Damage assessment studies continue in 11 provinces that were devastated after the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes.
While the government claims that they can rebuild cities in a year, Abdullah Akın, Elazig Provincial Chairman of Saadet Party, stated that there are still citizens who could not find their homes after the Elazig earthquake that took place 3 years ago.
"It has been 3 years since the earthquake. The houses of 485 beneficiaries could not be determined yet. Our citizens spent 3 years in the container city in our Sivrice district. This is a recent example. These friends continue to do business with perception," he said.
While demolition took place in 11 provinces in the region following the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes, damage assessment studies for buildings continue. Although the government claims that it will complete the construction of the buildings in a year against the demolitions, the grievances still continue in the 3 years since the earthquake in Elazig in 2020.
THERE ARE CITIZENS STILL WHO CANNOT GET THEIR HOMES
Reminding that the government wants one year, Saadet Party Elazığ Provincial Chairman Abdullah Akın stated that the words are just a perception and that the works are carried out with a false perception.
"Hundreds of thousands of buildings in 11 provinces were damaged in Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes. The government claims that they will build cities in a year, but 3 years have passed after the Elazig earthquake in 2020, there are still some citizens who have not been able to reach their homes. This is the most recent example. Disorganization is evident here. If the same happens, they cannot even take out materials to the region in a year," he said.
ONLY 21,140 HOUSES DELIVERED IN 3 YEARS
Expressing that after the earthquake in Elazig's Sivrice district, the power still lacks, Akın stated that even in the first year of the earthquake, the promises made could not be kept.
"After the earthquake in Elazig in 2020, between 2,500 and 3 thousand apartments could be delivered in the first year. The number of promised houses was 25 thousand. Only 21 thousand 140 houses could be delivered in 3 years. There are still houses that cannot be handed over to their rightful owners. Our citizens spent 3 winters in the container city in Sivrice," he added.
25,000 BUILDINGS SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTED IN ELAZIĞ
Stating that there are also buildings damaged by the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes in Elazığ, Akın pointed out that the houses that will be built will also be insufficient.
"There are 3,309 heavily damaged buildings in Elazig. While these figures are being announced, the number of flats is not. So far, only 14 thousand buildings have been examined. President Erdoğan announced that 4,500 houses will be built in Elâzığ, but the damage to the buildings that were moderately and slightly damaged in the earthquake in 2020 increased even more. On the other hand, 25 thousand new buildings need to be built, 20 thousand in the center of Elazig and 5 thousand in the districts," he stated.
CITIZENS ARE IN DEBT WITH THE BUILDINGS GIVEN
Reminding that the buildings handed over to the citizens after the Elazig earthquake and the citizens were indebted to the state, Akın stated that the citizens were repeatedly victimized.
"Citizens were debited between 180 thousand TL and 250 thousand TL in the apartments delivered after the Elazig earthquake. In addition to these borrowings, the citizens who took over the buildings due to the problems in the delivered buildings tried to find solutions to the problems in their apartments by spending money from their pockets," he said.