Politics · Turkey · 48 mins ago
TOKİ to offer three options after fatal partial building collapse in Maltepe
A seven-storey apartment building partly collapsed on October 8 in Maltepe, in Istanbul, killing five people.
Five nearby buildings were also evacuated as a precaution.
Turkey’s housing authority, TOKİ, is expected to lead an urban renewal project for the area after safety checks are completed.
Residents will be offered three options: financial support through the “Half of Us” programme, redevelopment planned with TOKİ under ministry oversight, or a ready-built home.
A local urban renewal office has opened to hear residents’ preferences, and officials will decide which option to use after reviewing them.
The government says it aims to complete the project within about a year.
The collapse has renewed attention to risks in buildings in Istanbul.
Turkey’s housing authority TOKİ is to support an urban renewal project after a partial building collapse in Maltepe that killed five people.
Deputy Environment Minister Ömer Bulut said affected property owners would be offered three options.
The options are support through the Yarısı Bizden scheme, a TOKİ-managed renewal project, or a ready-built urban renewal home.
The seven-storey Kardeşler Apartmanı partially collapsed on 8 October, and five nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution.
Officials said they aim to complete the renewal project within about a year and have opened a local office to hear residents’ requests.
- Who
- Turkey’s housing authority TOKİ and the Environment Ministry are working with affected property owners.
- What
- Residents will be offered three urban renewal options after a partial building collapse that killed five people.
- When
- The building partially collapsed on 8 October. Officials announced the options on 13 October.
- Where
- Cevizli neighbourhood, Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Why
- The collapse and concerns about nearby buildings prompted plans for urban renewal.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The seven-storey Kardeşler Apartmanı partially collapsed in Maltepe, killing five people.
Five nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution, and core samples were to be taken for risk assessments.
Officials met affected property owners and announced three urban renewal options.
A local urban renewal office opened to hear residents’ requests.
- Deaths
- 5 people
- Building
- Seven-storey Kardeşler Apartmanı
- Nearby buildings
- 5 buildings evacuated as a precaution
- Options
- Yarısı Bizden support, a TOKİ-managed renewal project, or ready-built urban renewal homes
- Target completion
- About 1 year
- Location
- Cevizli neighbourhood, Maltepe, Istanbul
What people are saying
The state’s support will never be absent from their side.
We will hopefully heal our wounds to some extent by carrying out construction through TOKİ within a period of about one year.
If you see a problem in your building, please apply to our provincial directorates.
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