Interest in caravans rises in Türkiye after Feb. 6 quakes

Interest in caravans rises in Türkiye after Feb. 6 quakes

In the wake of current the earthquakes that gripped Türkiye’s southeast and with the worry of 1 hitting Istanbul, the nation’s social and financial hub sitting on the perimeters of the North Anatolian fault line (NAF), many individuals are searching for various lodging choices, considered one of them being caravans.

With caravans parked on the streets and drawing consideration, caravan producers say they can’t sustain with orders because the Feb. 6 earthquakes.

“As earthquakes are a (half) of the agenda of Istanbul, there are individuals who don’t wish to expertise that course of,” caravan salesperson Gökhan Düzolan advised Demirören News Agency (DHA) on Monday.

”Everyone dwelling in a home desires a caravan. There is a 70% improve in demand,” Düzolan stated.

After the earthquake catastrophe, many dwelling in ”unsafe” homes began to seek for various existence, noting they don’t wish to be caught unprepared within the case of a excessive tremor near the metropolitan areas. Apart from an rising curiosity in caravans, many Istanbulites additionally turned to search for alternate housing places, turning towards the East Thrace area within the northwest, the place demand for actual property gross sales not too long ago boomed.

Düzolan, who said that they used to promote as much as two caravans per 30 days in Istanbul famous that the quantity has now elevated to 10 after the earthquake and stated, “The ones whose homes have been closely broken got here to us.”

”There have been individuals from Gaziantep, Hatay, who got here to us and purchased caravans,” he added, reiterating that demand is shifting to individuals from Istanbul, who wish to alleviate the earthquake worry. ”It’s safer for us. My daughter additionally lives in a caravan,” he famous.

Previously, individuals weren’t all that eager on staying in caravans, however after the earthquake, individuals began asking questions resembling: “What would happen if we had a night like that? Where would we go? Should we live in a caravan full-time?” People now come to at the very least examine and get knowledgeable about how caravans are being constructed.

At the identical time, curiosity within the caravans is being raised throughout Türkiye with promotion days for one of many main luxurious caravan producers being held not too long ago within the western province of Izmir.

Emphasizing that the “climate conditions in Türkiye are suitable for the caravan lifestyle,” Berkan Ülker, a caravan agency consultant, in contrast the demand in Türkiye with the demand in England noting that this way of life is extra possible in Türkiye because of the 4 seasons the nation has.

However, firm representatives and caravan producers spotlight the significance of analysis and figuring out the viability prior to buy.

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