The Ministry of Industry and Technology announced that 4 donation applications were made to the "Let My Home Be Your Home" campaign, which was launched to meet the shelter needs of citizens affected by earthquakes.
According to the statement made by the Ministry, support for the "Let My Home Be Your Home" campaign, which was initiated for the shelter needs of the citizens affected by the earthquake, is growing like an avalanche. The support campaign, announced by Vice President Fuat Oktay, aims to allocate houses that are not used by philanthropists to earthquake victims in a safe manner, for a certain period of time and under certain conditions.
Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank, who introduced the campaign, said that the project was carried out by the state and the people. Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said, "We will overcome it together, with unity of power." Then Baykar Chairman of the Board of Directors Selçuk Bayraktar stated that he will open 22 newly-furnished flats for his colleagues to the earthquake victims for a period of one year.
Thousands of citizens applied
Shaken by the earthquake, Turkey is healing its wounds rapidly. A campaign was organized with the slogan "Let My Home Be Your Home" so that disaster survivors can find a warm home. AFAD, Türkiye Sigorta, EmlakJet, Hepsiemlak and sahibinden.com supported the campaign under the coordination of the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Industry and Technology. In a short time, hundreds of citizens applied to "evimyuvanolsun.org" to allocate their houses to earthquake victims for a certain period of time.
Over 3 applications in 4 days
The campaign received 3 donation applications in 4 days. While 568 thousand 3 people wanted to allocate their houses to the earthquake victims for 604 months free of charge, 3 helpful citizens applied to rent their houses for 964 year at a discount.
“We received calls and messages from citizens”
Introducing the campaign, Minister of Industry and Technology Varank stated that since the first day of the earthquake, they received calls and messages from citizens to allocate their unused houses and said, "As a result, we have started this campaign." said.
state and people hand in hand
Stating that the "Let My Home Be Home" project was carried out by giving the "State and Nation Hand in Hand", Minister Varank said, "With this campaign, we will be able to bring the homes of our charitable citizens together with our survivors in a safe manner." he said.
“We will overcome together”
Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu also made a statement on his social media account, “We will overcome it together, with unity of power… We know that our benevolent people want to open their homes to earthquake victims. We present the #EvimYuvanOlsun application that we have prepared to the benefit of our citizens.” shared your message.
22 flats from Baykar
Baykar Chairman of the Board and Technology Leader Selçuk Bayraktar also participated in the campaign with 22 apartments. Bayraktar shared on his social media account, “Within the framework of the Let My Home Be Your Home campaign, we are opening 22 newly furnished flats for our colleagues in Baykar to our earthquake victims for a year. We will overcome these days with unity and solidarity.” used his statements.
Video invitation to the campaign
The message also included a video. In the video shot in front of the apartments under construction, Bayraktar said, “We offer 22 furnished apartments that we have just built for our colleagues in Baykar and will be ready in a month, for the use of our earthquake survivor families for one year within the scope of the Let My Home Be Your Home campaign. I invite everyone who has the opportunity to join this beautiful campaign so that our brothers and sisters who are victims of the earthquake can meet their urgent shelter needs and find a warm home.” made its assessment.
3-legged system
The Let My Home Be Your Home campaign was founded on three pillars. Helpful citizens can participate in the campaign with "At least 3 months free allocation", "1 year rent with a discounted price" or "Rent support".
At least 3 months free allocation
The applications of those who click on the "I Want to Allocate My House for At least 3 Months Free" button on the evimyuvanolsun.org website will be examined on-site by the district governor's office of the district where the house is located. Houses deemed appropriate by the district governorship will be included in the campaign free of charge. A “Lending Agreement” will be signed between the district governorship and the landlord. The determined earthquake survivor family will be settled in the house by the district governor's office. The 3-month period can be extended to 12 at the request of the helpful host.
One year discounted rent
The applications of those who say "I want to rent my house for 1 year with a discounted price" will also be examined by the district governor's office where the house is located. The District Governorship will look into whether the requested rental price is significantly below the real value of the house.
After the district governor's confirmation of the suitability of the house and the discounted rental price, the house will be included in the campaign. A lease agreement will be signed between the district governorship and the landlord. The determined earthquake victim family is placed in the house by the district governor's office. The rent determined for the house will be covered by the rent donations collected in the AFAD account.
Rental donation
There is also the option "I Want to Provide Rent Support to Earthquake Families" on the website where the campaign is run. The donations collected here will be used for the payments of the houses to be rented at a discount within the scope of the campaign.
How will earthquake victims be selected?
Families of earthquake victims will be determined by AFAD and Ministry of Interior units. Priority will be given to families with disadvantaged individuals such as the disabled, the elderly, those with chronic diseases that require regular treatment, and families with children who have lost family members in the earthquake.
Who will pay the bills?
your houses; Electricity, water, natural gas bills will be covered by the district governor's office. There will be no additional expenses incurred by the landlords.
Turkey Insurance is active
Türkiye Sigorta will be in action in case the house used by the earthquake victims or the property in the house is damaged. Insurance premiums of these houses, "One Heart Building" and "Property Insurance" will be covered by Turkey Insurance.
Applying from the sites
Emlakjet.com, Hepsiemlak.com and sahibinden.com, which are Turkey's largest real estate listing platforms, and zingat.com will direct their customer portfolio to the campaign. Those who want to open their homes to earthquake victims will be able to participate in the campaign by filling out an application form on a platform of their choice. Application forms filled in these platforms will be forwarded to the systems of the Ministry of Interior with the established integration.
The application stages of the campaign will be as follows:
The landlord will fill out the application form on real estate websites. The real estate site will contact the landlord to verify the information. The real estate website will forward the information that it has confirmed to be correct to the relevant public unit. District governor's officials will visit the house to determine its suitability. The District Governorship will sign a "Lending Agreement" or "Lease Agreement" with the landlords. Families with disadvantaged individuals such as the disabled and the elderly will be placed in homes with priority. The district governor will hand over the house to the landlord at the end of the period.