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An Economy Summit will be held in Mersin together with chambers and exchanges. Reports resulting from collaborative meetings at the summit will be used to create an urgent action plan for the city’s economy.
Before the Mersin Economy Summit (MEZ), an informational meeting was held at the Mediterranean Exporters' Associations. The event brought together the presidents of chambers, exchanges, NGOs, exporter unions, business people, and politicians in the city.
Mersin Governor Ali Hamza Pehlivan stated that with the summit, productivity in the agricultural sector, which forms the basis of economic growth, will increase, value-added production in industry and technology will be supported, logistics infrastructure will be strengthened, and concrete steps will be identified to elevate Mersin to the level it deserves in tourism.
According to the news by Adnan Açıkgöz from ekonomim.com, emphasizing that Mersin is one of Turkey's leading cities, Governor Pehlivan said, "As part of investment programs, a total of 2,372 projects worth 218 billion TL have been completed and made available to our citizens in many sectors such as transportation, education, health, youth and sports, energy, agriculture, culture, and tourism. As of this year, a total of 59 billion TL has been spent on 326 ongoing projects under the investment program of our ministries throughout our province. A total of 277 billion TL has been spent on completed and ongoing investments. All these investments have undoubtedly contributed significantly to the economic development of our province and have strengthened its power. In addition to infrastructure and superstructure investments, our relevant ministries have provided a total of 29 billion TL in support to our citizens."
THE GOAL IS TO RECEIVE A LARGER SHARE OF INVESTMENTS
Mersin Economy Platform (MEP) Term President Servet Özkaya stated that the platform, established by NGOs focused on the economy in the city, has carried out significant work with the dream of a strong Mersin lobby. Özkaya expressed that they aim to strengthen relations with local and central governments to ensure that Mersin receives a larger share of investment opportunities, saying, "We want to contribute to increasing Mersin's effectiveness and international recognition in its region. As a result of the search conferences to be held within the scope of MEZ, we will crown our summit with good news."
After the speeches, various presentations were made by representatives of chambers, exchanges, NGOs, and provincial directorates.
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