Court of Accounts report: Incomplete settlement and fire safety risk in expropriated dormitory buildings

While Türkiye was discussing the fire safety audit of buildings, especially after the Kartalkaya fire disaster, the findings made by the Court of Accounts regarding dormitories in the audit report of the Ministry of Youth and Sports attracted attention. In the report, it was noted that the building occupancy permits (settlement) of some of the buildings expropriated as dormitories were not delivered to the provincial directorates and the fire brigade report regarding the fire resistance of the buildings was left to the settlement process.

It was emphasized that this situation poses a risk for the safety of students. In the report, the ministry's evaluation against this determination was shared with the following expressions: "It has been stated that the work on obtaining reports by the public administration that the expropriated buildings comply with the fire regulations at the stage before the admission of students to the dormitory will be carried out by the provincial directorates."

EXPROPRIATION OF UNCOMPLETED DORMITORIES

The report also noted that some dormitories that were still under construction were expropriated at a price as if they were completed. In the report, which stated that this situation was against the Expropriation Law, it was stated that the ministry cited the "urgent need for a dormitory" as the reason for this situation. On the other hand, the report shared the opinion that "It is considered appropriate not to expropriate the incomplete buildings for a price determined by taking into account their finished state, citing the urgency of the work and the fact that the process will take longer."