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

Land sales on rise in Türkiye after earthquakes

STORY: Land sales on rise in Türkiye after earthquakes DATELINE: April 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:51 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of buildings destroyed by the earthquake in Türkiye 2. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 3. various of land areas open for development around Istanbul 4. various of municipal crews inspect the building's column 5. various of Istanbul city 6. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ERDINC SAHIN, Real estate consultant 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ERDINC SAHIN, Real estate consultant 8. various of tiny houses in Istanbul 9. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): GALIP OLMEZ, CEO of Yako Groups 10. various of tiny houses in Istanbul STORYLINE: After two deadly tremors devastated Türkiye's southern part in February, many people in Istanbul are looking to purchase a piece of land in the suburbs or nearby cities to build earthquake-proof houses. Real estate agents say that land sales have increased by 200 percent in Istanbul's outskirts in the last month alone, skyrocketing the prices