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Press release... The world's most famous gastronomy fair "Terra Madre" is coming to Izmir... The “Terra Madre” gastronomy fair, which takes place every two years in Turin, Italy, under the leadership of the world's largest food movement Slow Food, is coming to İzmir in 2021. Terra Madre fair, in Turkey the "Slow Food" will be implemented in partnership with the group. Izmir Metropolitan Mayor Tunç Soyer and Turkey Slow Food, met with a delegation of union officials in the city of Bremen Slow Food Italy. Tunç Soyer along with delegation of Turkey met with Slow Food President Carlo Petrini, Slow Food Secretary General Paolo Di Croce Slow Food and the Balkans Coordinator Michele Rua. As a result of the negotiations, it was agreed that the Mediterranean and Anatolian leg of the Slow Food Terra Madre fair will be held in İzmir in 2021. It will change the fate of small producers in Turkey... Not only will be held in Izmir, Izmir Fair to Terra Madre, wi...

"Izmir will be the capital of rural development" Speaking at the Bergama Kozak Plateau Festival, which is organized for the second time this year in order to bring Kozak Plateau to tourism, İzmir Metropolitan Mayor Tunç Soyer said that they aimed to make İzmir the capital of rural development. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, which carries out important works for development of Bakırçay Basin and opening of Kozak Plateau to nature and plateau tourism, organized Kozak Plateau Festival with Bergama Municipality. In Kozak Kermes Area, 110 producers both introduced their local products and generated revenue from sales. Tomatoes, grapes and pine nuts grown in Kozak Plateau, as well as honey, jam and pine nuts desserts were offered great interest. In his opening speech, the Mayor of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer said that his basic visions are to increase the potential of the region with the correct, functional and nature-friendly policies towards agriculture...