00:00Hello Mr. President. This is Mr. Mahmut Esat Ay Yıldız, Mayor of Pir Aziz Municipality, Giresun.
00:07Mr. President, we are particularly following your work regarding hazelnuts in Giresun, especially in Pir Aziz, in the national press.
00:19Would you say your hazelnuts are the highest quality hazelnuts in Türkiye? What are your studies related to hazelnuts?
00:26So, it turns out Türkiye has the highest quality hazelnuts in the world.
00:32So clearly, and in fact, Giresun accounts for a large portion of world exports.
00:41Regarding hazelnuts, we are already working on both promoting and protecting them.
00:49We hold hazelnut harvest festivals. Once or twice a year.
00:53We also understand the importance of hazelnuts within gastronomic events.
00:57As you know, there has been a lot of activity lately, for the last 3-4 years, related to the brown marmorated stink bug.
01:03The brown stink bug caused us a little trouble.
01:08We are also working with our municipality, district agricultural office, provincial agricultural office, and the governor's office on pest control efforts.
01:17In general, there has been a bit of drought recently, even in the Black Sea region.
01:24Naturally, this results in a slight decrease in the quality of the hazelnuts.
01:30Hopefully, we will do even better work in this area as well.
01:34Is hazelnut the only crop in the mayor's region?
01:37There are also Piraziz apples, normally. Apples.
01:42The Muscat apple is somewhat similar to the one from Amasya.
01:45Of course, this isn't very common either.
01:48It's finished recently, but there are also studies related to it.
01:54There is a study in our universities, conducted by professors and staff, indicating that direct exposure to alcohol does not raise blood sugar levels.
02:03Studies are ongoing to determine if it caused the fall.
02:06Giresun is, of course, the homeland of cherries; we call Giresun that way.
02:10And again, in various districts of ours, like Çamoluk, and our other district on the East Coast, we have beans, Çamoluk beans, and various other products.
02:23Are there any studies regarding animal products, Mr. President?
02:27What kind of region is Piraziz in terms of meat products?
02:32Or, normally, Piraziz meatballs are also famous.
02:36Our butchers are famous, but recently, livestock farming has declined considerably in our region, as it has everywhere else.
02:44So, keeping domestic animals is very rare.
02:47Especially in Piraziz, you could count them on your fingers, let's just say.
02:52Livestock farming has declined significantly.
02:54In terms of fishing, there is also a fisheries cooperative right across from our municipality building.
03:00There are about 5-6 people actively fishing, in other words.
03:03There's no big joke about it anyway.
03:06So, how are the municipal works going, Mr. Mayor?
03:09How did you see it?
03:10I believe this is your first term.
03:12First term.
03:13Yes.
03:14Could we get a summary of your economic situation, services, and activities in this context?
03:21Thank God, our esteemed President.
03:24Long live our state!
03:25Despite all the difficulties and stress, they are by our side.
03:30We also see their support.
03:32I say it's possible if you want it to be.
03:34As long as a person thinks and acts purely, that's enough.
03:38More to come, God willing.
03:41We also build a social facility, a coastal bike path and lighting, and an indoor artificial turf field every two years.
03:50Yet another cafe built under the build-operate-transfer model, and another outdoor volleyball and basketball court.
03:56We also have our Meşe Pınar picnic area here.
03:59We also started a country restaurant there.
04:02Hopefully, there will be more to this project.
04:05How nice.
04:06So, despite the austerity measures, a service is still operating there, as you can see.
04:11Thank you very much, Mr. President.
04:14Of course, despite the austerity measures, these are a little more necessary.
04:18Because even with austerity measures, these measures don't affect the services that the municipality is obligated to provide.
04:26We're not just wasting resources.
04:29How nice.
04:30So your first and last name is Ay Yıldız.
04:33Very good.
04:34The name of your city, your town, is also Piraziz.
04:37Where does the name Piraziz come from, Mr. President?
04:40Piraziz is named after a holy man here; some historians even call him Uç Bey.
04:45This is the name of one of the blessed leaders, the Uç Beys, who played a role in the Islamization of these lands.
04:50He passed away here, and the district was named after him.
04:54Thank you very much, Mr. President.
04:56Thank you for your time, and we wish you success in your studies.
04:59Thanks a lot.
05:00Take good care of yourselves, too.
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