Demolition in Istanbul İsmetpaşa Neighborhood Has Started

Ekrem İmamoğlu The IMM, under its presidency, started the demolitions in Bayrampaşa İsmetpaşa Mahallesi, which was started by the former administration, but was left to “insolvency” in the process. Observing the demolitions on the spot, İmamoğlu emphasized that they carried out the reconciliation process with the citizens in a participatory and transparent manner. "Here, there have been evacuated structures for about 11-12 years and there have been problems with them," said İmamoğlu. The struggle continues to get rid of earthquakes, transformations, troubled buildings and to exist in better living conditions. It's not an easy fight, it's a tough fight. Maximum cooperation is required,” he said.

The works related to the Bayrampaşa “Ismetpaşa Mahallesi Urban Transformation Project” were carried out by the IMM Department of Earthquake Risk Management and Urban Improvement and its subsidiary İmar A.Ş. was launched in July 2008 after the closure of Sağmalcılar Prison in Bayrampaşa. Region; It was declared a "Reserve Building Area" on July 10, 2013, and an "Urban Transformation and Development Area" in 2016. The constructions started in 2016 in the reserve building area were completed in 2019. As a result of the works, 23 blocks, 2.269 residences and 204 commercial units were built. But citizens, with different reservations, refused to move into housing built for them.

BUILDINGS BUILT, CITIZENS DID NOT MOVE

Ekrem İmamoğlu When the new administration of the IMM, headed by him, took office, none of the eligible citizens moved to their new residences. The new IMM administration accelerated the reconciliation process with a participatory and transparent work, paving the way for citizens to move to their residences in the reserve building area as of 22 June 2020. The number of residential independent units moved to date has reached a total of 1.503. IMM teams, which reached an agreement with 89 percent of the beneficiaries in the remaining figure, started the demolition of 100 independent buildings, where 53 percent consensus was reached.

“TIME WAS LOST ON RECONCILIATION AND RECONCILIATION”

İBB President, who followed the demolitions on the spot Ekrem İmamoğlu, IMM Deputy Secretary General Dr. He received information from Buğra Gökçe about the works and the stage reached. Making his assessments on the subject in front of a demolished building, İmamoğlu said, “Bayrampaşa is a point where urban transformation has been a struggle for many years. The process was carried out with the transfer of the area opposite the old prison from here to there and a housing project there. A lot of time was lost and difficulties were experienced in terms of reconciliation and transparent reconciliation. As soon as I took office, we talked about the process together with my friends, my friends as council members in the region, our district presidents, even our Mayor. We shared it with our citizens. "At present, a consensus of 90 percent has been reached," he said.

“IT IS NOT EASY, IT IS A DIFFICULT FIGHT”

Imamoglu said:

“As the processes were completed, the demolitions started gradually. This will continue. By demolishing the areas here and the buildings that were evacuated in agreement with the citizens, we will both save these places from their desolation and unfortunately, there were some unknown crime-oriented heaps here, and we will eliminate them as well. Another phase of this is where my friends are working on the project. With this project, we will continue a serious transformation in Bayrampaşa with the transfer of buildings on the opposite side and the gradual use of a kind of reserve area. The struggle continues to get rid of earthquakes, transformations, troubled buildings and to exist in better living conditions. It's not an easy fight, it's a tough one. Maximum cooperation is required. We show sensitivity to ensure that cooperation at every point we go. I hope these will be very beautiful areas. We need to act fast. I always pray. What is this? May God give you a living, Istanbul earthquake. I hope we can get it together soon."