On February 6, 2023, in two earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6 in Kahramanmaraş, the buildings collapsed and many lives were lost. In the region where the earthquake was effective, approximately 134 thousand TOKİ houses managed to survive without any damage.
While two earthquakes that took place in Kahramanmaraş with an interval of 9 hours caused great destruction in 10 provinces in the region, it was wondered whether there was any damage to the buildings built by the Mass Housing Administration (TOKİ). Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum said that both the new buildings and the old buildings were not damaged and that they were habitable. In addition, the ministry sent a letter to the governorships and district governorships of 10 provinces, stating that TOKİ residents can enter their homes.
Experts believe that TOKİ structures can survive; This is attributed to the use of an earthquake-resistant raft foundation, which ensures a smooth transfer of the load to the ground. The raft foundation, the real name of which is raft general, ensures that the load of the structure is evenly distributed on the ground. The raft foundation, which provides a great advantage against earthquakes, moves with the structure during an earthquake and prevents damage to a large extent.
In addition to the residences, social areas such as schools, hospitals, mosques, bazaars and kindergartens were not damaged by the earthquake. It has been reported that TOKİ is preparing to hand over the residences in Gaziantep İslahiye and Nurdağı to the citizens. After the earthquake, residents of TOKİ residences in Osmaniye and Adana stated that many people asked for rental houses.
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