Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) opened the 1st Stage of Baltalimanı Yaşam Vadisi within the scope of the "New Investments New Breakthroughs" marathon. The first part of Baltalimanı Yaşam Vadisi; IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu, CHP Istanbul deputy Gökan Zeybek, Sarıyer Mayor Şükrü Genç, Büyükçekmece Mayor Hasan Akgün and the people of the region entered into service after the ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony, Sarıyer Mayor Genç listed the investments of İBB in his district, while İBB Deputy Secretary General Gürkan Alpay shared technical information about the area.
DORMITORY EXPLANATION: “WE GIVE YOUR MEAL, BED, INTERNET FOR 1300 TL”
Imamoglu, on the other hand, at the beginning of his speech, brought to the attention of the participants the educational support services provided by IMM to student dormitories and university students, which were not available in previous periods. “Our President has just stated; We have opened and continue to open Kent Restaurants in areas where there are many students, low income families and low wage workers. Student dormitories of our Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality are here for the first time. None of these exist. Approximately 5000 young people will stay in our student dormitories this year and they will pay a monthly fee of 1300 TL. Today, a student cannot find a place for himself in a house as a partner for less than 4-5 thousand liras. We give him his food, his place to sleep, and his internet for 1300 liras. Do you know what's the reason for this? We will experience the honor and pleasure of being able to prepare our young people from Anatolia and Thrace, especially our young girls, for the future of Turkey, in such a period when the economy has set a barrier in front of their goals in their journey to reach the place they deserve in this country.”
“THEY GIVEN 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ONE PERSON AND SHIPPED IT TO AMERICA; WE PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT TO 75 THOUSAND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS”
Reminding that they provide educational support services to 75 thousand university students, İmamoğlu said, “We are giving scholarships to 75 thousand students for the first time. It didn't exist before. Oh yes, I'm sorry! For example, they gave 200 thousand dollars to a student and sent them to America. We detected it. But we support our 75 thousand young people. We will this year as well. This year, we will support our young people to study at university," he said. Giving examples of services that started in his own period, from 24-hour transportation to suspended invoices, from single building transformation to Faith Desk, İmamoğlu said, “Do you know what municipality is? From birth to the grave, it is to provide services that will make people's hearts happy. Human means not to discriminate. Everyone has different beliefs, different traditions, different customs. These mean that Istanbul is a world city. These differences mean the colors and beauty of Turkey. But what is our responsibility? It is our responsibility to make them feel equal citizens. It means presenting them beauty and opportunities equally. That's all we did. Behind each of them is to make its citizens happy and solve their problems. There is a democratic, participatory management approach based on justice and merit.”
“VALLEY OF LIFE MEANS SERVING RIVER BEDS TO THE BENEFIT OF 16 MILLION İSTANBULERS, NOT TO A HAND OF RENTERS”
Pointing out that the valleys of life they brought to the city are the product of this understanding, İmamoğlu said, “Valley of Life means that the river beds are decorated with trees and flowers, not buildings and concrete. Life Valley means presenting the creek beds for the benefit of 16 million Istanbulites, not a handful of wasters and renters. We started the first example in Beylikdüzü when I was the mayor of the district. That Valley of Life is now exactly 1 million 600 thousand square meters. Every action of life is there. There is sports, there is health, there is meeting, there is meeting with green, there is protection of green, there is solidarity, there is entertainment from time to time, there is being together. God blessed us, we became the President of IMM. Now we are building millions of square meters of living valleys for Istanbul. Our people socialize here. We have finished the first stage of Baltalimanı Yaşam Vadisi. When we bring this place to its conclusion, it will be 250 thousand square meters. Currently, the part of which is close to 50 thousand square meters is at your service”.
“WE ARE OPENING THE BÜYÜKDERE NURSERY ON 29 OCTOBER”
Emphasizing that with the Atatürk City Forest in Hacıosman, Büyükdere Nursery in Çayırbaşı and the 1st Stage of Baltalimanı Yaşam Vadisi, they have brought a total of 1 million 600 thousand square meters of green space to Sarıyer, İmamoğlu said, “We will open the Büyükdere nursery in the week of October 29, Republic Day”. said. Noting that they bring together the people of Istanbul with green spaces all over the city, İmamoğlu said:
“Of course, in this context, we are renewing the waste water lines and clean water lines while constructing these parks. We solve many problems. In this respect, instead of those who look at the city with different eyes, we bring these bright areas together with our nation. I do not expect that today's opposition in Istanbul, I hope this understanding, which will be the permanent opposition, will understand us. But let me say this: Ekrem İmamoğluI understand your troubles with. I only know it. Since we came to this duty, as IMM, Ekrem İmamoğlu We did not give special zoning to a person's land. We did not give a zoning increase to the land of a single person or a single institution. That's why I understand them well. It sounds too loud for him. Do you know what this is? This is a secret revolution made by a nation, revolution. Do not forget this; Not recognizing any special zoning for the land of God's servant every 4,5 years… But we did this: We are fighting for the urban transformation of Istanbulites. We are giving the deed to give the deed that the Istanbulite has not been able to get for years. That's why we're overcoming problems."
“WE HAVE ENDED zoning plundering and zoning fraud”
Saying, “We have put an end to the looting of zoning and zoning fraud,” İmamoğlu concluded his speech with the following words:
“They are worried about Istanbul, I know. They are worried that we have closed this aspect of it. I see that they are also dreaming of re-taking Istanbul. Let them take courses. But let me tell you something. Istanbul has now opened another curtain, opened another window, opened another door. Istanbul will no longer be the dream of a handful of people, or of a few, or of those who say 'my love'. Istanbul will be the dream of 16 million people. Istanbul will decorate the dreams of hundreds of thousands of our children like this diamond. In that respect, I am aware that these beautiful areas we offer destroy their dreams of rent. That job is finished. Now Istanbul belongs to the 16 million people of Istanbul. It will always remain so. In your presence, I promise to give Istanbul its due, to distribute what belongs to Istanbulites to Istanbulites again. We will continue. We will not eat anyone's rights, we will not feed them. Good luck with the first stage of Baltalimanı, Valley of Life.”
Baltalimanı Life Valley Stage 1; İmamoğlu officially entered service with the ribbon cut together by the delegation, headmen and the people of the region.