Bizim Evler, located in the district Bahçesehir, is a new housing development mega-project, created by Ihlas Holding together with Toki. This new urban area comprising of 720 houses organized in high towers surrounded by gardens, swimming pools, sports fields, avenues and recreation areas. The project area is fenced off, creating a separation in the urban landscape of a public space and a private space reserved for persons living within the residential complex.Toki (Toplu Konut Idaresi Baskanligi) is the Housing Development Administration of Turkey. In his website, there is an interested slogan:
WE ARE BUILDING FUTURE'S CITIES FOR THE FUTURE OF TURKEY
There is also a reference to an article of the Turkish Constitution which refers to the obligations of the State on urban projects:
"The State shall take measures to meet the needs of housing within the framework of a plan which takes into account the characteristics of cities and environmental conditions and shall support mass housing projects."
Article: 57
