Melikgazi Municipality held the groundbreaking ceremony of the Urban Transformation Residences consisting of 72 apartments and 13 shops in Aydınlıkevler Neighborhood Çorakçılar.

Melikgazi Mayor Assoc. Prof. Dr. stated that they were happy to add a new one to the urban transformation works that beautify Melikgazi and raise the living standards of the citizens. Mustafa Palancıoğlu said the following:

“We are laying the foundations of urban transformation housing in our Aydınlıkevler Neighborhood. Urban transformation is important for our Aydınlıkevler Neighborhood. The buildings here are very worn out, there are 50-60 year old structures. Our citizens trust the municipality in urban transformation. We are doing our best not to be ashamed of them. We demolished 5 blocks, 39 apartments, 11 shops here; in return, we will build 72 apartments, 13 shops. We have 84 beneficiaries, we are making an investment of approximately 120 million liras. Ground reinforcement was done in the area where our Aydınlıkevler Neighborhood urban transformation housing is located. Therefore, this place will be clean and solid for many more years to come. I would also like to thank our contractor company. I would like to thank my colleagues. It is really a very difficult job regarding urban transformation They are doing it. We are doing our work according to the public tender law. We are subject to the audit of the Court of Accounts. We have reached an agreement with 84 right holders here. There were more than 300 right holders in Kazım Karabekir, the foundation of which we laid the other day. We are doing a very difficult job when we include obtaining the names of the right holders, obtaining the shares of those abroad, combining the title deeds, turning them into a single parcel, making all the zoning arrangements, carrying out the architectural and engineering studies, holding the tender, checking the contractor, finishing the work, drawing lots, and delivering it. We are doing urban transformation work in many different dimensions. Hopefully, if we carry out these works, our Melikgazi and Kayseri will become much more beautiful places. Especially in the central area, there are overused and worn-out areas. We will beautify them as well. I am addressing our citizens from here. If Aydınlıkevler, Kılıçarslan Neighborhoods and other neighborhoods come together, we will do our best to reach an agreement and open them to urban transformation. We must not forget the February 6th Earthquake. Municipalities, public institutions, citizens must join hands and replace old, worn-out, and risky structures as soon as possible.” he said.

“We have carried out an urban transformation project 15 times the size of our municipality budget in 6 years!”

Stating that they are among the municipalities that make the most investments in Turkey, Mayor Palancıoğlu continued his words as follows:

“We have carried out an urban transformation project approximately 15 times the size of our municipality’s budget in the 6 years we have been on duty. This is something that no district municipality of our size in Türkiye could do, and even many metropolitan municipalities a project that cannot be done. First of all, I would like to thank our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who started the urban transformation process and said, "Urban transformation is not a choice for us, but a matter of national security." We are a municipality that does not take out loans, does not pay interest, and does not have any debt. Despite this, we are the municipality that makes the most investments in Türkiye. May God continue our unity and solidarity. May it be blessed."

AK Party Kayseri Provincial Chairman Hüseyin Okandan, on the other hand, stated that he was proud to see the groundbreaking ceremony in Aydınlıkevler, the neighborhood where he spent his childhood, and thanked Mayor Palancıoğlu and his team.

Aydınlıkevler Neighborhood Headman Mustafa Uysal stated that they witnessed a historical moment with the groundbreaking ceremony held for Aydınlıkevler Neighborhood to become more modern and He thanked Palancıoğlu and his team.