Türkiye regulations · 14 October 2026
Ministry reports transformation completed for 2.378 million independent units across Türkiye
The ministry’s 13 October announcement presents urban transformation totals for Türkiye and Istanbul, alongside progress under the Yarısı Bizden campaign.
Türkiye’s Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change reported on 13 October 2026 that transformation had been completed for 2.378 million independent units nationwide. Based on Minister Murat Kurum’s social media statement, the announcement covers national totals, work in Istanbul and progress under the Yarısı Bizden campaign. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/deprem-beklemez-donusum-de-beklememeli-306930)
National figures cover work since 2012
According to the figures shared by Kurum, the ministry’s Urban Transformation Presidency has brought 2.761 million independent units nationwide within the scope of transformation since 2012. Transformation has been completed for 2.378 million of those units. The announcement presents these as cumulative figures since 2012, rather than providing a separate total for completions during 2026. The completion figure should therefore not be read as the result of a single year’s activity. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/deprem-beklemez-donusum-de-beklememeli-306930)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Transformation continues for 291,000 units in Istanbul
The Istanbul total comprises 1.298 million independent units brought within the scope of transformation. The ministry says transformation has been completed for 1.007 million units in the city, while work continues on 291,000 units. The Istanbul figures therefore distinguish the overall scope from completed units and units where transformation remains ongoing. The announcement does not include a district-level breakdown or a completion timetable for the continuing work. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/deprem-beklemez-donusum-de-beklememeli-306930)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Separate progress figures for Yarısı Bizden
The ministry reports that 544,564 independent units have so far been brought within the scope of the Yarısı Bizden campaign, introduced to accelerate urban transformation in Istanbul. It gives the number of completed units under the campaign as 117,914. Inclusion within the campaign and completion of transformation are reported as separate indicators. The figure of 544,564 therefore represents units included in the campaign, not the number of completed transformations. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/deprem-beklemez-donusum-de-beklememeli-306930)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗An implementation update, not a new regulation
Kurum urged action with the message that earthquakes do not wait and transformation should not wait either. Alongside that appeal, the announcement reports implementation figures; it does not announce a legislative amendment, proposal or new obligation. It also provides no new support amounts, application conditions or application deadline for Yarısı Bizden. While Kurum’s direct quotation refers to structures, the detailed statistics use independent units, the measurement retained in the figures reported here. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/deprem-beklemez-donusum-de-beklememeli-306930)
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