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AN OVERVIEW OF THE MAIN PRINCIPLES UNDERLYING HOUSING POLICY IN TURKEY
A NEW APPROACH TO CONFRONT THE HOUSING CHALLANGE: HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (TOKİ)
MAJOR RECENT GOVERNMENT POLICIES IN HOUSING AND URBANIZATION
NEW PROSPECTS IN HOUSING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH HDA's INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL MECHANISMS
PARTNERSHIPS
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELDS OF HOUSING AND HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
RATINGS
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
MILESTONES


WE ARE BUILDING
FUTURE'S CITIES
FOR THE FUTURE OF TURKEY

A WELL-PAVED PATH

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1982
 > Articles 56 and 57 of the Turkish Constitution declare that every Turkish citizen has the right to decent housing and that the State has a responsibility to help meet those needs and to promote mass housing projects.

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1984
> Housing and Public Partnership Directorate established as an autonomous institution to assist in developing public housing projects. . Bill 2983 establishes the Housing Development and Public Participation Administration to offer planning. . The Mass Housing Law creates the principals and determines the framework to guide housing and provide credit opportunities. The Bill also creates a Mass Housing Fund for housing production outside of the general budget. From 1984 to 1987, approximately 950,000 citizens benefit from the credit opportunities for cooperative housing offered by the Mass Housing Fund.

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1990
 > Executive orders 412 and 414 separate the Housing and Public Partnership Directorate, the Public Participation Administration and the Housing Development Administration (TOKI).

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1992
 > TOKİ is given the task of reconstructing the buildings and infrastructure of Erzincan that were severely damaged by an earthquake.

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1994
 > TOKİ receives the United Nation's HABITAT Scroll of Honor for providing housing credits to hundreds of thousands of low and medium income families and for successfully implementing the Erzincan Earthquake Reconstruction Project.

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1996
> Istanbul plays host to the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, HABITAT II (organized by TOKI). Participants from almost every country in the world gathered to discuss the problems and solutions for the creation of shelters, infrastructure and social facilities the world needs.

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2001
> The Mass Housing Fund is brought to an end. . The Banking activities of Emlak Bank are transferred to Ziraat and Halkbank. . Emlak Bank's assets and real estate unrelated to its banking operations are transferred to TOKİ.

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2003
> The Emergency Action Plan for Housing and Urban Development is passed on January 1, setting a five-year goal of 250,000 housing units to be built by the end of 2007. This goal was exceeded by 35,000 units and totaled 285,000 by end of the year. . Bill 4864 gives the Housing Development Administration the authority to establish subsidiaries in the regions where it is working and to employ interim employees from governorships, municipalities and other public bodies. . Construction begins on the more than 287,000 housing units built between July 2003 and January 2008. . Bill 4966 ends the Undersecretariat of Housing; many of its tasks are transferred to TOKİ. The Administration was given the responsibility of establishing companies to grant individual and mass housing credits, to carry out projects in Turkey and abroad, to develop for-profit projects that will provide income and to develop, encourage and support, in every way possible, the efforts in areas where a natural disaster has occurred.

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2004
> TOKİ is transferred from the Ministry of Public Works and Settlement to the Office of the Prime Minister to streamline the Administration's operation. . Bill 5104 is passed by the parliament, authorizing TOKİ and the Greater Ankara Municipality to plan, develop and create social housing, infrastructure and social amenities designed to transform the urban landscape. The Public Housing, Metropolitan Municipality Construction, Real Estate and Project Company (TOBAŞ) is established to provide consultation for the project. TOKİ controls 49.9% of its shares.  . Bill 5162 with Amendment no: 2985 authorizes TOKİ to plan and develop projects aimed at eliminating areas of substandard housing. The Amendment authorizes TOKİ to prepare and modify zoning plans where necessary and when possible, to expropriate vacant property if necessary for the common good and to develop and make the necessary financial arrangements for slum transformation projects. . Bill 5273 transfers the tasks and liabilities of the Urban Land Office to TOKİ. This transfer includes 64.5 million m2 of property into TOKİ's portfolio so that the Administration can use the land more efficiently with fewer bureaucratic obstacles. . TOKİ takes control of 14% of Vakıf Real Estate Investment Trust to build a diversified portfolio and generate greater income.

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2005
> Bill 5366 is adopted to protect sites of historic and cultural importance by making funds available for their renovation and protection.

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2006
> Emlak GYO (REIT) Co. Inc. becomes Emlak Konut GYO (REIT) Co. Inc. by an act of parliament. TOKİ retains ownership of 39% of the company's share. . TOKİ plays host to the Housing Convention in Istanbul, bringing both national and international attention to TOKİ's efforts to create modern housing solutions for its citizens. Speakers from eight countries and participants from around the world take part in the conference.

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2007
> TOKİ wins an award for the Best International Real Estate Project at the Barcelona Meeting Point Conference. This award was presented in recognition of its entrepreneurial experience and its success in improving economic and social conditions of Turkish citizens. Erdoğan Bayraktar, the president of TOKİ receives the "Knight in the Companionate of Merit (KMLJ)" of the Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem from the Duke of Seville for his work on behalf.

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2008
> TOKİ is awarded the International Award for Entrepreneurship in Real Estate and Housing Development sponsored by Expo Italia Real Estate.

> “Erzincan-Çarşı Quarter Urban Renewal– Gecekondu (Slum) Transformation Project of Housing Development Administration of Turkey (TOKİ)” is selected as a “Good Practice” in the Dubai International Award for Best Practices of UN-HABITAT. All the selected practices (103 Best Practices, 288 Good Practices and 47 Promising Practices) are featured on the Best Practices Database of UN-HABITAT.
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2009
> North Ankara Entrance Urban Renewal Development Project of the Metropolitan Municipality Construction, Real Estate and Project Co.Inc (TOBAŞ)-which was created to further TOKİ’s urban renewal goals in cooperation with the Greater Ankara Municipality- has been selected as one of the “Good Practices” for the year 2009 by the international selection committee of the UN- Habitat Business Awards. The Committee short-listed 26 "Good Practices"of which 5 winners were chosen. These good practices were all deemed to have made outstanding contributions to improving the quality of life in their cities and communities.

> President of TOKİ, Mr.Erdoğan BAYRAKTAR has been awarded the International Award for Entrepreneurship in Real Estate and Housing Development sponsored by Expo Italia Real Estate of 2009, for his personal contribution to the social housing implementations in his country.