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Turkey earthquake reconstruction nears 700k units
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Turkey earthquake reconstruction reaches 500k homes nears 700k units
In late July 2026 Turkey’s Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change confirmed that the post‑earthquake reconstruction programme has now had completed roughly 500,000 homes in across the areas regions devastated by the February 6, 2023 earthquakes. quakes. The achievement matches the earlier milestone announced a week earlier, which had counted about 455,000 finished units and 120,000 still under construction. same week, Minister Murat Kurum highlighted reported that the work programme in Kahramanmaraş alone had delivered 74,000 homes and added 4,500 new social‑housing units. He said a further 475,000 independent units are slated for hand‑over by December 2025, bringing the cumulative total of units built through urban‑transformation and social‑housing projects close to 700,000. The effort continues at a pace of about 23 houses per hour – roughly 550 per day – across some 3,500 construction sites in 11 provinces, involving around 200,000 architects, engineers and construction workers. The rebuilding effort also encompasses In addition to residential units, the programme includes new public infrastructure, including city squares, markets, parks and parks, water‑treatment plants, plants and other infrastructure, many of which were showcased at the Dirençli Şehirler (Resilient Cities) Summit in Kahramanmaraş. The scale and speed ministry also identified 68 heavily damaged independent units in forest‑fire‑affected provinces (Antalya, Muğla, Balıkesir, Mersin), underscoring the breadth of the programme remain rebuilding drive. Overall, the reconstruction remains a central focus pillar of Turkey’s long‑term recovery strategy. Overall, the reconstruction drive has delivered strategy, delivering tens of thousands of residential units homes and workplaces throughout the province, with the 500,000‑home milestone marking public facilities while maintaining a significant step toward restoring normalcy for the affected population. rapid construction tempo.
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