Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerIn line with the vision of "Another Agriculture is Possible", the "Boat Maintenance Materials Support Project", started last year by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, which continues to increase its support to agriculture and producers, continued with 134 fishermen in Mavişehir Fisherman's Shelter. Minister Tunç Soyer“The United Nations declared 2022 as the 'Year of Coastal Fishing'. He decided that it was necessary to support small-scale coastal fishing. You are 90 percent of the industry. You have a municipality that will continue to support you as a cooperative. “This is just the beginning, we will continue to be with you.”
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerWorking in line with the vision of "Another Agriculture is Possible", İzmir Metropolitan Municipality continued its paint and paste support for small-scale fishermen at Mavişehir Fisherman's Shelter. Within the scope of the "Boat Maintenance Materials Support Project", which is the first in Turkey and started to be implemented by taking the example of coastal municipalities, Sasalı, Tuzçullu, Şemikler and Karşıyaka Products were distributed to 134 fishermen who are partners of Fisheries Cooperatives. 151 anti-fouling paints, 121 1-kg putty and 13 3-kg putty were supported for the ceremony; Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer and his wife Neptune Soyer, Karşıyaka Mayor Cemil Tugay and his wife Öznur Tugay, CHP İzmir Deputy Özcan Purçu, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality bureaucrats, Şemikler Fisheries Cooperative President Olcay Bülbül, heads and representatives of Fisheries Cooperatives, fishermen, producers and citizens attended.
Soyer: “You have a municipality that will continue to support you”
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer, “We believed that coastal fisheries should run through cooperatives again. The United Nations declared 2022 as the 'Year of Coastal Fishing'. He decided that it was necessary to support small-scale coastal fishing. Small scale producers, small coastal fisheries have to be encouraged. You are 90 percent of the industry. But unfortunately, as in other sectors of agriculture, we are faced with a lack of ownership, emptiness and lack of planning. Our producer, our coastal fisherman, does not know what he will do next month, next year, in fact, nothing about his own future. He's trying to stand on his own feet. We want to be with you. This is just the beginning, we will give you much more, stronger support. If you breathe, if you get the income that will sustain your life from this job, you will not aspire to another job anyway. You can earn your living here. There is a huge cost of living and inflation, we are facing an extraordinary economic crisis. You have a municipality that will continue to support you as a cooperative. We Karşıyaka Together with our Mayor, Cemil Tugay, we will continue to stand by you.”
"As long as you don't give up"
Stating that they support cooperatives in agriculture, transportation and urban transformation, Soyer said, “Cooperative democracy is a model of economic development. If there is democracy, it is possible to support the cooperatives, to ensure the spread of economic welfare and development and to ensure that everyone gets a fair share of the income produced. Because we believe in democracy, we will continue to support it because we believe that there is no regime where voting is done by going to the ballot box every 5 years. We will continue to support you in every field of life, in every sector. This is just the beginning, we will continue to be by your side. We will support you with all our strength, as long as you don't give up, continue on your way.”
“On behalf of the fishermen, we thank you endlessly”
Olcay Bülbül, President of Şemikler Fisheries Cooperative, said, “Since the day you took office, you have a sense of duty that makes you feel that you are on our side, supporting cooperatives and developing them. On behalf of the fishermen, we thank you endlessly for your approach.” Balıkçı Çağdaş Kızılemis said, “We are very pleased with your support in such a matter. I haven't seen anything like this in a long time. We hope to continue, thank you very much. ”
After the ceremony, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç Soyer, Karşıyaka Mayor Cemil Tugay and CHP İzmir Deputy Özcan Purçu gave paint and paste to fishermen Mert Pelik, Üner Oaklı, Erhan Bülbül and Çağdaş Kızılemis.
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