Mrs. Zübeyde was commemorated on Mother's Day

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, who attended the commemoration ceremony at the Zübeyde Hanım Mausoleum on Mother's Day Tunç Soyer"Today we are in the spiritual presence of our greatest mother," he said. Emphasizing that it is not enough to commemorate mothers only for one day, Soyer stated that they will work hard for mothers and all women to be equal individuals.

On Mother's Day, the mother of the Great Leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was commemorated at her grave. Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer and his wife Neptün Soyer, together with the district mayors and their spouses, the National Anthem was sung and a moment of silence was held after flowers were placed on the Mausoleum of Zübeyde Hanım. Speaking at the ceremony held by observing the social distance rules, the President Tunç Soyer“We are saddened for the mothers we lost every mother's day. Today we are in the spiritual presence of our greatest mother, our greatest loss. We are in the presence of a mother who gifted us the founder of the Republic of Turkey. Izmir has been both the founder and the salvation of the Turkish Republic. İzmir will always continue to be its insurance and guarantee. One of İzmir's greatest sources of pride is the tomb of our father's mother, who was entrusted to him. KarşıyakaHe said that he was in Izmir.

Emphasizing that it is not enough to remember the mothers one day, Soyer said, “We need to remember and remind that our mothers and all women are equal individuals in this society. We need to know that we are far behind in this regard, starting with the language we use. Our light, our illuminator, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. There is a lot of work to be done on equality between women and men by making use of her light. ”

Hand Kiss Mothers

Turkish Mothers Association Karşıyaka Branch President Feyza Işıklı said: “This year, we celebrate the mother's day by protecting the physical distance with our children and hand-kissed mothers due to the epidemic surrounding the world. We bow with respect in front of the mother of our mothers, all the women who have a sense of motherhood in their hearts, all our mothers who have lost their lives and the mother of Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, who has given the most beautiful homeland of the world to the Turkish nation.

Karşıyaka Mayor Dr. Cemil Tugay said, “We celebrate this meaningful day in the mausoleum of Zübeyde Hanım, the mother of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, whom we think is the best representative of all mothers of the Turkish nation. Forgetting women who have become the symbols of modernity, democracy, secularism, science and light, as selfless heroes of salvation and our organization is to give up ourselves. We showed respect for mother's day the ancient values ​​of these lands by the Republic of Turkey and the lives of women and the importance of knowing what we are celebrating, "he said.

Mother Daughter Rushed

Karşıyaka Two people symbolically participated in the Zübeyde Hanım Race, which has been traditionally organized by the Municipality for 20 years. Mother Girl Karşıyaka The four-kilometer run, which they started from the Human Rights Monument, finished at the Zübeyde Mausoleum. At the medal ceremony, Serap Güllü and her daughter Dilara Bukova presented their medals to the Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality. Tunç Soyer Karşıyaka Mayor Dr. Cemil Tugay presented. Soyer and Brigade after the ceremony Karşıyakahanded geraniums to mothers in.

Sardunya Distribution Continues

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality started to distribute geraniums bought from the small producer in order to make mothers happy and support the flower producers who have hard times. The organization organized by the Metropolitan Municipality Department of Agriculture through cooperatives relieved the small producer. Mobile flower sellers, who had a hard time due to the curfew, were also supported by being charged for distribution for a fee.

The Roman musicians who accompanied the geranium distribution gave fun times to the citizens on the balconies. Under the coordination of the Department of Culture and Arts, the musicians wandering around with open-top instruments cheered the streets. While mothers rejoiced, mobile florists and musicians, which are an important part of the street economy, were also part of the project. The Street Economy Branch Directorate under the Social Projects Department will continue to strengthen the street economy in İzmir as part of the fight against the coronavirus outbreak.

Who Attended?

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor attended the ceremony. Tunç Soyer and his wife Neptün Soyer, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Mustafa Özuslu and his wife Müyesser Özuslu, CHP Karşıyaka District President Murat Serdar Koç, Karşıyaka Mayor Cemil Tugay and Öznur Tugay, Güzelbahçe Mayor Mustafa İnce, Karabağlar Mayor Muhittin Selvitopu and Fügen Selvitopu, Konak Mayor Abdül Batur and Ferah Batur, Narlıdere Mayor Ali Engin and İlke Engin, Çiğli Mayor Utku Gümrükçü and his mother Nilgün Gümrükçü Mayor of Karaburun, İlkay Girgin Erdoğan and Teoman Erdoğan, Mayor of Beydağ Feridun Yılmazlar and Filiz Yılmazlar, Mayor of Çeşme Ekrem Oran and Nuriş Oran, Mayor of Dikili Adil Kırgöz and Nesrin Kırgöz, Mayor of Foça Fatih Gürbüz and Seçil Gürbüz, Kemalpaşa Mayor Rıdvan Karakayalı and Lütfiye Karakayalı, Menderes Mayor Mustafa Kayalar and Aslı Kayalar, Seferihisar Mayor Ismail Adult and Fatma Adult, Tire Mayor Salih Atakan Duran and Necibe Kelesli Duran, Menemen Mayor Serdar Aksoy and his wife Dilek Aksoy attended.