Turkey, like many other countries, will be reinterpreting its future and the urbanism approach after the coronavirus pandemic, Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum said Thursday.
Kurum’s remarks came on the sidelines of an event marking the 35th anniversary of Sabah, the sister newspaper of Daily Sabah and the flagship publication of the Turkuvaz Media Group.
Indicating that the world and Turkey’s populations are urbanizing rapidly, the minister said the population living in cities is projected to increase 2.5 times in the next 30 to 40 years.
“In order to prepare our country for the new process, we plan the next 50 years or 100 years for all of our cities with the project, ‘Strong Cities of Strong Turkey,'” Kurum said.
He stressed they had very valid and rational reasons for this long-term planning.
“I find it useful to explain this issue through COVID-19 and global warming. I think that, like all other countries, we will reinterpret our future after COVID-19. We will reconsider everything, maybe rebuild a lot of things,” the minister said.
