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NEPTÜN SOYER: IF AGRICULTURE STOPS, LIFE STOPS; WE NEED PRODUCTION MOBILIZATION

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We are in the days when the local production, the value of the soil, the domestic seed and the need to fight for it are once again understood. The coronavirus reminded us of the importance of our food needs as well as healthcare and drug supply... Neptün Soyer, who is one of the founders of Slow Food Teos, who has been operating in Seferihisar district of Izmir province for 11 years and is the Regional President of the Köy-Koop Izmir Regional Association, says, "If agriculture stops, life stops." Neptün Soyer, the wife of Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Tunç Soyer, urgently calls on the local production mobilization for the authorities. Q - Even if we don't go out on the streets, we see life in cities. The most important street activity for those who stay at home other than employees is to go to the market. You are with the farmer, the agricultural producer and the stallholders. How is life progressing in the Aegean? What are the main production activities in this sprin...

TUNÇ SOYER: WE ARE GLAD TO BE A PART OF EBRD'S GREEN CITIES PROGRAMME

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Press release... Izmir and EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) to join forces to tackle environmental challenges... Bank to help Turkey’s third-largest city develop comprehensive step-by-step investment programme... Sustainability at the core of EBRD’s work in Turkey... The EBRD and Izmir are joining forces to work on an action plan that will improve the urban environment and lives of the 4.3 million people who live in Turkey’s third-largest city. The action plan will be a comprehensive step-by-step investment programme addressing the city’s most pressing environmental challenges. These priorities were discussed today in Izmir during a one-day workshop. Mayor of Izmir Tunç Soyer said: “We are glad to be a part of the EBRD’s Green Cities programme. We have ambitious goals in terms of the environment and investment in public transport, as shown by the Narlidere and Buca metro projects. The cooperation with the EBRD will support our strategic plans to ens...