The citizen, who brought the cat he found sick on the street to the Bandırma Street Animal Treatment Center of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality, saved the life of the animal friend. The cat, which was found to have intestinal obstruction as a result of the examinations, was released to its natural habitat after the completion of its treatment.

Sensitive and animal-loving people of Balıkesir always stand by their friends on the streets. A citizen who brought the cat he found sick on the street to the Bandırma Stray Animal Treatment Center of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Department of Environmental Protection and Control saved the life of the animal friend. The cat, which was found to have intestinal obstruction as a result of the examinations, was taken into surgery after the first intervention of veterinarians. The cat, which was discharged after 15 days of treatment in the intensive care unit, was released to its natural habitat. 

Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality will protect biodiversity by cleaning the Aegean and Marmara Seas from ghost nets for 5 years within the scope of a protocol signed with Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University.

Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality, which formed “Türkiye's most ghost net cleaning team” in the Aegean and Marmara Seas for 3 years within the scope of the protocol signed with Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, continues to clean the seas from ghost nets by extending the protocol period for another 5 years. The Metropolitan Municipality, which will increase its fight against ghost nets that cause trapping and drowning of wild animals under the sea and jeopardize the maritime and fishing economy, will act with the motto “The seas are the guarantee of our future.” At the ceremony held at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Mehmet Hezer, Animal Production, Slaughterhouses and Fisheries Branch Manager representing Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Akın, signed the protocol with Rector Prof. Dr. Ramazan Cüneyt Erenoğlu.

“THE SEAS ARE IN SAFE HANDS”

With the protocol, projects such as cleaning ghost nets in the Aegean and Marmara Seas, creating artificial reef areas, protecting underwater values specific to our region such as red corals, supporting small fishermen and developing underwater diving tourism will be carried out for 5 years.

Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor Club established Valorant Esports Team. Club President Burç Özoğuz, who met with the players, said that they aim to be the first municipal esports team to play in the VRL Turkey Union League. 

Balıkesir Büyükşehir Belediyespor Club, which continues its breakthroughs in order to catch up with the digital age, realized a first and established Valorant Esports Team. Club President Burç Özoğuz met with the newly established Valorant Esports Team players; Kuzuur, HcnN, flasheR, Grilange, Bach, K4z and wished them success. The team will appear in the leagues and tournaments organized by the Turkish Esports Federation and aims to be the first municipal esports team to play in the VRL Türkiye Unity League.

Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality BALMEK Bandırma Branch organizes a painting course for individuals with special needs to improve their motor, cognitive and emotional skills. In the continuation of the course, which aims to discover the talents of individuals with special needs by using painting as a means of communication, workshops suitable for the orientation of each of these individuals will be established and they will be able to earn income.

Under the roof of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Vocational Courses (BALMEK), individuals with special needs can express themselves and develop their motor, cognitive and emotional skills. In the painting course, which is only available in Bandırma BALMEK for now and similar courses will be opened in other districts in time, individuals with autism, down syndrome, CP, those receiving chemotherapy and their families participate in art therapy through the painting course with expert instructors.

WORKSHOPS WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR THEIR TALENTS

By using painting as a communication tool and language, art therapists who make inferences from the drawings and colors used by individuals with special needs discover the future skills of these individuals and reveal their talents that will create an income for them. For individuals with special needs whose skills are developed in this course, workshops suitable for each of their talents will be opened as a continuation. The Metropolitan Municipality, which continues its project work on the subject, will open its workshops in a short time with the instruction of Mayor Ahmet Akın. Within the scope of the workshops that will serve to ensure the potential development and spiritual peace of individuals with special needs and to create a source of free time and financial income for their families; workshops on wood materials, souvenirs, ceramic objects, decorative paintings, plaques and rosaries will be opened.

“THESE CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE A PROFESSION”

Gülsüm Sönmez, Art Instructor and Art Therapist, Course Supervisor of Bandırma South Marmara Service Building, who said that the course contributes greatly to the development of motor and cognitive skills of individuals with special needs and to make the lives of their families easier, said, “Families are very important to us. Because their mothers have a huge burden on their shoulders. We want to relieve this burden. We interpret their drawings, we interpret the colors they use, we interpret their paintings. What should this child's talent be shaped according to, what should they do? These children should have a profession. Because they say we exist too. They say, 'We want to be useful, we want to do something, we want to produce.' We also have visually impaired students. They make wooden toys.”

THEY WANT THE COURSES TO CONTINUE

Gülsüm Sönmez stated that individuals with special needs and their families want the courses to continue and said, “They are very happy when they come and they want to produce continuously. They have a routine. They want us to continue this routine. When they stay at home, tantrums start. They attack their mother or father. That is why we, as the Metropolitan Municipality, support them with these courses. We thank our mayor Ahmet Akın very much for giving importance to individuals with special needs.”

THEY LOVE TO ATTEND THE COURSE

Nilsu Mandacı, who emphasized that she loves attending the painting course, said, “I am attending a painting course organized by Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality. I am happy, I am drawing pictures at home, I am improving myself. I definitely wish it to continue. These courses are very good for us.” 

THEY DEVELOP THEIR EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE SKILLS

Emphasizing that this course opened by Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality is very important for individuals with special needs, Nercü Çalışkan, the mother of individuals with special needs and also the President of Bandırma Engelime Renk Ver Association, said: “Our children develop both their motor skills and their emotional and cognitive skills. While painting, our special children transfer their feelings to the picture with colors and lines.” 

Thanks to the agricultural irrigation line laid by BASKİ upon the instruction of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Akın, 20,000 olive trees in Erdek's Gedeve Region were provided with water. Citizens engaged in olive farming in the region thanked Mayor Ahmet Akın.

With the instruction of Ahmet Akın, Mayor of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality, BASKİ laid over a thousand meters of agricultural irrigation lines to the olive groves in Erdek's Gedeve District, which were waterless due to insufficient agricultural irrigation. In addition to the existing irrigated area in the region, the Metropolitan Municipality irrigated 20 hectares more, which pleased the olive grove owners. Thanks to the works, 20 thousand more olive trees were provided with water.

THE WORK PLEASED THE OLIVE GROWERS

Ergen Demirkaya, the owner of the olive grove, who said that there was an agricultural irrigation problem in the region, said: “For a long time, the farmer had suffered a very serious loss of income because the product we obtained could not reach sufficient quality. This work made me very happy. First of all, I would like to thank our Mayor of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Ahmet Akın and his team.”

“OVER A THOUSAND METERS OF PIPE LAID”

Mustafa Saçıl, President of the Erdek Chamber of Agriculture, stated that they identified the areas that were not irrigated in their meetings with farmers and said, “We presented these places we identified in a report to our Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Akın. When we explained the situation, he immediately said he would take care of the issue. He sent his teams and provided us material and equipment support. In total, more than a thousand meters of pipe laying was done. Approximately 20 thousand trees will meet with water. I would like to thank our Metropolitan Mayor Ahmet Akın very much.”

Children are learning 'Robotic Coding' at Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality NE10 City Research and Technology Center. At the end of the program, which aims to create awareness for technology production, children will have learned robotic coding in detail. 

Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality NE10 City Research and Technology Center continues to provide “Robotic Coding” trainings to children in order to teach and promote the use of technology required by the modern age. The trainings given by the Young Technology Unit, one of the four main units of NE10, aim to raise children's awareness of technology production and develop their coding skills.

CHILDREN LEARN PROGRAMMING LOGIC AND WORKING PRINCIPLE

In the lessons, children learning the M Block program are given information about the programming logic and working principle in general by the experts of the subject. At the end of the “Robotic Coding” program, children will have learned the M Block coding and the working principle of the sensors on it in the finest details. 

“”IT'S VERY FUN“”

Hidayet Uras Atmaca, who participated in the course within the scope of the Robotic Coding Program, said, “I love working with computers. That's why I chose to participate in this course. We learned how to code, move, talk and light the robot. I am happy that I came to this course, it is very fun.”

With the slogan “On the way to your future, Metropolitan Municipality is with you”, Mayor of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Ahmet Akın is opening preference points in 20 districts in order to be beneficial for young people taking the university exam. Every day between July 24 and August 2, expert teachers will provide preference support to young people between 09.00-18.00.

Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Akın is establishing preference points in 20 districts in order to ensure that young people make their university preferences, which is an important intersection on their life path, in the most accurate and rational way. Within the scope of the project implemented with the slogan “On the way to your future, Metropolitan Municipality is with you", Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality, which cooperated with a private educational institution in order to provide preference support to young people in the most beneficial way, will serve between 09.00-18.00 every day between July 24 and August 2, accompanied by expert teachers. Students in 20 districts will make the best choices for themselves with the support of the Metropolitan Municipality.

“OUR GREATEST LEGACY IS THEIR FUTURE”

Stating that they have realized this service for young people to design their future in the best way and make the right choices, Mayor Ahmet Akın said, “The precious children of Balıkesir deserve the best. In this important period for them, we are with them and help them make their university choices with experts. Our young people should study and achieve their dreams. Our greatest legacy is their future. I wish them to have a good preference period that will make them all happy and go to the university of their hearts.”

The addresses of the preference points are given below for 20 districts:

Altıeylül: Avlu Balıkesir/Youth Office 

Ataturk Mahallesi, Laleli Street No:45 

Ayvalık 19 Mayıs Cihan Şişman Youth Center 

150 Evler Neighborhood, Ataturk Boulevard

Balya: Balya Municipality Council Hall

Enver Pasha Neighborhood, Kurtuluş Street

Bandirma Additional Service Building Upper Floor Conference Hall

Hacıyusuf Mahallesi Cumhuriyet Street No:32

Bigadic BALMEK Building Next to the Administrative Office

Fethi Bey Mahallesi Adalet Street No:6

Burhaniye: Metropolitan Municipality Additional Service Building

Kocacami Mahallesi Hürriyet Street No:45

Dursunbey: BALMEK Building Ground Floor

Bozyokuş Mahallesi Cumhuriyet Street No:15

Edremit: BALMEK Building

Emin Kuyu Caddesi Cami Vasat Neighborhood 

Erdek Erdek Municipality Public Desk

Yalı Mahallesi Cumhuriyet Square No:5

Gömeç BALMEK Building Administrative Office

Mehmet Akif Ersoy Street No:28

Gönen Metropolitan Municipality Additional Service Building BALMEK Workshop

Malkoç Mahallesi Cumhuriyet Square No:2/1

Havran: BALMEK Building Classroom 3

Mescit Neighborhood Yilmaz Akpinar Bulvarı No: 17/A

İvrindi BALMEK Building Next to the Administrative Office

Sakarya Mahallesi Belediye Arkası Street No:8/3 Kat/2

Manyas BALMEK Building Workshop 1

Yeni Mahallesi Milli Egemenlik Street No:32

Savaştepe: Next to BALMEK Building Administrative Office

Cumhuriyet Mahallesi Belediye Boulevard No:1

Sındırgı BALMEK Building

Camicedit Neighborhood Atatürk Street No:5 Necip Fazıl Cultural Center

Susurluk: BALMEK Building Ground Floor Administrative Office

Yeni Mahallesi İstasyon Street No:44

Mayor of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Ahmet Akın, who traveled to the capital Ankara for a series of meetings, visited Mansur Yavaş, who was re-elected as Mayor of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality by winning the appreciation of the people, in his office. Mayor Yavaş said, “I believe that we will realize great projects together.”  and expressed his wish to come to Balıkesir as soon as possible.

Mayor of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Ahmet Akın paid a courtesy visit to his counterpart, Mayor of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mansur Yavaş in his office in the capital Ankara, where he went for a series of meetings. Congratulating Mayor Mansur Yavaş, who was re-elected as Mayor of Ankara Metropolitan Municipality with the appreciation of the people after a successful term, Mayor Ahmet Akın emphasized that he fully believes that he will bring Ankara, the capital of Türkiye, to the position it deserves by achieving many more successes in his duty and thanked him for his hospitality. During the visit, which took place in a pleasant conversation atmosphere, the two mayors exchanged ideas. Thanking Mayor Ahmet Akın for his kind visit, Mayor Mansur Yavaş said “I believe that we will realize great projects together.” and expressed his wish to come to Balıkesir as soon as possible.

Registration for the second term of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality Summer Sports Schools, which will be held in the company of expert trainers to enable children to make the most of their summer vacations and showcase their talents, has started.

Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality, which continues its efforts to spread the sports culture in the city and raise champion athletes, has started the registrations for the second term of the Summer Sports Schools opened in Altıeylül, Karesi, Bandırma, Edremit and Manyas districts. Children will be able to register between July 16-August 2 for the courses to be held with expert trainers to ensure that children make the most of their summer holidays and showcase their talents. Citizens who wish to register can do so at the registration points set up at the Public Transportation Center Salih Tozan Cultural Center and Avlu Life Center, and online at https://basvuru.balikesir.bel.tr/Home/YazOkulu.

14 DIFFERENT BRANCHES

The Summer Sports Schools, which will be organized in 14 different branches including muay thai, football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, tennis, kick boxing, karate, chess, wrestling, gymnastics, judo, taekwondo and boxing for children between the ages of 6-14, aim for children to make the most of their summer holidays and become individuals who grow up by doing sports.