Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Mehmet Özhaseki said that urban transformation is the only solution for the safe construction of cities. Özhaseki said, “Since we are an earthquake country and there are 2-3 devastating earthquakes every year, then why should we not build our cities safely? If we build it safely, rest assured, nothing will happen. There is only one way to do this; urban transformation. Urban transformation is essential and indispensable for us. "If we do not do this urban transformation, we will hit our knees every time an earthquake occurs and we will cry a lot." said.
Mehmet Özhaseki, Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, who was in the delegation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who went to the United States to attend the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations, answered questions in the A Haber broadcast at the Türkevi in New York. . Underlining that Turkey is an earthquake country, Özhaseki emphasized that it is necessary to build earthquake-safe houses and that the only way to achieve this is urban transformation. Minister Özhaseki stated that more than 2012 million houses in Turkey have changed and transformed after the law passed in 2 with the initiatives of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. Talking about the work that will speed up the process, Özhaseki said, “When you want to carry out urban transformation, there are so many problems that we encounter that we have seen them in 11-12 years and noted them aside. We are taking precautions and making legal regulations that will exceed all of them. On the one hand, we are establishing a special unit for Istanbul. On the one hand, we are establishing a special unit for resource development. We want to further accelerate the urban transformation process by using own resources effectively and efficiently. There are options such as expropriation, but these mean a new financial burden and a waste of time if taken to court. We don't have even a second to lose. The new headquarters we will establish; It will scan treasury lands and will benefit us both as a reserve area and at the point of public supply during the construction process of our durable, climate-friendly residences that reflect the neighborhood culture. In this way, we will increase the housing supply and reduce housing and rental prices.” he said.
“I WILL SUBMIT THE NEW LAW TO THE ASSEMBLY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MONTH”
“6 million of the 1,5 million houses in Istanbul are risky. “600 thousand of them need to be renewed urgently.” Özhaseki said, “Our first target is those 600 thousand houses. "With rapid urban transformation works, we will transform first 600 thousand and then 1.5 million unhealthy houses." he said. Stating that the New Urban Transformation and Earthquake Law will be clarified at the beginning of October, Özhaseki said, “We worked within ourselves, with our Presidency. AK Party Group Chairman Abdullah Güler, lawyers and various ministries attended. Everyone expressed their opinions there. We had a Council that started in Istanbul two days ago. We also told our teachers in the Council, 'Distribute especially our works.' I said. Let them see what we want there, what kind of law we want to enact, and criticize it. We act so that if they have anything to add, let them say it and then we can set off. As soon as I return to Turkey, I will head those commissions again and see what has happened. Then I will go to the Parliament and deliver it. Appreciation, of course, belongs to our Supreme Assembly. We will wait for criticism and contributions there too. Maybe we'll change some things. We want to do right. I will make a special appeal. Because this urban transformation is essential and indispensable for us. "If we do not do this urban transformation, we will hit our knees every time an earthquake occurs and we will cry a lot." he said.
“OUR NEIGHBORHOOD” PROJECT IN THE SMART CITIES CONCEPT
Stating that they will carry out projects called 'Our Neighbourhood' in the concept of smart cities in the new reserve areas within the scope of urban transformation works to be carried out in Istanbul, Minister Özhaseki said, "We will implement such beautiful projects in the places we find that we call them 'Our Neighborhood'. It will consist of a maximum of five floors. It will be in a building with a square and streets, so people will enjoy living in that neighborhood. We are trying to attract people to an environment that is closer to the ground, has a small garden, where people know each other and maintain neighborly relations. Be sure that when the project we have prepared is revealed and implemented, everyone will want to go to the neighborhood voluntarily. That neighborhood will have a square, with opened side streets. Its unique tradesmen and gathering, sohbet There will be places, parks, green areas, social facilities and parking lots. We will try to make it in accordance with the concept of smart cities. If it rains, a place that will not flow too much and flood the area. Where we keep it, we will then pass it through treatment plants and use it as gray water in our homes. Transportation there will be more in line with the smart cities concept. The neighborhood that will emerge with this project we will implement will perhaps be the urban planning project that Turkey will implement in the coming days, months and years. "In such an environment, everyone will want to come to that neighborhood." he said.
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