Urban transformation office opened in Ayazağa and talks have begun

Hakkı Alp, Head of Urban Transformation at the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, announced that they have started holding meetings with citizens at the Urban Transformation Office established in Sarıyer's Ayazağa Neighborhood, which was affected by floods and inundations. Two options are being offered in the region: the "Half is on Us" campaign and area-based transformation through TOKİ.

In a statement made at the newly operational office, Hakkı Alp reported that under the coordination of the Governorship, AFAD, the General Directorate of Security, the General Command of Jandarma, Kızılay, the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, and related institutions are operating in the field. Stating that citizens' safety is ensured with the support of municipalities and temporary shelter and food needs are met, Alp conveyed that following field assessments by Minister Murat Kurum, the demolition of structures that need to be removed within the scope of stream bed rehabilitation has begun. It was noted that demolition work on the final structure is continuing, following two days of demolitions carried out under the coordination of the Urban Transformation Presidency and the Governorship.

It was stated that stream bed rehabilitation works will be carried out by İSKİ, and work is underway on permanent solutions in the region through the "Half is on Us" campaign and area-based transformation models. It was noted that the goal is to implement projects within 2027 that will transform at least two to three island-based blocks in Ayazağa.