, said, "I was living in flat number 5 in Kardesler Apartment. Our government showed a very quick reflex. They said, 'We will build it as soon as possible and get you to your homes.' If you do not want it, they offered the finished residences here in our Esenkent Neighborhood. They showed us around today. It is very nice. If you do not want to wait and say 'I am in a hurry, you can use this place too'. They made an offer to us. Both 2+1 and "There were 3+1 flats. We visited all of them, they were very nice. We thank our President and all the officials. They took care of us, they never left us unattended. They made us feel that we were not alone," he said.
The keys of the residences in the Esenkent District are being delivered to the beneficiaries of the Kardeşler Apartment Building, which collapsed on October 8. The Ministry offers citizens the option of either purchasing new flats or on-site conversion.

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