ISTANBUL - Justice and Development Party (AK Party) leader and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that works for removing debris in eastern province of Bingol were completed.
Addressing a meeting in Istanbul, Erdogan said that 6,000 tents have been distributed in Bingol so far and stated that the number of tents in the region would reach 12,000.
Stating that he talked to Bingol Governor Cos on Sunday morning, Erdogan noted that works for removing debris were completed.
Erdogan said that they would start to construct dwellings in Bingol and stated that the Union of Turkish Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) promised that it would construct 500 dwellings in the region.
Erdogan added that they aimed to complete construction of dwellings within eight months at the latest.
(EÖ-ÖS) 04.05.2003