IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlumet with 2 institution personnel who had been working in the earthquake zone from the first day and returned to Istanbul. Saying, "Of course, while we are happy to return to our homes, I also know that your mind and heart are still in that region," said İmamoğlu, adding, "As this institution and 800 million Istanbul residents, we will stand by that region until the very last moment of this process, and that our nation will be in that region again. In order for our children to stand up, to make our children feel happy and secure in their homes, on behalf of you as your Mayor, I promise to all our citizens living there; We will not leave any of them alone at any moment. And while we will not neglect our work in Istanbul, we will also start a great mobilization to prevent Istanbul from living in fear or trouble every day with this threat," he said.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) President Ekrem İmamoğlumet with 2 institution personnel who had been working in the earthquake zone from the first day and returned to Istanbul. Yenikapi, Dr. In the event held at the Architect Kadir Topbaş Performance and Culture and Art Center with the title “Turkey is Grateful to You”, İmamoğlu sat next to 800-year-old Zeynep Tabakoğlu, whose mother was working in the earthquake zone and dressed in a firefighting outfit. The event started with a moment of silence for our citizens who lost their lives in the earthquake disaster and the singing of the National Anthem. İmamoğlu used the following expressions in his emotional speech to his colleagues:
“I AM GREAT HONORED AND PROUD TO WALK WITH MY HUGE HEARTED AND BIG-HEARTED FRIENDS”
“I am very honored and proud to walk the path together with you, my dear friends and fellow travellers, who are big-hearted, self-sacrificing and fully fulfilling their duties. Welcome home, all of you. Of course, on behalf of my 16 million citizens from Istanbul, I convey my gratitude and gratitude to each and every one of you. The earthquake, which affected 11 of our cities, deeply affected and injured each of us. So to speak, we are burning inside. Unfortunately, we lost a lot of people. I wish God's mercy. May their place be heaven. My condolences and patience to all our relatives and our nation. We still have wounded. Of course, I hope that each of them will regain their health as soon as possible.”
"I WITNESSED ALL OF YOU TO THE SELF WORK"
“From the first day of the earthquake, we have been in the earthquake zone with a great organizational ability, your heart, your participation, your courage and your sense of duty. We all ran together to show solidarity with our citizens, our brothers and sisters there, with all our good feelings. You too worked selflessly there as the hand, conscience, arm, strength and power of 16 million Istanbulites. You saved lives, you healed wounds. You have worked hard in every field from food to shelter, from communication to cleaning, from transportation of materials to improvement of infrastructure and rehabilitation. You saved lives. You never stopped for a moment to do your best. You know, I tried to be there with you too. I was with you in that area as much as possible to coordinate the work together, to identify the needs, and to heal our wounds together. I am one of those who closely see your efforts and the closeness you show to the citizens affected by the earthquake. I am witness to all of your hard work. I witnessed how the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality made the spirit of solidarity of the ancient city of Istanbul felt to millions of our citizens in the earthquake zone.”
“THE PEOPLE OF ISTANBUL ARE HEART PROUD OF YOU ALL”
“We have lived together that you are the guarantee that we have delivered the support of Istanbul to its real owners and that we will deliver it in the future. It is a source of pride for each of us, for you, for our people, to gain the appreciation of the people of the region and to carry out effective works in the region together. I am heartily proud of all of you. The people of Istanbul are heartily proud of all of you. I know that what you went through while working in the field, the children, those tiny little babies there, their mothers, fathers, elders, all of their people affected you deeply. Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, this beautiful institution, this ancient institution will always be by your side. Never doubt that we will be with you wherever you need support and that I will always be with you in this sense.”
“I HIGHLY THANK EACH PERSON OF YOUR FAMILY”
“Leaving your families here in Istanbul, you ran there without a moment's hesitation, without a moment's hesitation, and worked under difficult conditions. I know you're having trouble communicating. Maybe they didn't hear from you, maybe you didn't hear from them. I know they're on your mind too. For this reason, I would like to thank each and every member of your beautiful families in the presence of all of you. I send my love and respect to each of them. I am sure that your beautiful family members are proud of each and every one of you, as my colleagues here have a mother, a father, a spouse and a child just like you. Experience the happiness of meeting them to the fullest. Hug all your family members tight. Be a strong family. Please convey my love, respect and greetings to each and every one of them again and again.”
“I KNOW YOUR MIND, YOUR HEART IS IN THAT AREA”
“While, of course, we are happy to return to our homes, I also know that your mind and heart are still in that region. I also know that you want to support our compatriots and still extend a hand to them. I also have the same feelings. And have peace of mind. We, as this institution and 16 million Istanbul residents, will support that region until the last moment of this process, so that our nation can rise again in that region, so that our children feel happy and secure in their homes, on behalf of you, as the Mayor, of all those living there. I promise our compatriots that; We will not leave any of them alone at any moment. And while we will not neglect our work in Istanbul, we will also start a great mobilization to prevent Istanbul from living in fear or trouble every day with this threat.”
“CONTINUE TO BE OUR HELP ON THE FIELD IN EVERY AREA”
“You, my esteemed colleagues, please continue to be our soldiers in the field in every field. In order to make this city a strong and resilient city, to increase the strength of solidarity in this city, to increase the solidarity power of this city against the threat of earthquake in a disaster, to share volunteerism with your families and neighbors wherever you are, and to make Istanbul a very strong city in this sense. Take the steps to achieve it together. In this regard, I would like to see all the employees of our institution and nearly 90 thousand of my fellow travelers as soldiers of this journey in a strategic work process that we will put forward. We shared the pain with children, young people, mothers, fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers. We hugged and hugged each other. God help them."
“HONORED, I PROMISE TO EACH ONE”
“I promised each and every one of them to be there for them. I said, 'We will not leave you alone. And I said, 'We will get out of these difficulties and build a completely different new beginning together'. I said, 'I will work with all our strength to hold on to the future in the best way possible for those 10 provinces with the wisdom of our nation and the accumulation of our nation'. I gave a word of honor to each of them. Believe me, while making this promise, I know that our people also made the same promise. I know that their strongest representatives are you, my precious companions in this hall. Our companionship; With its bitter and sweet, it will not remain constant these days when we are colleagues. If Allah wills, our life, how long we have, wherever we meet, I will remember the days of each of my colleagues. . I will never forget you in this sense and you will always remain in my memories. I embrace you all with love and respect. Good luck to you. It's good that we try to do great things together. We strive together to be with them at every moment of our nation.”
18 EMPLOYEES GIVEN SYMBOLIC PLATES
After İmamoğlu's speech, a total of 18 employees from different units were presented with symbolic plaques on behalf of thousands of IMM personnel working in the earthquake zone. Search and Rescue team leader, European Side Fire Department Manager Erdinç Turan, K9 Search and Rescue team Fırat Bürçn (with K9 dog Joker), Hızır Emergency Advisor Prof. Dr. Doğaç Niyazi Özçelik, İSKİ Risk Management Chief İbrahim Yazkan, İGDAŞ Occupational Health and Safety Chief, Search and Rescue Team Chief Hüseyin Yıldırım, Police Officer Oktay Öksüz, Veterinary Technician Buğra Burakhan Acar, Public Relations Officer Mahmut Fatih Uzunyaşa, Deputy Director of Health and Hygiene Oğuz Başaran, Electronic Systems Management, Wi-Fi Team Chief Kasım Filiz, Medya A.Ş. Assistant General Manager Sibel Karakurt, reporter Betül Uzundere, BOĞAZİÇİ A.Ş. Support Services Personnel Süleyman Yıldırım, İSTGÜVEN Private Security Officer Cüneyt Gürsu, KİPTAŞ Control Supervisor Kamuran Ekmen, Metro A.Ş. Specialist Maintenance Engineer Aslen Edinç, City Lines Welding Master Oktay Sezer and Spor İstanbul Mobile Technical Services Officer İbrahim Alveroğlu received their plaques from İmamoğlu.