Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyerannounced that the letter regarding the borrowing request they sent to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization was answered after 3 years. Saying that although the ministry approved the borrowing request of 14 million TL for the purchase of buses in 2020, the decision letter was sent in March 2022, Soyer said, "We could have bought 14 buses with 24 million TL on that day, but we were able to buy 16 buses," he said. .
The first session of the March ordinary council meeting of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, the Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerIt was done under the direction of. President Soyer, who opened the assembly session by celebrating the 14 March Medicine Day of all healthcare professionals, gave information about his contacts in Dubai, where he went for the world's most important international horticultural EXPO, which Izmir will host in 2026. Stating that he made a presentation to world EXPO organizations and AIPH members at the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) conference in Dubai, Soyer said, “This process, which is extremely exciting and proud for İzmir, continues in a positive way.”
“I request our district municipalities to take similar decisions”
A motion to support the seed crisis in the Susuz district of Kars was brought to the agenda of the Assembly by the Presidency. It was stated that due to the great drought in Susuz, the agricultural areas of the district were damaged at the level of disaster and the seed resources that the farmers would plant in their fields dried up. The presidential motion was sent to the commissions with an emergency code. If the proposal is approved by the parliament, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality will distribute barley and wheat seeds to be delivered to farmers. Mayor Soyer made a call to the district municipalities regarding the motion. Soyer said, “I'm asking all our district municipalities here; There are serious grievances due to the increase in seed prices. If possible, I ask our district municipalities to take similar decisions and support the producer," he said.
Borrowing approval after 3 years from the ministry for bus purchase
President Soyer announced a new development in his evaluation at the closing section of the Assembly. Soyer read the approval letter that came 3 years later for the borrowing permission requests they sent to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization for bus purchase. Stating that the debt letter of 7 million TL for the purchase of public transportation vehicles within İZULAŞ on 2019 November 14 was responded to on 3 March 9, 2022 years later, Soyer said that since no response could be received in the elapsed time, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, with its own authority, received approval from the parliament and received 9 million dollars. He stated that he used a bank loan of 375 thousand TL. President Soyer said, “We bought 585 solo buses for 16 thousand TL each, we made installments for 24 months. While we are paying the last installment this month, we have just received the authority to borrow. If we could get that authorization that day, we would be able to buy 14 buses with 24 million TL.”
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