Wenergy – Clean Energy Technologies Fair and Congress, which was held for the first time this year, and We-Cycle Environment and Recycling Technologies Fair, which was held for the second time this year, opened its doors. Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyer“Change is in our hands. This is where we started the transformation. We are transforming life together in İzmir," he said.
Wenergy – Clean Energy Technologies Fair and Congress, organized for the first time this year, and the We-Cycle Environment and Recycling Technologies Fair, held for the second time, started in İzmir, hosted by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor announced the opening of the fairs that will last until 11 May. Tunç Soyer and his wife Neptün Soyer, Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Kasapoğlu, İzmir Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger, Aegean Region Chamber of Industry Chairman Ender Yorgancılar, İzmir Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (İZSİAD) Chairman Hasan Küçükkurt, İzmir Chamber of Commerce Assembly President Selami Özpoyraz , district mayors, deputies and parliamentary candidates, political party representatives, bureaucrats, industry professionals and foreign buyers attended.
Soyer: “We are transforming life together in İzmir”
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor said that İzmir hosts two important fairs. Tunç Soyer“Today, we are experiencing drought, poverty, climate crisis, endangerment of our food security and disasters at the same time. We are both very unfortunate and very lucky. We are unfortunate because we forgot to have fun, produce, eat and drink as a part of nature. We have fallen into the error that we are the master of nature and we make life a prison for ourselves. Still, we are very lucky because now we know the source of the problem. Change is in our hands! This is exactly where we started the transformation in İzmir. We are transforming life together in İzmir," he said.
“The only human species that produces garbage in nature”
The President who said that nature does not produce 'garbage' Tunç Soyer“There is no such thing as waste in nature. The only kind of human being that produces garbage in the world… This tells us very simply. Transformation must first begin in our minds, in our thinking. The human-centered thinking, which sees the resources of nature as limited and its own needs unlimited, is now living its final stages. If we want to build the world of the future, we have to describe the harmony between ecology and economy. Because if there is no nature, there is no life.”
Soyer talked about IzTransformation: “I thank the people of Izmir”
President describing the IzTransformation project Tunç Soyer“With this work initiated by our İzDoğa and Climate Change and Zero Waste Department, we are simultaneously achieving the three big goals we dream of for İzmir. First, we protect nature. Secondly, we strengthen the economy of our city. And third, we employ street collectors and offer them healthy working conditions. We separate the wastes in our city while they are at the source, that is, at the '0 point'. Last April, KarşıyakaAfter Karabağlar, Buca and Narlıdere, Bornova, Bayraklı and Menderes districts to the network. In Çeşme, on the other hand, our textile waste is collected by IzTransformation. We are currently carrying out this process with great care in 8 different districts. I can proudly say that this means one third of the population of Izmir. In this process, we encouraged all Izmir residents to throw their packaging wastes in recycling bins instead of garbage, with the sorting system we established and the activities to create public opinion. And the prudent people of Izmir did not leave our call unanswered, I thank each and every one of them.”
“We welcome participants from 12 different cities and visitors from 49 countries”
Saying that WE-Cycle and WEnergy EXPO fairs emphasize transformation, Soyer said, “Transformation! Right now. These fairs have come to this point as a result of the will and efforts of many institutions that believe that economy and ecology should grow together. At our fair, where approximately twenty product groups participated; In addition to titles such as treatment, waste gas, green energy, recycling technologies; organizations and non-governmental organizations serving the energy sector. Today, participants from 12 different cities from Istanbul to Konya, from Giresun to Tekirdağ are with us. Moreover, we will host visitors from approximately 49 countries, from India to the USA, at our fair.
Kasapoğlu: “Wenergy and We-Cycle Fairs are very valuable for our country”
Mehmet Kasapoğlu, Minister of Youth and Sports, said, “Clean energy is an area that needs to be expanded. We all know how valuable their technology is and how valuable new projects for clean energy are. We need to spread clean energy. Therefore, both Wenergy and We-Cycle Fairs are very valuable for our country. I hope this work will continue for many years to come. I congratulate everyone who contributed,” he said. İzmir Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger said, “Reducing the amount of waste released to nature, preventing waste, provides serious contributions to the economy of countries. I wish these fairs to be beneficial.”
Quilters: “Tunç SoyerI would like to thank for the success of its vision”
Ender Yorgancılar, Chairman of the Board of the Aegean Region Chamber of Industry, said, “It is an issue that we can all overcome as a follower of every product we produce and consume, starting as a family. The fact that İzmir has achieved the title of pioneer city in the Climate Neutral and Smart Cities mission is another indicator of this. Our Metropolitan Mayor Tunç SoyerI would like to thank him for this vision and success he has put in . In our country, only Istanbul and Izmir were selected. There are 81 provinces. I think it is right for 79 provinces to work on this issue and crown this success with their provinces. I see this fair as our future fair, a fair where our future is exhibited. I would like to thank everyone who contributed," he said.
Özpoyraz: “It requires effort and patience”
Izmir Chamber of Commerce Assembly President Selami Özpoyraz said, “It takes effort and patience to bring a fair to life for the first time. Ensuring the continuity of the fairs requires the same amount of determination and effort. Today, we are going through a process in which bold steps are taken in the world, especially on climate change.
“We are happy to take part in this fair”
Siemens Electrification Automation Business Unit Overseas and Energy Production Sales Manager Ediz Secreter said, “As Siemens of Siemens Turkey, we have been in Turkey for 167 years. We are happy to take part in this fair in our beautiful Izmir”. Nuray Eyigele İşlenen, General Manager of EFOR Fairs, said, “I would like to thank everyone who contributed to these two very important fairs.” Ümit Vural, Chairman of the Board of BİFAŞ, said, “I thank you very much for your support”.
Wenergy – Clean Energy Technologies Fair and Congress, hosted by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, is organized for the first time in partnership with İZFAŞ, BİFAŞ and EFOR Fuarcılık. We-Cycle Environment and Recycling Technologies Fair is being held for the second time this year in partnership with İZFAŞ and EFOR Fuarcılık.