by OZGE YILDIRIM – Turkey Cappadocia ‘demolished illegal structures located. Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum, “We have destroyed all illegal buildings in Cappadocia by cooperating with our governorship and municipality.” said. Turkey Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum, reported that they have destroyed all illegal buildings in Cappadocia by cooperating with the governorship and the municipality.

The institution gave information about the activities carried out by the Ministry in Nevşehir in the sharing made on its Twitter account. Stating that Nevşehir is one of the most important cities, the Authority pointed out that the districts and tourist places of the city are visited by both domestic and foreign tourists every year.

The institution stated that Cappadocia is one of these districts and constitutes one of the most important tourism destinations of the country. Reminding that they made decisions and started work at the desk during city visits, the Authority said: “One of the works was the demolition of illegal buildings that destroyed the natural structure in Cappadocia and did not suit our Cappadocia. We did the demolition of all illegal structures in Cappadocia by cooperating with our governorship and municipality. We do not realize our urban transformation and renewal projects with an ecological approach compatible with the texture of the region. ”

Stating that they gave the order to demolish the makeshift structures in Uçhisar, the Institution stressed that they gave the order to build a building that would suit Nevşehir to the Directorate of Housing Development. The institution stated that they carried out the tender of the project on 30 November 2019 and they started the work of a respectful project with 41 shops, which reflects Arasta-style Turkish architecture and culture. Reminding that there are urban transformation projects in Nevşehir, the Authority stated that there are public garden, street rehabilitation and landscaping projects in the area where the schools next to the governorship are located.