The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB) just lately launched a revised tariff for graves and funeral companies, triggering heightened issues amongst residents relating to the prices related to burials.
As per the newly established tariff by the IBB, the charges for vacant graves inside the metropolis now vary between TL 4,470 and TL 69,770 ($153.92 and $2,402.39), with charges differing based mostly on particular classes.
During the fourth session of the IBB assembly held this week on the municipality constructing in Saraçhane, chaired by the primary deputy chairperson of the meeting, Zeynel Abidin Okul, discussions centered across the proposed 2024 charge tariff for cemetery companies.
The authorised tariff, which is ready to take impact from Jan. 1, 2024, was unanimously accepted by the fee. Essential companies akin to gasilhane, picket coffin provision, funeral coffin covers, funeral burial procedures and transportation companies outdoors Istanbul will stay freed from cost.
Outlined within the new tariff are a number of up to date charges: coffin burial prices are adjusted from TL 480 to TL 740, briquette sarcophagus bills from TL 1,200 to TL 1,850, grave transportation excluding floor charges from TL 2,420 to TL 3,730, single-story sarcophagus tombs from TL 3,000 to TL 4,620, and double-story sarcophagus tombs elevated from TL 4,000 to TL 6,000.
In the primary group, Karacaahmet, Nakkaştepe, Çengelköy 1st Section, Zincirlikuyu, Aşiyan, Nafibaba, Ulus and Abide-i Hürriyet, the lot worth was TL 7,260, whereas it’s now TL 11,190.
The price of the empty plot subsequent to a funeral was elevated from TL 22,630 to TL 34,890, the worth of an empty grave plot elevated by 54.15% from TL 45,260 to TL 69,770, and the place charge for the funeral of a kid was elevated from TL 7,260 to TL 11,190.
In the second group of cemeteries, which incorporates Emirgan, Edirnekapı, Merdivenköy, Küçükbakkalköy, Bülbülderesi, Feriköy, Sütlüce and Avcılar, the price of a plot within the cemetery, which was TL 1,320, was elevated to TL 2,030, the price of an empty lot subsequent to a funeral was elevated from TL 9,075 to TL 13,990, and the price of an empty grave plot elevated from TL 18,150 to TL 27,980. The venue charge for a kid funeral, which was TL 1,320 is now TL 2,030.
In the third group of cemeteries, which incorporates Hekimbaşı, Kurtköy, Çekmeköy, Kilyos, Cebeci and Kayabaşı, the worth of a plot elevated from TL 110 to TL 170, the price of an empty grave plot from TL 6,050 to TL 9,330, and the price of an empty place subsequent to a funeral from TL 3,025 to TL 4,660. While the venue charge for baby funerals was elevated from TL 55 to TL 80.
In the cemeteries within the fourth group, which incorporates Ayazağa, Bahçeköy, Kemerburgaz and Kısırkaya, which beforehand had village standing, the worth of a spot elevated from TL 110 to TL 170, the price of an empty grave place from TL 2,900 to TL 4,470, and the price of the empty place subsequent to a funeral from TL 1,450 to TL 2,240. The floor charge for a kid’s funeral was elevated from TL 55 to TL 80.
In non-Muslim cemeteries, the place charge for a funeral was elevated from TL 550 to TL 850, the empty grave place subsequent to a funeral was elevated from TL 5,810 to TL 8,960, an empty grave place was elevated from TL 9,440 to TL 14,550, and the place charge for a kid’s funeral was elevated from TL 220 to TL 340.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
