Urbanization

The houses of some 2,000 families in the eastern Black Sea region will be evacuated due to flood and landslide risks, within the scope of the Climate Change Action Plan prepared by the Environment and Urbanization Ministry.

Lake Salda has been declared a 'Special Environmental Protection Area', with its size increased six-fold, the Environment and Urbanization Ministry said on Aug. 1.

Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum has said that a planned park project around Lake Salda in the southern province of Burdur's Yeşilova district will not consist of any construction, vowing to protect the natural beauty of the lake.

Romania's resident population was standing at 19.5 million as of January 1, 2018, with a negative rate of natural increase, according to a press statement released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) on Thursday, July 11, World Population Day.

The government will take firm steps toward the demolition of buildings at risk without having to wait for the approval of the buildings' residents, Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum has said.

MPs adopted at second reading amendments to the Environmental Protection Act, aimed to limit the harmful impact on people. The new text provides rules for strict bans on any noise between 23.00 and 08.00 and 14.00 to 16.00 each day.

Not well and poorly serviced by Sofia's public transport are not only the areas on the periphery of the city but also those that are relatively close to the center. The pride of the management of the metropolitan at Sofia municipality in the last decade - the metro, is far from beneficial for the entire capital and suburban areas, but mainly for the neighborhoods situated along it.

Turkey's Environment and Urbanization Ministry will evaluate ongoing constructions in Istanbul and make sure relevant precautions are taken if they see any risks.

Twenty-six buildings located near a four-story building that collapsed in Istanbul's Kağıthane district have been evacuated as a safety precaution, said Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum.

Turkey's Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum has issued a circular to all municipalities to determine the most risk-bearing buildings and report their findings to the ministry, in a bid to accelerate urban transformation works.