Minister of the Environment: Houses can be built even by the sea

Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Mehmet Özhaseki made statements regarding the construction of buildings in accordance with legislation at the inauguration of the Samet Özer Religious Education and Culture Center.

Özhaseki said: “In houses built with the tunnel formwork system according to the legislation we have recently introduced, you may feel a little scared, but don’t worry, rest assured.” Özhaseki’s following words caught attention:

“The fact that the house is tall does not cause it to collapse. Even houses are built by the sea. As long as you comply with the legislation there. Therefore, live in your beautiful houses in good health, live in peace, live with pleasure.”

‘THERE WERE 226 EARTHQUAKES MORE THAN 6 IN 100 YEARS’

Stating that Turkey is a seismic country and that in the last 100 years 226 different earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or higher have occurred on the country’s continent and seas, Özhaseki said: “There are almost 2 or 3 major earthquakes a year . The number of people who died is 130 thousand. “The material value is immeasurable, billions of dollars,” he said.

Recalling that the latest example of these earthquakes was the earthquake that had its epicenter in Kahramanmaraş in February, Özhaseki said: “We spent our days and nights there. We are trying to give all our energy there. I used to come to Kayseri every weekend. Now I barely come every 3 weeks, every 4 weeks. I always try to go in those directions. Where from? Currently, 1 million 900 thousand of our citizens are outside their homes. The number of homes to be built there is 680 thousand and workplaces 170 thousand. “They will build several cities,” he said. (DHA)