"There will not be a single earthquake unsafe residence in the metropolis," local authorities assure. The country is changing, and half of 650,000 off-plan housing units, which will be provided to those living in dilapidated buildings belong to the municipality.
The candidate for the future mayor of Istanbul, Murat Kurum, visited the demolition site of 5,187 emergency housing units in Istanbul and the groundbreaking ceremony for new ones. "We are preparing the city for a possible earthquake 24 hours a day, 7 days a week," he said.
As you know, 800,000 housing units have been strengthened or renovated since 2012. The next stage of the urban transformation of the largest Turkish metropolis is scheduled to be completed by March 31, 2024.
Up to 3 million residents of the megalopolis may be relocated to safer homes of 157 so-called "reserve zones" in the near future. The key transport arteries, such as the metro, bridges and airports, will withstand an earthquake.