Entrances to urgently demolished or heavily damaged buildings in disaster areas are prohibited. The statement came from the Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu. Soylu said that law enforcement units have been instructed not to enter the houses that are heavily damaged or about to be demolished due to the continued activity of the earthquake. The Minister of Interior also reacted sharply to the exorbitant price increases in transportation and rental fees after the earthquake.
In a statement made at the Disaster Coordination Center in Hatay, Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu said, “As we have informed the public, 20.04 of our citizens have been injured in the earthquakes with a magnitude of 6,4 and then 5,8, which occurred first in Hatay Defne and then in Samandağ. lost their lives, and 6 of our citizens were injured, 18 of them seriously. As of last night, each of the debris in the earthquake has been reached.” gave the information.
Minister Süleyman Soylu stated that after the destruction caused by the earthquake, search and rescue works were carried out, and then the determination work for both the urgently demolished buildings and the heavily damaged buildings continued, “The results of this determination study are not the final results. These are objectionable results. In other words, a citizen whose house is moderately damaged will be evaluated as soon as he says 'I want my house to be re-evaluated'. This is not something of today. It is a process we have faced in all the disasters and earthquakes we have experienced before today, and it continues.” used his statements.
Minister Süleyman Soylu said that as soon as a citizen whose house was slightly damaged said, “I want it to be re-evaluated, I am moderately or heavily damaged”, the teams will go there again.
Stating that no action will be taken on the buildings until this matter is concluded, Minister Süleyman Soylu said, “The opposite is also the case. The same precaution and the same process will apply to those who say, 'My house is safe when it detects moderate damage to my house.' he said.
“Earthquake Mobility Continues”
Minister Süleyman Soylu stated that the buildings to be demolished immediately will be demolished by the teams, and said, “It is forbidden to enter the buildings to be demolished urgently, absolutely. Because last night's detached earthquake and aftershocks showed us that this earthquake activity continues. It is not right to take such a risk, such a responsibility. We have given instructions to all our law enforcement units.” used his statements.
Emphasizing that it is also risky to enter heavily damaged buildings, Minister Soylu said, “Now, within the framework of the evaluations we made with the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization after successive earthquakes, it is prohibited to buy goods from here and enter here in a short time. In other words, it is forbidden to enter heavily damaged buildings after this time, until a new decision. Because we can't take this risk, we can't take this responsibility, and that's not right." he said.
“Item Aid Amount To Be Announced”
Minister Süleyman Soylu said, “As in our previous practices, both AFAD and the Ministry of Family and Social Services will be able to provide goods together. After two or three days, the amount of aid will be announced, we have an amount, actually an amount we set for Christmas. But a study is taking place on where and how far we can take it.” gave the information.
“The Stakeholders of That City Will Come Together”
Expressing that after the earthquake, questions were asked about where the cities would be established and how the planning would be done, our Minister Mr. Süleyman Soylu said that the Minister of Environment and Urbanization, Murat Kurum, traveled to all provinces and held consultations.
Minister Süleyman Soylu, who stated that yesterday, for about 6 hours in Gaziantep, both with the professors working in the science board of AFAD and with the professors from other universities, they carried out a study on where each province could be evaluated one by one. He said that they are carrying out this study with Search and Search.
Expressing that they have now taken one more step, Minister Süleyman Soylu said:
“We have told all our governors here. Provincial directorates of environment and urban planning and AFAD directors will come together with the stakeholders of that city. Who? Mayors, deputies, chambers of industry and commerce, chambers of tradesmen, provincial opinion leaders, technical chambers of the province will come together. We advised them to do this within 48 or 72 hours. A conclusion will be reached by comparing the evaluations made by them in the past in each province and each district, and the evaluations that our Ministry of Environment and Urbanization has carried out both as a draft ground survey and as a proposal, and to be put forward as a proposal.”
“The State Is Accountable For This, And There Is Another World Of This World”
Minister Süleyman Soylu emphasized that they see some exorbitant prices, which normally increase the transportation of 5-6 thousand liras in the city and 8-9-10 thousand liras between cities to 20-25 thousand liras.
Minister Süleyman Soylu, who said, “Once the state takes account of this, there is another world of this world, God will also hold accountable for this”, made the following assessments:
“I mean, people from here barely escaped, everyone has a trauma, a problem. Trying to exploit this problem is, of course, an evil. Perhaps I have to say this in the most limited terms. In this regard, we gave the necessary instructions and sent the necessary letters to all our governors, within the framework set forth in the state of emergency. In this regard, if an exorbitant price or a situation that compels the citizen, abuses the citizen, or perhaps takes advantage of the difficult situation of the citizen, the necessary will be fulfilled. We explained to our friends one by one how to fulfill the requirement. It is essential that the relevant non-governmental organizations, the relevant chambers of commerce, the relevant chambers of tradesmen also make this call and carry out this inspection themselves. We do our part and fulfill it, but it's also a moral issue.
If I were in the place of those professional chambers, I would hold a meeting tomorrow, these determinations, those who made these, these people, these people would identify them, I would ensure that they would not be represented and become members of those professional chambers again, this is the truth of the matter. In these difficult times, everyone is showing the sacrifice of being a great nation, and if someone is using it as a material of abuse, he should be given the heaviest punishment of this period. It's that obvious. I wish we had such laws so that such people would be restricted from trade for the rest of their lives and be barred from public services. I wish such laws could develop, perhaps this is the most correct process. Because it seems that people whose sense of morality and belief and fear of the other world have disappeared are trying to take advantage of this place on money.”
“Suddenly Rising Rents is a Separate Issue of Abuse”
Minister Süleyman Soylu stated that the rent issue is another problem and that they gave instructions to work on this issue as well, and said, “The sudden increase in rents is a separate issue of abuse. It's a shame, it's a sin. The sigh of the people who stayed in the tents is the sigh of the people living today, by the grace of Allah, who will stay under that debris for hours, days. You will not see any good in this money. Whether you like us or not.” said.
Today, when you ask a child "are you scared", "my teeth are shaking." Stating that he received the answer, our Minister Mr. Süleyman Soylu said, “Those who do not understand this and put forward that I am increasing my rent from 6 thousand liras to 10 thousand liras do not have a conscience.” said.
Emphasizing that those who do this also harm the unity of the nation, Minister Süleyman Soylu emphasized that it is a process that will be undertaken together for a year, and after a year, people who have experienced earthquake trauma should be rehabilitated together.
Regarding the conditions related to container cities, Minister Süleyman Soylu said, “Who especially can live in container cities? One, those who are entitled. In other words, those who live in container cities and then own a house will be able to buy from AFAD from disasters and from houses built by Environment and Urbanism. Who are they? The first are those who own the ruined house. Secondly, those who own heavily damaged houses, as well as those who own buildings to be demolished urgently, have the right to benefit from it in the first degree.” he said.
Our Minister Mr. Süleyman Soylu stated that the first among them is relatives of martyrs, the second is those who have babies aged 6 or younger in the household, the third is those who are bedridden or seriously ill in the household, the fourth is people with disabilities in the household, the fifth is individuals over the age of 65 in the household, and those within the scope of socioeconomic support. Our Minister Mr. Süleyman Soylu said, “Actually, the beneficiaries who want to take advantage of the container, that is, those who have a flat but stay in one place and lose their flat at the same time, are the beneficiaries of the container in the first degree. It was like that in the past and it is like that today.” used his statements.
Minister Süleyman Soylu stated the following regarding other rights holders in this regard:
“First they were heavily damaged, now we moved to medium damage. If there is room left, medium-damaged people will of course be able to benefit from it. They will be in the same order. the fourth is the ones whose house they actually live in is found to be moderately damaged and they do not have another house to live in, and the fifth is the tenants whose house they actually live in is demolished, urgently damaged or moderately damaged and do not have another house of their own to live in. So first the landlords, the heavily damaged, they will be demolished, then the moderately damaged, then the tenants if there is room…”
Stating that they gave rent support to the tenants for the first time, Minister Soylu said, “He also had the approval of our President. For the first time, we provide rent support to tenants, 2 thousand liras. No such support was given in any previous earthquake or disaster. Since we are faced with a very comprehensive, very large-scale disaster, steps have been taken to provide rent support to tenants.” said.
Minister Süleyman Soylu, who stated that the money for moving was different between tenants and landlords before, said that they also balanced them.
Making a statement at the Disaster Coordination Center in Hatay, Minister Soylu stated that the level of damage assessment in the earthquake area has reached 75-80 percent and the number of independent sections has reached the limit of 400 thousand. Expressing that some of the citizens will stay in containers when the works are 100 percent complete, some of them will prefer to rent. Süleyman Soylu noted that some citizens will be provided with accommodation and accommodation opportunities in other provinces.
Minister Soylu, who stated that they would like to participate in the "My Home Is Your Home Campaign" within the framework of the sense of cooperation that will be displayed by the citizens who have one house, two houses or a summer house, stated that there are participations in the campaign and that they will make an evaluation and a comprehensive statement about it.
Stating that the issue of shelter is not an issue that can be solved only with containers and tents in his own region, Minister Süleyman Soylu continued as follows:
“We hope that the magnanimity of our beloved nation and the sense of cooperation that it has shown so far will be embodied here as well, and that they will support this hosting here as well. Of course, an important feeling is that people in these cities will continue to live in these cities, this is our basic desire. In other words, the structure of the cities, the demographics of the cities, and the integrity of the cities with those people. We think it could be him, too, I underline.”
Minister Süleyman Soylu pointed out that this disaster was not measurable with any of the disasters in the past and shared the feelings experienced in the past. Reminding that until today, those living in disaster areas have the feeling that "this city will never rise again", our Minister Mr. Süleyman Soylu said, “From Van to Bingöl, Simav, Malatya, Elazığ, Kastamonu's Bozkurt, Sinop's Ayancık, from forest fires in Antalya and Manavgat to Muğla Until the forest fires in , this feeling was formed in all our citizens who experienced this disaster. There is nothing that does not happen.”
Stating that those who experience this feeling go out of the city as they do today, our Minister Mr. Süleyman Soylu explained that later, when the city is revived again, there may be a need for transfers to meet him.
Call for Support for the Let My Home Be Your Home Campaign
Pointing out the importance of the “Let My Home Be Your Home Campaign” for children and the elderly, our Minister Mr. Süleyman Soylu called on the citizens who could afford to support the campaign and said that this should be considered as a great rehabilitation mechanism for the traumas experienced by the citizens who faced the earthquake.
Minister Süleyman Soylu emphasized that they are going through one of the most devastating earthquake disasters in history and said:
“We didn't just experience an earthquake. In other words, describing it as an earthquake may come to the point of not being able to fully explain the issue. Because when those who came to the earthquake region see the destruction, they express very clearly that it is a great destruction that cannot be explained even by an earthquake. That's why two major earthquakes over 9, 7,5 hours apart, aftershocks of 6 scale, and last night's experience showed that what we've been through for 15 days is not an ordinary earthquake disaster process. We must be in great solidarity with each other. We must be in unity. There will be those who try to take politics out of here. Everyone shows their own face in this difficult process we are facing. We all see the lies, the slanders, and their efforts, I wonder if I can gain a political advantage from this. We can only correct those that will demoralize our nation. Because we don't have a lot of time to deal with it."
“Their Municipalities Are Under the Order of AFAD”
Stating that someone took a camera and a flashlight and said that "wherever I see something missing, I will cause harm if I share it with the public," our Minister said. Süleyman Soylu said, “However, our nation needs support. AFAD, which has coordinated this work under the leadership of our Honorable President from the very beginning, and AFAD, which gathers all institutions within itself, is of course trying to reach every point in the earthquake zone. I emphasize that, if no country in the world had faced such an earthquake, a state, two nations would not have been able to resist this earthquake so resiliently, and right now, a nation is in a clamped state. The state reaches the most remote points, from its helicopter to its volunteers, from the Red Crescent to AFAD, from search and rescue, to all non-governmental organizations in a coordinated manner.” he said.
Underlining that the state intervened with all its capacity from the very first minute in the earthquake, which was effective in an area almost three times the size of the Netherlands, Minister Süleyman Soylu continued as follows:
“There may be those who try to find deficiencies. I would like to say to those who are trying to find deficiencies, their municipalities are also under the command of AFAD in a time of disaster. What time did they arrive? At what hour? Please do not act dishonestly. At the end of the third day, everyone said that we have enough food, they have reached every point, even the most remote corner. Millions of meals are provided. Tent cities were established and tents were delivered to the most remote points. Of course, there are around 3 million households in this region. Everyone is in fear, and we know that if we give tents to around 3 million households, they will and will demand it. Because, as long as these aftershocks continue, with their children and children, or as long as individual earthquakes continue, they will want to stay outside rather than inside. But it also has its own leader line and the area affected by the earthquake, and there have been 301 thousand tents distributed only under the coordination of AFAD so far. We ended the Elazig and Malatya earthquake with 35 thousand tents. Currently 301 thousand tents. Considering the size of this whole earthquake area, of course, our tent shipment continues. Of course, for a two-month period, life will begin in a total of 100 thousand container cities. All preparations for this have been made and have been made, and their infrastructure is being built.”
“Do not waste the time of those who work with lies and slander and us”
Minister Süleyman Soylu stated that some opposition newspapers, columnists and people working in some foreign press organs put forward some misconceptions about the morning of the earthquake and said, “I want to say that these are all lies. These are shameful things. Please do not waste the time of both the employees and us by exposing these lies and slanders.” he called.
Emphasizing that Turkey's Disaster Response Plan came into effect immediately after the earthquake, and that they made an international call at the 05.30th level and mobilized all state capacity in the first statement they made on television at 4:XNUMX, Minister. Süleyman Soylu expressed his criticisms against those involved in the aforementioned thesis.
Stating that they lived in a period when 99 percent of the theft reports against the earthquake area were faked, our Minister Mr. Süleyman Soylu said, “This is not an acceptable job. This is maliciousness.” shared his opinion.
Our Minister Mr. Süleyman Soylu stated that after the Hatay-centered earthquake, there were 5 wrecks, and added that when the work here is completed, the search and rescue efforts or reaching the bodies under the rubble will come to an end.