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Urban Transformation in Istanbul Within the Scope of Disaster
Preparedness

buildings in the area were evacuated and demolished without seeking the
condition of completing the reconciliation process. Following the completion
of the construction activities that are ongoing as of today, safe and disaster-
resilient houses will be delivered to the beneficiaries in 2024.

4.2. Tokatköy Neighbourhood of Beykoz District Urban Transformation Project
The spatial development process of Tokatkoy Neighborhood under Beykoz
district, displays common features with the urbanization and industrialization
processes of İstanbul starting from the 1950s. Tokatköy Neighbourhood
which can be regarded as the periphery of the city thanks to the employment
created by the Beykoz Shoe Factory and other industrial areas located in
the district, became an accommodation area for the migrated population,
and thus construction of illegal housing areas were rapidly spread on the
public land without having any infrastructure, transportation connections
and social facilities.
The area of approximately 8.3 hectares was designated as a “Reserve
Building Area” by the Ministry in 2019 within the scope of Law No. 6306 on the
grounds of ensuring the preparedness of real property with block no. 487 and
parcel no. 3 located on the borders of Tokatkoy Neighborhood against the
risk of earthquakes, taking the necessary measures to provide the safety of our
citizens’ lives and property by creating the healthy conditions for a qualified
environment and living spaces, and building a liveable area by taking the
necessary measures against possible disasters. This area, which is designated
as a reserve building area, is completely owned by Beykoz Municipality, and
the ownership problems of illegally constructed houses, as well as the problem
of unsafe building stock against disasters, have not been solved so far.
Although evacuation and demolition could be performed within the scope
of the provisions of the Anti-Squatting Law No. 775 for the project planned
in this area which is completely public property, it has been designated as a
reserve building area by the Ministry within the scope of the Law No. 6306.
According to the Law No. 6306, the applications in the reserve building areas
primarily based on the reconciliation with the owners and it was determined
that rent allowance could be provided to the owners evacuated from their
houses through the reconciliation. For this reason, a site office was opened
in Tokatköy Neighbourhood to conduct negotiations for reconciliation, and
as a result of these negotiations, a 92% agreement was reached with the
beneficiaries in the area. Then, although the apartments to be delivered by
all agreed beneficiaries upon the completion of the project were determined
by drawing lots in the presence of a Notary, it turned into a political tool
by provocations made by organisations or individuals that were not on-

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