Türkiye announces major public housing project

ANKARA, Sept. 13 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Tuesday a social housing project which he said was the largest ever in the history of the Republic of Türkiye.

The government will construct 500,000 social housing units, 50,000 workplaces, and provide 250,000 residential plots across the country in five years between 2023 and 2028, Erdogan said at the launching ceremony of the project in the capital Ankara.