Turkey Urban Renewal Project

The Turkish urban renewal project is a megaproject that aims to replace the old, earthquake-prone buildings with newer ones in the future 20 years. The project is mainly concentrated in Istanbul. The urban renewal law was passed in 2012 and the working-class neighbourhood of Fikirtepe in Kadıköy was chosen as a pilot area. The projects have now been implemented all around Turkey, like Ankara, Izmir and Bursa.

Examples

Istanbul

Most of the urban renewal projects in Turkey are focused on Istanbul mainly because of the active North Anatolian Fault line. A possible earthquake could cause the collapse of nearly 48 thousand buildings. Most buildings in Istanbul are older than 50 years and are made to the pre 199 earthquake building standards. Thus, most of the buildings in or around Istanbul have a possibility to collapse or be seriously damaged. The urban renewal project in Istanbul started in 2012 in Fikirtepe, Kadıköy. After 2012, multiple projects have been started around Istanbul. For example; Esenler, Zeytinburnu, Kirazlıtepe, Beyoğlu-Okmeydanı-Piyalepaşa, Kadıköy-Göztepe, Kartal-Orhantepe, Büyükçekmece, Beylikdüzü, Başakşehir-Kayabaşı, Silivri, Kağıthane, Alibeyköy, Tozkoparan, Eyüp, Gaziosmanpaşa, Bağcılar, Avcılar, Sulukule and Fatih.

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