Murat Kurum

Atatürk Airport Public Garden, the country's largest city park where construction works have been ongoing for a while, will be opened soon, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has stated.

The foundations of the new housings for quake survivors in the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep and Kilis were laid as of March 31, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has announced.

The foundations of 7,087 houses were laid in Gaziantep and 649 houses in Kilis with the presence of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Exactly 46 days after the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes, the first foundations for new housing in the affected provinces were laid on March 23.

Within the scope of the İlk Evim (My First Home) Project, the first drawing of lots for Istanbul's Tuzla district took place on March 16, with owners of 20,920 new houses determined already.

The draw was held at Tuzla Viaport Marina in the municipality's event tent at 10 a.m. and was broadcast live online.

With the damage assessment works in 11 quake-stricken provinces to have been completed to a great extent, the next goal is to move all quake survivor people from tents to container cities within two months, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has said.

Within the scope of the İlk Evim Arsa (My First Home Land) Project, quake-affected provinces will get the priority, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has said.

Construction works continue rapidly after the earthquakes hit 11 provinces in the country's south.

Within the scope of Türkiye's first mass housing project, a comprehensive restoration work is being carried out in the Saraçoğlu neighborhood with the "Revitalization of Saraçoğlu Neighborhood Project," which is carried out with a completely nature and environment-centered approach.

In line with the Lake Van Basin Protection Action Plan, more than 800,000 cubic meters of bottom mud has been removed from Lake Van since 2019, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has said.

Effective and concrete steps are needed at the global level to fight the climate crisis, Turkish first lady Emine Erdoğan said on Jan. 17 and called on foreign envoys in Ankara to act together in this bid.

Wind and solar power plants will be installed on a total of 300 million square meters of idle treasury lands, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has said.