Abdulkadir Karaduman, Felicity (Saadet) Konya Deputy and Head of Youth Branch brought the problems in the housing sector to the agenda of the Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM). Karaduman, who submitted a parliamentary question to the Presidency of the Turkish Grand National Assembly with the request of the Minister of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Murat Kurum, asked the reason for the questions in the housing sector. Indicating that housing prices have increased 100 percent in the last year, Karaduman said, “While citizens cannot own a home, most middle-income citizens cannot even be tenants in qualified residences. It is seen that the number of houses in our country is sufficient, but the need for housing has become a serious problem, since these houses are used for rent and they do not function other than commercial products in the market.”
AT WHICH LEVEL TOKI MEET THE HOUSING NEED?
Karaduman asked the following questions to the Minister of Urbanization, Kurum:
“How many new houses have been built in our country in the last year?
How many of them are currently vacant?
What are the terms of sales of housing for foreigners?
What is the total number of residences sold to foreigners in the last year?
Are the construction, buying and selling processes of the houses controlled by your ministry?
What sanctions are applied against individuals and institutions that are found to have gained unfair advantage in this process?
How do you plan to solve the problem of low-income citizens becoming homeless while the houses are circulating in the free market?
How much of the housing need does Housing Development Administration of Turkey (TOKİ) meet proportionally?
Will you make arrangements for the construction, purchase and sale of houses built by private enterprises?”