“There will be no street left in Beşiktaş where fire trucks and ambulances do not enter” statement

During the municipal council meeting in June, Beşiktaş Mayor Rıza Akpolat shared details about the ongoing works in the district, promising that there would be no street left where the fire department and ambulances wouldn’t reach. Mayor Akpolat shared details about the works carried out in the district during the June municipal council meeting, stating, ‘We have reviewed the projects to be implemented, reevaluated the infrastructure services, and identified the areas to be reorganized. We have set our priorities, especially focusing on the outdated infrastructure of Ihlamurdere Street and the correct connections of water channels because many of the areas there are privately owned, and there are incorrect constructions due to private ownership. Therefore, even though there are currently minor problems in the area, the source is these issues. ISKI does not have the authority to enter private property areas. Now, within the scope of this work, we will also make the necessary arrangements in that area.’
“We will turn Ihlamurdere Street into a comfortable area” Mayor Akpolat, who promised that there would be no street left where the fire department and ambulances wouldn’t reach, stated, ‘While making this arrangement, I would also like to emphasize particularly in Beşiktaş, Ihlamurdere Street. We will not leave any street where the fire department and ambulances cannot access. Therefore, we will open up public areas there, make them suitable, and transform them into a comfortable place. We will ensure pedestrian crossings for citizens, disabled access, especially for our neighbors over the age of 65, making it a comfortable place. We will announce the schedule for this in the coming days. Together with our District Governorship, District Police Department, and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, we will implement a program where infrastructure, superstructure, facade rehabilitations, pedestrian and disabled crossings are arranged in coordination, not separately, but all together. Let’s consider this as a kind of announcement of good news.’