6.2 magnitude earthquake in Istanbul on April 23, Megakent in the agenda of the agenda for years to discuss the risks of the building stock again. In Istanbul, especially in terms of building safety, fragile regions are once again under the lens. Many people enter their homes after the tremor, while in some districts that are thought to be intact, real estate prices continue to rise. The only exception is Fatih district in the heart of the city. While the real estate market in the region becomes significantly stagnated, citizens who want to renew their homes are indecisive in the face of high cost and shortage of transport.
Sold for 3 million TL
Fatih district, we interviewed to understand the latest situation, the real estate agent Ali Şenel, many citizens after the earthquake of the purchase and sale of houses, while stating that the following information, shared the following information: “Although the floor has completed the life of the buildings. Oxidation of the iron, weakened structures. Currently, 2+1 rental apartments in the old building in the region are in the band of 15-20 thousand TL; The apartments for sale are around 3 million TL. “
Interest in Fatih decreased
Kadir Yılmaz, who is a real estate in Kocamustafapaşa district, pointed out the stagnation in the real estate market of the region and said, “Citizens are afraid, but economic conditions are forced to sit in old buildings. The rent of 2+1 apartments in new buildings is around 40-45 thousand TL. Apartment prices for sale in new buildings go up to 6 million TL. In the past, when there was an earthquake, people would at least come and ask, even if they didn’t take a new apartment. This time it wasn’t like that “ he said.
Concern in Avcılar
Another district where attention is intensified after the earthquake is Avcılar, which has been on the agenda due to risky building stock for a long time. Although urban transformation projects have been implemented in the district that has been demolished in the 1999 Marmara Earthquake for years, the current studies are still inadequate. 45 percent of the buildings in the district belong to the pre -1980 period and many are still used. Mine Güncavar Çağlıın, who is a real estate in Avcılar, emphasized that Ambarlı, Cihangir and Denizköşkler neighborhoods are the regions with the most risky ground structure.“However, Firuzkoy and Tahtakale neighborhoods are more robust. Rental apartments in the district starts from 15 thousand TL to 70 thousand TL up to 70 thousand TL. Apartments for sale varies between 2 million TL and 5 million TL,” he said.
817 thousand buildings old
On the other hand, according to the ground and building analyzes carried out by Kandilli Observatory and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM), the data related to building stock throughout the city is very thought -provoking. While there are approximately 6 million houses in Istanbul, a large part of these houses consist of buildings built before 2000.
Most risky districts
Among the districts where the risk is felt in Istanbul, Avcılar, Fatih, Beyoğlu, Beykoz, Zeytinburnu, Esenler, Küçükçekmece, Tuzla and Beylikdüzü stand out. Most of these districts are old and the ground structure in some neighborhoods is risky. In the historical districts such as Fatih, Beyoğlu and Beykoz, the pre -1980 buildings are very intense; It is emphasized that these structures are inadequate in terms of construction quality.
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