Tanju Özcan has a big mouth again: he says he will take 5 out of 7 lakes, but he can't even take 1 out of 3.

There is another tension between the mayors of Düzce and Bolu, this time regarding Yedigöller National Park. Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan reacted to Düzce Mayor Faruk Özlü's statement that "half of Yedigöller National Park belongs to Düzce, sorry. Just like we say Düzce Mountain, five of the seven lakes in Yedigöller are ours," by saying, "How can five out of seven lakes be yours? You can't even claim one out of three. Whenever you're in trouble, you call Bolu Mountain Düzce Mountain. Its name is Bolu Mountain. Okay, I know you're in need of money. You always blame us during every borrowing period. You're trying to create conflict between the people of Düzce and Bolu."

TANJU ÖZCAN REACTS TO ROAD WORKS

The Bolu Municipal Council meeting for September was held at the Bolu Municipal Council Hall. Speaking at the meeting, Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan criticized the road works initiated by Düzce Provincial Special Administration teams to allow access to Abant Lake National Park, a natural wonder that can only be accessed from Bolu, from Düzce as well. Tanju Özcan criticized Düzce Mayor Faruk Özlü, saying, "Düzce Mayor suddenly announced that 'we will connect Düzce to Abant Lake.' I remained silent for a month to see if anyone would react. We searched every inch of that area. The aim is not to fix the road, but to widen and open it. Many trees have been cut down. Another road is being opened here as an alternative to the existing road to Abant. My concern here is that as we approach Bolu, the road becomes very narrow. Thousands of trees have already been cut down to widen it. Our population density is on the western side of Bolu, with Istanbul, Bursa, and Kocaeli. 5 out of 6 people coming to Abant come from the direction of Istanbul. We have businesses and thousands of people working in hotels along this road. What will happen to our businesses if the road is opened like that? The employees there will be unemployed. I have to think about this aspect, and not just me. Why aren't you speaking up? We have the AK Party provincial chairman here, the CHP's, the MHP's, and other parties' representatives. Why aren't you speaking up? Thousands of trees will be cut down right before our eyes. Those coming from the west will use that road. What will happen to our businesses?"

'HE IS TRYING TO CREATE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE PEOPLE OF DÜZCE AND BOLU'

Tanju Özcan also criticized Düzce Mayor Faruk Özlü's statement that "half of Yedigöller belongs to Düzce, sorry. Just like we say Düzce Mountain, five of the seven lakes in Yedigöller are ours. Look at the highways map, they are shown in Düzce," and said the following:

"HE CLAIMS TO TAKE 5 OUT OF 7 LAKES, HE CAN'T EVEN TAKE 1 OUT OF 3"

"Düzce Mayor keeps making baseless claims. He made a statement about Yedigöller National Park. Now Düzce Mayor says that five out of the seven lakes belong to Düzce and two belong to Bolu. The entire Yedigöller National Park is within the borders of Bolu's Mengen district. It all stays within Bolu's borders. Why are you entering these areas? Another road is being opened here as well. The real tree massacre will happen here, and they are turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to it. Düzce Mayor is trying to take Yedigöller National Park away from us. They want to cause significant economic and environmental damage to us under the pretext of opening an alternative road to Abant, but we are not speaking up. How can five out of seven lakes be yours? You can't even claim one out of three. Whenever you're in trouble, you call Bolu Mountain Düzce Mountain. Its name is Bolu Mountain. Okay, I know you're in need of money. You always blame us during every borrowing period. You're trying to create conflict between the people of Düzce and Bolu," he said.

TANJU ÖZCAN: DON'T LET KAYNAŞLI, YIĞILCA, AND AKÇAKOCA BE TAKEN AWAY FROM YOU, BE SMART

The two mayors had a conflict in July due to the name of Bolu Mountain. Düzce Mayor Faruk Özlü, who is a member of the AK Party, stated that the name of Bolu Mountain is "Düzce Mountain." Bolu Mayor Tanju Özcan responded to Özlü by saying, "Don't let Kaynaşlı, Yığılca, and Akçakoca be taken away from you. Be smart."