Due to the cracks in the columns and interiors of 3 buildings located in Kadıköy Zühtüpaşa District Şefikbey Street, a decision was taken to demolish them within the scope of urban transformation. There was tension between the people living in the building and the teams, who requested additional time for the municipal teams that came for evacuation. People in the building claimed that they had not been notified officially.
THEY SAY, 'WE WILL SEND NOTIFICATION AFTER YOU LEAVE'
Recai Adilbey, who lives in the building, said, "Do you have an official notification? No. We ask you to give us a notification, they say 'we will send a notification after you leave'. If these people disperse to various districts of Istanbul, how will you get the notifications? Now, this is not a legal thing you are doing. This is an illegal action. No one has come. Now, if this notification has not been received for 15 days, how urgently will you write the letter?" "You bring it to us within 24 hours and tell us to 'empty it between 6 in the evening and 10 in the morning'? We say 'Give documents', but you do not provide any documents, with what authority do you have to do this?" he said.
'WE HAVE A CANCER PATIENT, WHERE WILL YOU TAKE THIS PERSON?'
Stating that there are a total of 62 flats and 15 shops in 3 buildings in the region, Adilbey said, "One of your friends has just had brain surgery and is using a specially equipped machine at home. We have a cancer patient, a diabetic patient, a kidney patient. Now where will you take this person? In which article of which law does such a thing exist? Let them explain this to us."
STATEMENT FROM KADIKÖY MUNICIPALITY
A written statement was made by Kadıköy Municipality. In the statement, "A total of 6 buildings located in Zühtüpaşa, Eğitim and Rasimpaşa neighborhoods in Kadıköy district, in line with the technical reports prepared within the scope of Article 39 of the Zoning Law No. 3194, have been started to be evacuated urgently from the building, without waiting for a notification decision, as they pose a risk of collapse due to the risk of life and property safety. Temporary accommodation support will be provided to the evacuated people in need. Our institution will provide temporary accommodation support to the evacuated people in need. There is a stream in Zühtüpaşa Neighborhood." "Three structures, 33, 41 and 53 years old, located in the bed, were examined due to the risk of flood and inundation. In the preliminary examinations, corrosion, decrease in concrete and reinforcement sections and deep cracks were detected in the load-bearing systems of the structures. These findings revealed that the structures pose serious risks in terms of static safety. It was evaluated that the structures in question are in danger of collapse (mail-i inhidam) within the scope of Article 39 of the same law."
'OUR PRIORITY IS TO DETECT THE RISKS IN ADVANCE'
The statement continued: "In line with the letter of the Provincial Directorate of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change dated October 27, 2026, regarding measures and procedures for structures at risk of flood and inundation, efforts are continuing to complete the evacuation and demolition processes.
Our main priority is to ensure the life safety of our citizens. Floods and floods due to excessive rainfall pose a serious risk, especially for structures located in the stream bed. Before a possible earthquake or other disaster occurs, it is of great importance to complete the evacuation and demolition processes of buildings in danger of collapse within the framework of the legislation. As Kadıköy Municipality, our priority is to detect risks in advance and take the necessary precautions in a timely manner, rather than responding to disasters after they occur. "We continue our work based on the life safety of our citizens, in coordination with relevant institutions and within the framework of the legislation."
