The cost of earthquakes in the center of Kahramanmaras for the country’s economy has been announced

SHAFAQNA Türkiye – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent a video message to the conference titled “Turkish-German Conference: The Role of the European Private Sector in Strengthening the Business Peace in Earthquake-affected Regions” organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey and the German Chamber of Commerce. trade and industry.

“The total cost of the earthquake to the economy of our country is estimated at $104 billion. I hope that we will all get through this heavy burden with the support of you, our friends,” he said.

311 THOUSAND BUILDINGS WAS UNSUITABLE

Regarding the earthquake that shook Turkey with two major earthquakes in Kahramanmaras on February 6, 2023, Erdogan said: “We have lost more than 50,000 lives as a result of these earthquakes. In 11 provinces affected by the earthquake, 311,000 buildings with 872,000 independent departments fell into disrepair. Jobs, agricultural lands, enterprises, factories were damaged. “14 million of our people personally experienced the negative effects of the earthquake,” he said.

DELIVERY OF HOUSING WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER

Recalling that the construction of permanent housing has begun in areas not prone to earthquakes, Erdogan said: “We will gradually hand over finished houses in October and November.”

“We will complete the construction of 319,000 residential buildings in the first year and hand them over to the beneficiaries,” Erdogan said, adding: “In total, we aim to build 650,000 residential buildings.”