Ziaka Camp is a planned housing development on the site of a former military camp in the Municipality of Kordelio–Evosmos, western Thessaloniki, Greece. The approximately 130-acre site is beside the Athens–Thessaloniki railway line and had been inactive since 2006. 6
The proposal has changed in scale and purpose over time. In September 2025, Defence Minister Nikos Dendias spoke of building more than 600 homes, initially addressing military accommodation needs as well as wider housing needs. 4 By May 2026, the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs was advancing a social-housing plan for the site, with the reported target rising to approximately 1,000 homes. 2 The project article supplied for this research gives the more specific planned total as 1,034 homes.
The national government is responsible for the initiative, with roles shared across ministries: the Ministry of National Defence is to prepare studies, manage tenders and oversee construction, while the Ministry of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs coordinates and funds the social-housing programme. 5 The available sources do not identify a private developer. The proposal was publicly outlined by Dendias in 2025; no separate project founding date is stated in the sources. 4
The project remains at the planning stage in the material reviewed. In May 2026, the stated aim was to tender the works during that year, with initial homes targeted for 2027. 2 The supplied article describes the development as a broader residential scheme, with land also to be allocated for green areas, roads, social infrastructure and sports facilities.