Projects to help Türkiye heal their wounds after the devastating earthquake are taking place in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

The container housing project is just one of the projects being realized and Prime Minister Ünal Üstel paid a visit to the facility where container houses are being constructed.

Prime Minister Ünal Üstel visited the facility where container houses are being built to assist the many families that have been left homeless in Türkiye.

Speaking during the visit, the Premier said that after the completion of the first batch of containers, he will visit Türkiye in order to determine where the container homes will be placed.

Stating that up until today 85 trucks of aid have been delivered to Türkiye, Üstel said that a total of 18 million TL donations made in the TRNC were sent to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency AFAD, adding that he has also donated his 3-month salary.

“Since the day of the disaster, we, as the TRNC, have shared the pains of motherland Türkiye and started to think about what we can do to help” said Üstel, adding that at the beginning blankets, tents and food aid was sent to help people during the cold winter season.

Stating that the idea of ​​​​building a thousand prefabricated houses for earthquake victims was developed during the meetings held with the Turkish Cypriot Solidarity Platform, Üstel said, “First, as the government, we prepared a protocol with the Solidarity Platform and production started quickly. The production of all these houses is entirely of TRNC origin.”

Reiterating that after the first batch of the homes have been completed he will be visiting Türkiye, Üstel said “According to the information given to us by AFAD, certain places have been identified in Iskenderun and we will visit the Iskenderun region on Saturday or Sunday with the Turkish Cypriot Solidarity Platform to determine the area where the container city will be built”.

“The first batch which consists of 140 homes will be delivered a week later and set up” said Üstel.

Also touching upon the work to be carried out in memory of the Gazimağusa Turk Maarif College students who lost their lives in the earthquake he said, “We have champion angels who lost their lives in the earthquake. We have begun on their projects as well”.

He said that technical staff have started their work and are looking for the location where the closed stadium will be constructed and work on the monument project has also begun.

He said that work to arrange their graves will begin shortly as well.

He also stated that their names will be given to the living areas that will be established by the container houses in order to eternalize the names and memory of the champion angels who were martyred during the earthquake.