Türkiye regulations · 14 October 2026
TOKİ-backed redevelopment announced for collapsed building and surrounding area in Maltepe
The ministry offered property owners three options after the Cevizli collapse. Most preferred TOKİ-led redevelopment, while Minister Kurum announced a one-year housing delivery target.
Türkiye’s Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change announced plans to launch a TOKİ-backed urban redevelopment project at and around the site of a building collapse that killed five people in Istanbul’s Maltepe district. According to the ministry’s announcement dated 13 October 2026, most property owners preferred local redevelopment by TOKİ among the three options presented. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/maltepe-de-coken-bina-ve-cevresi-icin-toki-ile-donusum-imkani-sunuldu-306935)
Inspections and meetings after the collapse
The Kardeşler Apartment building in Cevizli partially collapsed on 8 October. The ministry reported that nine people were removed from the debris; four died at the scene and one in hospital. Deputy Minister Ömer Bulut visited the area with Istanbul Governor Davut Gül and Urban Transformation President Hakkı Alp. After inspecting at-risk buildings surrounding the collapsed structure, Bulut met property owners at the Maltepe district governor’s office and heard their requests. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/maltepe-de-coken-bina-ve-cevresi-icin-toki-ile-donusum-imkani-sunuldu-306935)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Three options for property owners
The first option presented was redevelopment using support from the Yarısı Bizden programme. The second was participation in redevelopment planned with TOKİ under ministry supervision, while the third involved ready-built urban redevelopment housing. According to the announcement, most participants wanted TOKİ to carry out redevelopment in the area. Bulut said apartments remaining from previous redevelopment projects in Maltepe’s Esenkent area had also been offered to residents. These homes were presented as an alternative to the planned local project. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/maltepe-de-coken-bina-ve-cevresi-icin-toki-ile-donusum-imkani-sunuldu-306935)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Request collection and a one-year target
Minister Murat Kurum said inspections were continuing at the collapsed building’s site and that residents’ requests would be collected at an office opened by the Urban Transformation Presidency. He said construction would be completed through TOKİ and safe homes delivered within one year. Bulut also referred to implementing the project in approximately a year. This period represents the officials’ announced delivery target: the source does not report completed construction or homes already handed over. It gives a one-year timeframe rather than a specific calendar deadline. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/maltepe-de-coken-bina-ve-cevresi-icin-toki-ile-donusum-imkani-sunuldu-306935)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Agreement and the announcement’s scope
Kurum emphasised that property owners should reach agreement among themselves and seek redevelopment. The ministry stated that residents of the collapsed building had previously been unable to use Yarısı Bizden support because they had not reached agreement, and had continued living there. The announcement sets out options for this local project and officials’ delivery target; it does not announce a new legal obligation. It provides no total housing count, project cost or detailed payment terms for property owners. [Source](https://csb.gov.tr/haberler/maltepe-de-coken-bina-ve-cevresi-icin-toki-ile-donusum-imkani-sunuldu-306935)
Official source: Republic of Türkiye — Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change ↗Related news
Turkic states’ green-economy and agriculture reports presented in Nicosia ↗
Ministry reports transformation completed for 2.378 million independent units across Türkiye ↗
Bayraktar outlines energy security, interconnections and COP31 priorities in Riyadh ↗