06.09.2026 19:40
The dream of establishing a forest enterprise directorate in the Kumluca town of Bartın's Ulus district, which began in 1960, came true after 66 years. Within the scope of Presidential Decree No. 11728, published with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the Kocanaz Forest Enterprise Directorate was established with its center in Kumluca.
In 1960, an application was first made to establish a forestry management directorate in the Kumluca town of the Ulus district of Bartın. Located approximately 35 kilometers from both its district center and the provincial center, Kumluca town ranks at the top in both Bartın and the Black Sea region due to its forest density.
THE 66-YEAR-OLD DREAM CAME TRUE
Following the latest application made by the Kumluca Municipality for the establishment of a forestry management directorate, through the efforts of AK Party Bartın Deputy Yusuf Ziya Aldatmaz, former Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç, AK Party Bartın Provincial Chairman Yaşar Arslan, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, and General Director of Forestry Bekir Karacabey, the Kocanaz Forestry Management Directorate was established with its center in Kumluca town by Presidential Decree No. 11728, published with the signature of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
"MAY IT BE AUSPICIOUS FOR OUR TOWN OF KUMLUCA, INSHAALLAH"
Mayor Mustafa Bozkurt, in his statement in front of the newly established directorate on the realization of the 66-year-old dream, said, "My dear fellow citizens, I want to share good news with you. The Kumluca Forestry Management Directorate, one of our election promises, has been established with our President's official decree. May it be auspicious for our Kumluca and our region. The Kumluca Forestry Management Directorate was an adventure that began with an application made 66 years ago. This adventure ended happily; we realized a 66-year-old dream. May the Kocanaz Forestry Management Directorate be auspicious for all of us. I thank our Deputy Yusuf Ziya Aldatmaz, our former Minister of Justice Yılmaz Tunç, and our Provincial Chairman Yaşar Arslan for their support. Of course, I also thank all my fellow citizens who stood by us during this process and during the election period, with their prayers and votes. Thank you all very much. May our Forestry Management Directorate be auspicious for our town of Kumluca, inshaallah, and here is our official document" he said.
STATEMENT FROM AK PARTY BARTIN DEPUTY ALDATMAZ: WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
AK Party Bartın Deputy Yusuf Ziya Aldatmaz said, "I wish this decision, which will make significant contributions to the more effective management of our region's rich forest assets, the strengthening of forestry activities, and the development of our Kumluca and surrounding villages, to be auspicious for our Bartın. For this important achievement, I thank, on behalf of my fellow citizens, primarily our President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, our Minister of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı, and General Director of Forestry Bekir Karacabey. We will continue to work for our Bartın and deliver our investments and services to every corner of our city" he stated.