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Murat Yıldız, 47, from Akçadağ district in Malatya, couldn't rent a home and converted his agricultural tiller into a camper. He has lived in it for three weeks, works day jobs, and uses public toilets and baths.
Murat Yıldız, a 47-year-old resident of Akçadağ district in Malatya province, was unable to find rental housing. According to him, landlords refused to rent to him because he is single. In response, he converted his agricultural tiller into a camper.
Yıldız has been living in the converted vehicle for about three weeks, earning a living through day labor. The camper lacks a bathroom and toilet, so he uses public facilities for basic needs and plans to go to a public bath for washing. "It's better here than on the street," he said.
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Murat Yıldız, a resident of Malatya, converted a tiller into a caravan after failing to find rental housing. The 47-year-old said landlords refused to...
Murat Yıldız, a resident of Malatya, converted a tiller into a caravan after failing to find rental housing. The 47-year-old said landlords refused to rent to him because he was single. The caravan he built has no bathroom or toilet.
47-year-old Murat Yıldız from Akçadağ district of Malatya province, unable to find rental housing, converted a farm vehicle into a motorhome. He state...
47-year-old Murat Yıldız from Akçadağ district of Malatya province, unable to find rental housing, converted a farm vehicle into a motorhome. He stated that he only sleeps in the vehicle and uses public facilities for toilet and sink. He has been living in this converted vehicle for about three weeks.
Murat Yıldız, 47, from Akçadağ district in Malatya, turned his agricultural vehicle into a caravan after being unable to rent a house. He has been liv...
Murat Yıldız, 47, from Akçadağ district in Malatya, turned his agricultural vehicle into a caravan after being unable to rent a house. He has been living in the vehicle for about three weeks, earning his livelihood through daily work. He meets basic needs in public facilities and plans to go to a bathhouse for bathing.
Murat Yıldız, 47, from Akçadağ district of Malatya, converted his agricultural vehicle into a motorhome after failing to find a rental home. He has be...
Murat Yıldız, 47, from Akçadağ district of Malatya, converted his agricultural vehicle into a motorhome after failing to find a rental home. He has been living in it for three weeks, working daily jobs and using public toilets and bathhouses.
Updated: 25.07.2026
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