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00:00Dear Egristiz family, today on our program we have the Mayor of Kepsut Municipality in Balıkesir, Mr. İsmail Cankul.
00:07Mr. President, welcome, hello.
00:11Hello, nice to meet you. How are you?
00:14Thank you very much, Mr. President. We hope you are well too.
00:19Thank goodness, we're doing well. We're getting there, we're on the go.
00:23May God grant you ease, may God grant you strength and power.
00:26Mr. President, where does this loyal homeland, this word "kepsut," come from? Let's start with that, if you like.
00:34Yes, the phrase "loyal homeland" (kepsut) is a quote we took from a book by Hasan Basri Çantay.
00:44Whenever I was in trouble, I took refuge in my loyal homeland, Kepsut.
00:49They protected me, hid me, and did not hand me over to the enemies.
00:56The sentences are included. We quoted from them as well.
01:00As you know, Hasan Basri Çantay is both a journalist and a religious figure.
01:06He was a religious man who lived through both the last period of the Ottoman Empire and the founding of the Republic.
01:13And in Balıkesir, he was one of those forty important figures who initiated the National Resistance struggle.
01:23We even published a book in his name last year.
01:28From our own editorial team.
01:32We also published a book titled "A Tribute to Hasan Basri Çantay".
01:38I'll send it to you too.
01:40That's why we started our discussion here.
01:43I will have that book shipped to you as soon as possible, God willing, sir.
01:46Hopefully we'll be pleased with anything else.
01:48Of course, we also added the quote we took from Hasan Basri Çantay's book to our fish scoop,
01:55Kepsut was the loyal homeland.
01:57Because the sentence used there is exactly the same as the one that says, "Whenever I was in trouble, I took refuge in my loyal homeland, Kepsut."
02:05It suited her well, and everyone accepted it.
02:08When our fellow citizens go to a place outside the province and are asked where they are from,
02:13My loyal homeland Kepsut has finally reached that point, we've achieved it.
02:18We've reached that level.
02:20How nice.
02:20Mr. President, while we were preparing the program, we noticed this.
02:24We have seen that you are serving your fourth term as president and that you have been involved in politics for a long time.
02:34How did you manage that? Let's have a second question.
02:39Of course, the process is very old.
02:45I started with the first Death Party Youth Clubs in 1987.
02:52Later, although it was interrupted from time to time, I started in the AK Party in my district as a founding member of the executive board.
03:00Then, until 2009, I was the district chairman, and since 2009, I have been the mayor, serving my fourth term.
03:09My district is the closest district to Balıkesir, and it's also the closest district to Taşrayalısı.
03:1320 kilometers from the center.
03:18Of course, after the Metropolitan Municipality Law came into effect, two districts were formed in the center of Altayülkaresi.
03:23But it's 20 kilometers from the center.
03:26And it has fertile lands at a point where the Simav stream, the Kilde stream, and the Değirmencik stream all converge,
03:37We are located in a settlement where agriculture and animal husbandry are practiced at the highest level.
03:44From that perspective, of course, agriculture is important for us.
03:48So agriculture and livestock farming are very important here.
03:52We, too, are in this fourth term, of course, not something we requested or anything like that.
04:00But they said, "We will proceed with your candidacy again this term."
04:05Our headquarters made such a decision.
04:09And we were nominated again.
04:11And for the fourth term, I am striving to serve my fellow citizens.
04:16How nice.
04:17Mr. President, I believe that's the Kepsut Municipality logo behind you.
04:20I see the leaves there.
04:22Yes.
04:23You must have had a hand in the design of that logo.
04:28Could you explain that logo a little more?
04:30Yes, there is a brown line in the Kepsut Municipality logo.
04:37Again, in the middle of it, it's dark green.
04:39Then, consisting of light green and blue.
04:42So it actually shows our own agricultural town here.
04:48And above Kepsut Municipality, on Mount Eben, there is also a logo made up of leaves and droplets.
04:56And this is a region entirely engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry.
05:00In previous years, this place was primarily known for its peaches.
05:06After Bursa, it was the region with the highest peach production in terms of yield.
05:13But we've had 4-5 years where winter conditions were this severe.
05:19In the early 2000s.
05:21In the years 99, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
05:25Of course, during that period, we couldn't get any products for four years.
05:29We couldn't get any peaches.
05:31From where?
05:31Our trees have dried up.
05:32The water has dried up.
05:33They were extremely negative, we saw them.
05:36In winter conditions.
05:37Then, gradually, our fellow citizens were forced to uproot their peach trees.
05:44Then there was a shift towards livestock farming, specifically cattle breeding, more specifically, our type of farm animal husbandry.
05:51This time, there was a need for roughage.
05:55When the need for roughage arose, they started planting barley, oats, and then silage corn in the places where they had uprooted peach trees.
06:03So, our district, which also has peach orchards, now has only 20,000 trees left out of 1,200,000.
06:13There is a peach tree.
06:14We supported that initiative as well, by distributing saplings.
06:19We told the people, our fellow citizens, that we should also bring peach production to the forefront, but it's not very popular anymore.
06:27So we distributed a lot of peach saplings.
06:29We said we would provide fertilizer support.
06:31Let's provide maintenance support.
06:33But since our fellow citizens are now turning more towards animal husbandry, towards livestock farming, towards farm animal husbandry, they are now more...
06:43He wants to produce it in a very crude way.
06:45In rural areas, plains, and places where irrigated farming is practiced.
06:50That's why it's not very popular.
06:53I understand
06:53Well, Mr. President, our notes also mention hazelnuts.
06:58Actually, we know hazelnuts as a product of the Black Sea region.
07:04I believe hazelnuts are also produced in Kepsut.
07:09Yes, we are now in a geographical location where natural climate changes are occurring in different regions.
07:18We have a region that experiences the Black Sea climate.
07:21Our Kızıloluk neighborhood, and next to it are Dalköy, Gökköy, Bükdere, Seçdere, and Yaylabaşı.
07:29We have a basin there.
07:31Hazelnuts are grown in this region.
07:33That was during the time when our fellow countrymen from that region went to the Black Sea to harvest hazelnuts as day laborers.
07:42They started production by bringing saplings from there, wondering if they could grow there too, and then conducting trials.
07:49And then they see that it happens, and it's an area where they've expanded it.
07:54And it's a region that has a completely Black Sea climate.
08:00Winters are also very mild, not too cold.
08:04The humidity level is exactly the same in the Black Sea region as well.
08:09And they start hazelnut production.
08:12And then they're popularizing it.
08:13Of course, it has now become a commercial product.
08:17A similar type of hazelnut production is carried out here as in our Düzce and Adapazarı-Düzce regions in the Black Sea.
08:29And the fat content is better there than in that region.
08:33Because it's more readily available, it's even more valuable, and people are buying it at a higher price.
08:37Of course, when you say hazelnuts are produced here, when you say there is hazelnut production in Balıkesir, nobody believes you.
08:44And it's difficult to both produce and market it here.
08:47They are forced to take the hazelnuts they produce here to Adapazarı and Düzce to be marketed there.
08:54The sale is being conducted there.
08:56But now, commercially, as a source of income, our fellow citizens are continuing to produce it and planting new hazelnut orchards.
09:07It's increasing every year.
09:09I believe around 40 tons of product was harvested this year.
09:14So it's not a huge difference, but they're improving it every year.
09:20How nice.
09:20Mr. President, what about Balıkesir's cheese in particular? I was in Istanbul for a cheese program, and I was invited to Balıkesir by our previous Metropolitan Mayor.
09:32I had participated.
09:32Is there any cheese-related production involved in this particular area as well?
09:41Of course, we also have a type of cheese that has a geographical indication, which we call "dirty cheese."
09:49What we call "dirty lady cheese."
09:51This is a type of cheese called "dagircik cheese," meaning it's made by placing the cheese inside a goat's sack.
09:56We also obtained a geographical indication for that.
09:59It is being manufactured.
10:00We have a women's cooperative.
10:02We have a dairy farm run by our women's cooperative.
10:05That dairy produces these 50 different types of cheese; Balıkesir is known as the city of 50 cheeses.
10:14Actually, there are even more; if research were conducted, more than 50 different types of crops could be found being produced in Balıkesir.
10:21Local cheeses.
10:22But there are 50 types of cheese that have been identified and are still being produced.
10:30The previous mayor, Mr. Yücel Yılmaz, had also published a book about him.
10:36They were also introduced.
10:38In fact, the awards were even given in China at a global cheese competition.
10:44Balıkesir cheeses came in second place.
10:47It's a very special cheese.
10:50We also have many cheese production methods in our district.
10:54But we have a type of cheese that we call "katık," which is actually a regional name for it.
11:00That's a bag of cheese.
11:02We also obtained its geographical indication.
11:04How nice.
11:05We are closely following the very important services you, Mayor Kepsut, are providing as a leader in agriculture.
11:11I would like to take this opportunity to convey to you the warmest greetings from our Union President, Mr. Uğur İbrahim Altay.
11:18Wa alaikum salam.
11:19We would be pleased to hear your final words, esteemed chairman.
11:23Please give my regards to President Ibrahim.
11:28Of course, our district is an agricultural district.
11:33Eighty percent of his livelihood comes from agriculture.
11:39He both cultivates his fields and raises livestock.
11:45We also provide support to our farmers.
11:48For example, I have a booklet in my hand right now.
11:50I'm watching him from one side.
11:53Since 2022, we have distributed 700 tons of seeds.
12:00To our farmer in Tepstaki.
12:02Their distribution is also through corn seeds.
12:05For example, we provided the seeds that would allow for the cultivation of silage corn on 12,000 acres of land.
12:12We distributed all of these with 100% subsidies.
12:15Again, we distributed barley and oat seeds.
12:20And at the same time, we established a farm for our producer here.
12:24Breeding ram production facility.
12:28It has entered its 7th year.
12:30From here, we distributed 1370 rams to our fellow citizens in Kepsut who are sheep farmers.
12:41These are also our Merinos breed, as you know, Balıkesir is famous for its lambs.
12:47We have a farm that breeds a mix of Merino and Kıvırcık sheep, and what we call our Balıkesir lamb.
12:56We bring the rams we produce there together with our fellow citizens who are engaged in similar production.
13:02We do this regularly, 3-4 times a year.
13:06And its purpose is to help the herdsmen here improve their herds so that they can get better yields,
13:15This is a study we conducted to increase meat production, which develops more quickly.
13:23It's a social project.
13:23We distribute it with 100% subsidy.
13:26In addition, we also distributed nearly 500 breeding female dogs to our fellow citizens.
13:34And so, we're teaching our fellow citizens how to fish.
13:38So, we give you 20 female rams and 10 female rams so you can produce them, thus bringing them into the production process.
13:48It's a social project we're running so that they can sustain their own lives.
13:53In that respect, we are one of the rare districts in Türkiye.
13:58For example, all vaccination costs, the annual vaccination costs, will be covered by the district municipality for 4 years through a protocol we made with the agricultural director.
14:08We welcomed them.
14:10We, as the municipality, covered the cost of all vaccinations, including all vaccinations for small and large livestock.
14:19As a result of this protocol, and from it we have achieved a tremendous return.
14:25Because we have almost created a disease-free zone.
14:30But then there was a disruption regarding those protocols at the ministerial level, and the protocols were not repeated.
14:38This year, for example, foot-and-mouth disease is very widespread.
14:43Actually, this can be achieved jointly with our Ministry of Agriculture, with municipalities also taking on the burden and contributing their share through such protocols.
14:53But for example, during those 4 years, we really transformed our district into a completely different area.
15:01It's related to animal diseases.
15:03We are always by the side of our producers and farmers.
15:08We will continue to provide support.
15:11We will once again bring our seed support, fertilizer support, and breeding ram distribution services together with our farmers and producers, God willing.
15:21How nice.
15:22Congratulations and thank you, Mr. President.
15:25You were our guest.
15:26Thank you very much.
15:27We wish you success.
15:27Thank you very much.
15:29Thank you very much.
15:30May God make your work easy, inshallah.
15:32You have come to a difficult mission, God willing.
15:35See you later, sir.
15:36Hopefully.
15:36Thank you very much, Mr. President.
15:38Thank you.
15:41Thank you for watching.
15:42Thank you for watching.
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