Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç SoyerFırat Living Park, which was realized within the scope of the 35 Living Park project promised by , became the new meeting place of the people of Buca. Speaking at the event at the Fırat Living Park, which brings nature into the city, Mayor Soyer said, “We promised to increase the green area per person from 16 square meters to 36 square meters in this city. We are doing this,” he said.
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, which creates "Living Parks" where the people of Izmir will integrate with nature and forest, has realized the "Fırat Living Park" in Buca. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor on 20 May World Bee Day Tunç SoyerMayor Soyer's wife Neptün Soyer, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Barış Karcı, CHP İzmir Provincial President Şenol Aslanoğlu, Buca Mayor Erhan Kılıç, Fırat District Headman Feramut Eroğlu, municipal bureaucrats and headmen attended the event hosted by . In the Fırat Living Park, designed as an area of 30 thousand square meters that will give Buca a breath of fresh air, children's games, sports events, village theater performances and beekeeping activities were also held.
We will increase the green area per person from 16 square meters to 36 square meters.
Expressing that he is happy to bring the area, which has been used as the nursery of the municipality for 35 years, to the public, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Tunç Soyer“We dreamed of this land so that our people could use it in everyday areas. Thank you to all my friends for their hard work. We call it a 'living park' because we are so stuck in concrete in cities that we are disconnected from nature; we went away. Our children think that milk is something that is bottled in the factory. Our children have moved away from nature. We want our children to get to know the ecosystem and remember that they are a part of nature. Our goal is to bring 35 Living Parks to the city. We promised to increase the green area per capita from 16 square meters to 36 square meters in this city. We are doing this,” he said.
Buca metro will be finished on time
Reminding that Buca is the district where the Metropolitan Municipality has made the biggest investment among 30 districts, the Mayor Tunç Soyer, “Buca Metro is a big investment of İzmir. It is an investment made by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality with its own power. We will not get enough of service and work. We have a lot of work to do. We will make the Buca Prison land the most beautiful green area of Izmir. I know very well what it means to be the municipality of the government and the municipality of the opposition. I'm asking you something. Give us this. If we have done one in Buca so far, get ready for 10. We will implement it one by one. Next week, we will enter the Buca Metro with a giant mole. Buca Metro will be finished on time. Have no doubts. We will open Buca Metro in 4 years. Buca Metro will be a self-financing investment.”
You will see we will win
Emphasizing that they want to bring permanent spring to Turkey on this beautiful spring day, President Soyer said, “A country where our children will live without worrying about work is possible. One week left. I only ask one thing. Go to the ballot box and claim your vote. A country where the people are in power, honor, honesty, right, law and justice are waiting for us. You will see, we will win. Something will change, everything will change," he said.
We exhibited the best example of social democratic municipality in Buca
Buca Mayor Erhan Kılıç said, “When we took office four years ago, Tunç Mayor and I were walking around the neighborhood in Buca. The first thing our president said was to give priority to disadvantaged neighborhoods. We exhibited the best example of social democratic municipalism in Buca. Thanks to the garbage trucks that our President has bought for three years, we have come to a better point. One of the most important problems in disadvantaged areas was the problems caused by rain water. It was a little difficult. Heavy rains are no longer the problems we used to have. Buca Municipality is working very seriously on green areas. We are about to meet in very good days,” he said.
We got the park in a short time
Fırat District Headman, Feramut Eroğlu, who stated that he aimed to bring living space to his neighborhood in the 2019 mukhtar elections, said, “We had a dream. We wanted to bring an area to our region where everyone, from 7 to 70, could spend time with pleasure. Our President, who brought this project to life, which suits our buca and our neighborhood very well. Tunç SoyerThank you very much. Our wish came true in a short time. Tunç President repeatedly examined the work on site. Our President serves not only for Izmir but also for our country. We are proud of you once again when we see what you have done with the work in the earthquake zone.”
Ecosystem, social interaction and agricultural production
Fırat Yaşayan Park, which is the size of three football fields and has been used as a sapling warehouse for 35 years, includes walking routes, a tea garden, recreation and playgrounds for children, and a basketball court upon the demands of the residents. There is also a greenhouse and a neighborhood garden in the park. In the park, which has a water source underneath, a biological pond connected with the meadow area was built by making use of this source. Fırat Living Park serves three purposes: protecting the ecosystem, social interaction and agricultural production by integrating people with nature.
The trees in the park were selected from the type that will not need watering for 3-4 years.
The planting works carried out in the park were dedicated to Cevat Şakir Kabağaç (Fisherman of Halicarnassus), who spent part of his life in İzmir and put great effort into planting İzmir's largest green area, Kültürpark. Inspired by the planting methods used by Cevat Şakir in many parts of the park. Plants suitable for the climate and nature of İzmir were used in the afforestation works carried out to transform the Fırat Nursery into a Living Park. In the thirty thousand square meter park that has been brought to Buca, acorn oak, holm oak, linden, plane tree, sequoia, cypress, Datça date, almond, gum, insane olive, redbud, thyme, blackhead grass, laurel, tamarisk, mulberry, ornamental pear, pomegranate. In addition to the species, fragrant plants such as honeysuckle, magnolia, yellow-flowered jasmine met the soil. The trees in the park were selected from species that would not need irrigation after 3-4 years.
Living Park was designed according to the wishes and needs of the people.
Fırat Living Park is of great importance with its proximity to five neighborhoods in Buca. The demand for the Fırat Living Park was determined by the Emergency Solution Team, which was formed by Mayor Soyer to quickly and effectively solve the needs in each neighborhood of İzmir. The park area was leased to the municipality company İzDoğa as a tea garden in June 2022 by the decision of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Council and transformed into a Living Park in less than a year. In addition to İzDoğa, other stakeholders of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Emergency Solution Team, İZBETON, İZSU, İZENERJİ, Parks and Gardens Department, Science Affairs Department and Construction Works Department took part in the construction of the park.