It is imperative to act jointly in the face of deep poverty

Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyerevaluated the social service and welfare activities in the city with the mayors of 11 metropolitan districts. Speaking at the meeting where the decision to act jointly in the face of deep poverty was taken, President Soyer said, “We are faced with a very deep poverty that shakes people's lives. We need to work in coordination to touch more of our citizens," he said.

Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyerorganized its regular coordination meetings with the mayors of central districts, this time with the title of social service and aid activities. At the meeting held at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Social Services Department Head Ulaş Aydın gave information about the services of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. He talked about the work to be done in Ramadan.

Soyer: “Deep poverty shakes lives”

Referring to the economic crisis in the country, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç Soyer“The vast majority of our citizens have been extremely negatively affected by inflation and the high cost of living. There are striking numbers in our consumer trends survey. 21,5 percent of our citizens have not bought red meat for a year, 23 percent have not bought clothes for the past year, and 26 percent of the youth have stopped eating out completely. 10 out of 7 people no longer buy milk and dairy products. Unfortunately, this picture is not yet understood. But it is a very deep poverty, a poverty that shakes people's lives. We are facing this. We need to work in coordination to touch more of our citizens," he said.

Who Attended?

Konak Mayor Abdul Batur, Güzelbahçe Mayor Mustafa İnce, Karabağlar Mayor Muhittin Selvitopu, Karşıyaka Mayor Cemil Tugay, Bayraklı Mayor Serdar Sandal, Bornova Mayor Mustafa İduğ, Gaziemir Mayor Halil Arda, Balçova Municipality Social Aid Director Arzu Yıldırım, Buca Municipality Deputy Mayor Hatice Güral, Çiğli Municipality Deputy Mayor Ali Gül, Narlıdere Municipality Culture and Social Affairs Manager Ebru İnci, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Barış Karcı, Deputy Secretary General Ertuğrul Tugay, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Social Services Department Head Ulaş Aydın, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Social Projects Department Head Anıl Kaçar, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Youth and Sports Services Department Head Hakan Orhunbilge and bureaucrats.