Politics, science, education and health were discussed at the conference titled "New Türkiye on the Horizon as We Enter the Second Century" organized by the International Vuslat Platform and hosted by Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality.
The conferences titled "New Türkiye on the Horizon as We Enter the Second Century" organized by the International Vuslat Platform were hosted by Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality. Many deputies, mayors, politicians, academicians from different universities, representatives of non-governmental organizations, business people, artists and journalists attended the 3-day conferences where politics, health, science and education were discussed. Making the opening speeches of the program, chef, traveler and researcher Ömür Akkor made a statement about the gastronomic values of Balıkesir, while Bursa Provincial Police Chief Dr. Sabit Akın Zaimoğlu gave information about the process and activities in the fight against drugs.
'WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITY'
Yücel Yılmaz, Mayor of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality and President of Union of Municipalities of Türkiye, said: "We are people who love Balıkesir. We have a responsibility towards this city. We have worked hard and achieved a lot."
'WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITY'
Yücel Yılmaz, Mayor of Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality and President of Union of Municipalities of Türkiye, said: "We are people who love Balıkesir. We have a responsibility towards this city. We have worked hard and achieved a lot."
EXPLAINED THE BRAND CITY JOURNEY
Speaking about Balıkesir's journey as a brand city, Mayor Yücel Yılmaz said, "We describe our city as 'the city with oil flowing from its mountains and honey from its plains', 'a city of two seas', 'a city of 50 cheeses'. We are engaged in agriculture, animal husbandry and tourism, but our industry is also very strong."
BALIKESİR TO BREATHE AIR
Emphasizing that Balıkesir is especially famous for its milk and cheese, Mayor Yücel Yılmaz said, "If you want to show off, go anywhere in Türkiye; but if you want to breathe air, we say ‘come to Balıkesir’. We are a city that offers everyone the opportunity to have a budget-friendly vacation and live a healthy life."
EMPHASIS ON UNITY AND SOLIDARITY
Emphasizing the importance of consultation, Hamza Cebeci, President of the International Vuslat Platform and Darülaceze, stated that Muslims should be in unity. Cebeci stated that Turkish youth is harmed every 10 years with coups and coup attempts and said, “We must have a thought that will ensure peace in this country, that will not marginalize, that will embrace and embrace despite different thoughts. We must be Muslims who are one body and come together like the bricks of a building."
FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS
Çorum Governor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zülkif Dağlı said that the fight against drugs is an issue that local governments, public institutions and universities should be involved in and added: "All of our society has an important duty to protect our children."
'IT IS IMPORTANT TO WORRY'
Stating that they are pleased to host people who are concerned about the future of the country in Balıkesir, Governor of Balıkesir İsmail Ustaoğlu said, "It is important to be concerned. In this sense, the Vuslat Platform, which brings together people who are concerned, will have a say in the construction of the future of our country with its valuable ideas and thoughts."
TARGET; PEACE IN TÜRKİYE
Speaking on migration, AK Party Istanbul MP Oğuz Üçüncü said that Türkiye, as the representative of the culture of compassion, welcomes those fleeing wars in their countries. AK Party Deputy Group Chairman Muhammet Emin Akbaşoğlu stated that the Ottoman Empire went down in history as 'Pax Ottomana', meaning 'Ottoman Peace' and said, "As Türkiye enters its second century, our goal is to realize Pax Türkiye, that is, the Peace of Türkiye."
NUMEROUS SESSIONS
Within the scope of the 3-day program, many sessions were held on many different topics ranging from the pharmaceutical sector in Türkiye and the world to Communication in the Turkish Century, from brain drain and the century of youth to the civil society perspective in politics, from the world press's view of Palestine and Gaza to university youth in the second century.
RESULT DECLARATION
The program ended on Sunday with the reading of the final declaration. In the final declaration read by Rukiye Karaköse, a member of the International Vuslat Platform High Advisory Board, the following statements were made: "The vision of the Turkish Century states that Türkiye's adventure of being a pioneer in every field must begin. Our country has made significant progress in the last quarter century. The 'Entering the Second Century' conferences aimed to contribute to the vision of the 'Century of Türkiye' by evaluating politics, health, science and education, which are among the most fundamental issues targeting the determination of the Republic of Türkiye to be a pioneer in the second century with various dimensions of these developments in the global and regional arena."
