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Minister Ersoy says ₺12.265 billion allocated for earthquake-zone restoration
At a meeting in Kahramanmaraş, Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that more than ₺12.265 billion had been allocated for restoration work in 11 provinces affected by the earthquake. While 79 projects have been completed in the region, work continues on 17 and the tender process is under way for four.
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that more than ₺12.265 billion had been allocated to date for the restoration of historic structures in 11 provinces in the earthquake zone.
Speaking at a meeting at the Kahramanmaraş Chamber of Commerce and Industry attended by the governors, members of parliament and mayors of provinces in the earthquake zone, Ersoy said the February 6 earthquakes had affected the entire country. He said the ministry was carrying out comprehensive work in the region.
Latest status of restoration work
A total of 79 projects have been completed as part of restoration projects and implementation works for structures allocated to the ministry through the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage and Museums. Ersoy said work was continuing on 17 projects and that the tender process was under way for four.
Support was also provided for registered immovable cultural assets owned by citizens. Within this framework, contracts were signed for a total of 1,608 immovable cultural assets, covering 1,297 projects and 311 implementation grants.
A support program worth more than ₺2.14 billion is being carried out for these properties. The work is continuing with an integrated approach aimed at preserving historic urban fabric and the collective memory of the cities.
678 foundation-owned cultural assets examined
The General Directorate of Foundations allocated a budget of ₺22 billion for the 11 provinces in the earthquake zone. Damage assessments were conducted with the participation of technical teams and experts from the Turkish National Commission of the International Council on Monuments and Sites.
Of the 678 foundation-owned cultural assets examined, 31 were found to have been completely destroyed or collapsed. A total of 144 structures were recorded as severely damaged, 104 as moderately damaged and 98 as lightly damaged, while 301 foundation-owned cultural assets survived the earthquake without damage.
Preserving, sorting and documenting the remaining cultural assets from historic structures that were destroyed or severely damaged after the earthquake were also among the priorities of the work. The pieces belonging to the historic structures were described as records passed down from the past to the future.
Targets for 2026 and 2027
More than half of the total workload under the restoration and revival program has been completed. Under the plan, 58 more projects will be completed by the end of 2026 and another 110 in 2027.
Work worth ₺24 billion has been carried out in the earthquake zone to date. Total investment is expected to reach ₺34 billion once the remaining projects are completed.
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