In Hatay, where the wounds of the earthquake are being healed, the delivery of 44,227 residential and commercial units is planned by the end of the year.

In Hatay, where the wounds of the earthquake are being healed, it is planned to deliver 44,227 residences and workplaces by the end of the year. In the Gülderen neighborhood of Antakya district, where a new living center has been established, disaster-affected citizens are experiencing the excitement of moving into their new homes.

In Hatay, which was devastated by the disaster of the century, the wounds of the earthquake began to be healed in a short time. The Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change had started the construction of disaster housing to heal the wounds of the earthquakes. As a result of the round-the-clock efforts coordinated by the Hatay Governorship, citizens began to return to their homes as of February 6. Up to today, 25,916 workplaces and residences have been delivered to citizens. While it is planned to deliver 44,227 residences by the end of 2024, the goal is to deliver 146,479 residences and 11,721 workplaces to disaster-affected citizens by the end of 2025. Citizens who have settled in their homes in the Gülderen neighborhood of Antakya district, where a new city center has been established, expressed their gratitude.

“We were not expecting such a house; thank God it was granted to us, our house is very beautiful.”

55-year-old Cuma Önal expressed his gratitude to those who contributed to the construction of disaster housing, saying, “May God bless our President and everyone involved. Everything turned out very well. My family and I were fine during the earthquakes, but we lost some relatives. Our house in Aksaray neighborhood was damaged and destroyed in the earthquakes. We were not expecting such a house; thank God it was granted to us, our house is very beautiful.”

56-year-old Aysel Önal, expressing their efforts to heal the wounds of the disaster, stated, “We are very pleased with our house; may God bless everyone who contributed. The house that was destroyed in Aksaray neighborhood is exactly the same, as if the plan is the same. Of course, we were a bit saddened, but we are trying to return to normal slowly.”