The urgent expropriation, one of the sine qua non of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) period, continues unabated throughout Turkey. While it was decided to expropriate some immovables in Bolu and Hatay, some areas in Diyarbakır and Erzurum were declared as urban transformation and development project areas.
According to the President's decisions published in the Official Gazette, it was decided to expropriate 41 properties located within the borders of Demirciler Neighborhood in the Gerede district of Bolu and which were found to be in the active fault line and the surrounding buffer zone as a result of the studies. The said immovables will be expropriated by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change within the scope of Law No. 6306 on Transformation of Areas Under Disaster Risk. In order to eliminate disaster risk and create healthy and safe living spaces, 7 private properties located within the borders of Emek and Aksaray districts of Hatay's Antakya district, together with the structures on them, It was decided to be expropriated immediately by the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change.
URBAN TRANSFORMATION OR RENTIAL TRANSFORMATION?
Some areas within the borders of Dokuzçeltik Neighborhood of Yenişehir district of Diyarbakır and some areas within the borders of Yakutiye and Palandöken districts of Erzurum were declared as urban transformation and development project areas. The immovables belonging to the Treasury, which are included in the announced urban transformation and development project areas and transferred to the municipalities on the basis of expenditure, cannot be sold without a zoning plan and implementation for the purpose of urban transformation and development. Previously, the expropriations made in Diyarbakır were brought to the judiciary. On the other hand, it has been decided to expropriate some immovables for the natural gas pipeline planned to be built in Yıldırım district of Bursa, by the Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EPDK) to be registered in the name of the Treasury in the land registry. Within the scope of the (Bartın-Cide) Energy Transmission Line Project, Turkey Electricity Transmission Inc. '154 kV Bartın OSB-Brş' belonging to the General Directorate of (TEİAŞ), it was decided to expropriate immediately by TEİAŞ General Directorate by establishing the right of easement for the pole places in the form of ownership and the conductor oscillation gauge on the immovables that hit the route. President Erdogan had taken urgent expropriation decisions for energy projects such as natural gas and electricity in 7 cities the previous day.