Küçükçamurlu residents remain in containers 3.5 years after Kahramanmaraş earthquake
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Residents of Küçükçamurlu in Kahramanmaraş say they remain in containers 3.5 years after the February 6 earthquakes damaged their homes. They say promised permanent housing has not been built and two reconstruction plans were abandoned after signatures were collected. Elderly residents describe unheated containers and stairs they can no longer climb.
Key Facts
- Residents said authorities collected signatures first for on-site reconstruction and then for collective housing, but both plans were later abandoned.
- İsmail Akın said 17 to 18 people in Küçükçamurlu are in the same situation, living in containers while waiting for permanent housing.
- Halil Küpeli, 75, said the container has no stove, only a small electric heater that does not warm it, and the floor has collapsed.
- Hürü Küpeli, 80, said she cannot climb the container stairs due to knee, back, neck and heart conditions and takes medication constantly.
- Zeynep Kömürcü said she cannot go to the container in the evening and her two or three children live in rented homes.
Unmet Housing Promises
Residents of Küçükçamurlu said their homes were heavily damaged in the February 6 earthquakes and that promised permanent housing has not been delivered. They said authorities collected signatures for on-site reconstruction, then abandoned that plan. A subsequent promise to build collective housing also fell through after signatures were collected, residents said. İsmail Akın said 17 to 18 people in the neighborhood are in the same situation and no official has come to ask how they are living. Nazife Akın said officials have repeatedly said they will build homes but have not built them.
Container Conditions
Halil Küpeli, 75, said he cannot install a stove in the container and the only small electric heater does not warm the space. He added that the floor beneath the container has collapsed. Hürü Küpeli, 80, said she cannot climb or descend the stairs because of knee, back, neck and heart problems, and pleaded "either kill us or save us." Zeynep Kömürcü said she is unable to go to the container in the evening and her two or three children live in rented accommodation. She added that 3.5 years after the earthquakes no one has asked whether residents are alive or dead.
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Küçükçamurlu residents remain in containers 3.5 years after Kahramanmaraş earthquake
