Would you rather see gecekondus all over Turkey?
I would rather see those military bases and barracks return. Have you been to Halkali in Istanbul and to who those TOKI buildings are sold to? (60-80% of them are full of Syrians and Arabs) TOKI - should be building affordable hosing projects that house Turkish citizens, at costs they can actually afford them.. these Turks are still living in those 'gece kondu-s' you mention.
The military bases are being systematically moved out of city centers and placed in better locations on the inter-city highways. This doesn't only open up much-needed new space in and around the cities, it's also great for our Land Forces itself as the new barracks are being built larger, better, more modern, better planned and with better amenities. No one wants to see armored vehicles in the middle of the city. This has nothing to do with being a nationalist. Military belongs in the countryside, simple as that. We've got the Turkish Police in the cities.
The places I'm talking about are not near cities D020, D567, D569, they are basically in the middle of nowhere with attachment to minor-intercity roads, perhaps excellent in any situation to provide resistance against any invading attacker. As for Airforce and Mechanized bases, well it would be strategic stupidity to leave Istanbul uncovered... as it would take valuable minutes to fly interceptors from locations in any event.
Turkish police though good, is inadequately ill-equipped to deal with all the tasks that are given to it. A simple example is from Kanarya / Istanbul
(I have friends that live there), every time PKK sympathizers begin to rally, the Police chief just shuts down the police station, and normal people are left to fend for themselves.. Many burnt buildings, private cars, IETT buses later the government placed camera's which resulted in the rallying to change location 200 or so meters up hill where there are no cameras... Same with Taksim, there used to be a minimum 10 bus fulls of special police on the far corner of the car park near where the Ataturk kultur merkezi was ("90's early "00's), which was used in support for the 2-3 normal police buses on show on the actual center there in any major disturbance... since those times, how many events have taken place due to ill planning.... this all is also strategic stupidity.
I for one would rather my security be provided by serious hardware, and not stupid blind faith.
p.s. interesting if they've closed airforce bases in Alemdag (Istanbul), and bases in Balikesir, Bandirma and Izmir.