Quake fear boosts demand for tiny houses, caravans in Türkiye
STORY: Quake fear boosts demand for tiny houses, caravans in Türkiye
DATELINE: April 21, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:57
LOCATION: Ankara
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of tiny houses in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency)
2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): GALIP OLMEZ, CEO of Yako Groups
STORYLINE:
In the wake of devastating earthquakes in February, the demand for tiny houses and caravans surged in Türkiye as citizens seek safer accommodations in the earthquake-prone country.
The two massive earthquakes on Feb. 6 claimed over 50,000 lives in Türkiye, toppling tens of thousands of buildings and leaving millions of people homeless.
Amid quake fear, many citizens living in seismically active zones, who do not feel safe in their current houses but have a limited budget to settle in a new apartment, are turning to alternatives -- tiny houses and caravans, according to industry veterans.
SOUNDBITE (Turkish): GALIP OLMEZ, CEO of Yako Groups
"Following the earthquake, there's been an explosion in demand for tiny
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