Earthquake’s Effect on Adana Economy Revealed: Yücel Bayram Announced

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Yücel Bayram, president of the Adana Chamber of Commerce, stated that the greatest loss was the lives lost in the earthquake and it was not possible to compensate them, saying: “Adana was not damaged as much as an earthquake in Hatay, Maraş or Adıyaman, but our city’s trade was also adversely affected by the disaster of the century.” .

Yücel Bayram, in collaboration with Adana Chamber of Commerce, Adana Chamber of Industry, Adana Commodity Exchange and Adana Hacı Sabancı Organized Industrial Zone, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Prof. Dr. In his speech at the Business World Consultation Meeting, held with the participation of Vahit Kirişci, he drew attention to the consequences of the earthquake in Adana.

Bayram said: “As the authorities have announced, we have 824 buildings with severe damage and 1,920 with moderate damage in our province, and inspections are ongoing. When the assessments are completed, approximately 3,500 of our buildings will be demolished. We have 367 workstations in these buildings, as far as we have determined so far.”

Mayor Bayram said: “The damaged buildings and workplaces are mainly located on Süleyman Demirel Boulevard, Turgut Özal Boulevard, Kurttepe and Alparslan Türkeş Boulevard. We’ve been collecting data since the earthquake. We’ve had a major disaster. Our state and non-governmental organizations struggle to take responsibility together. However, the trade balance of the Adana earthquake is quite high. Because, again, according to the numbers we’ve received so far, Adana companies have over 2 billion TL in receivables from the earthquake zone.

“ALL PROVINCES UNDER THE SCOPE OF OHAL MUST BE KEEP THE SAME”

Emphasizing that there was no major destruction in Adana like in Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Adıyaman and Malatya, but that the city suffered a major blow commercially, Mayor Bayram said: “Trade is an interconnected cycle. Adana is an important trading hub in the region and one of 11 provinces under state of emergency. However, in practice we see that Adana and some provinces are judged differently. In the simplest example, short-time work program and interest on bank loans and applications from banks. Our demand is to keep 11 counties equal as long as we are in a state of emergency. What is applied to 11 is also applied to Adana.

ATO President Yücel Bayram indicated that the receivables from the earthquake area could not be collected naturally and stated that they also mentioned this issue in the report they submitted to the ministry saying: As everyone knows, trade works like this; You sell it, you receive the check, and you pay your supplier in return. Now these checks have no chance of being cashed. But our companies have to pay the other party. Most of our companies; “What are we going to do with what we get?” He doesn’t even think it’s right and ethical to ask. But this is a big problem. For this reason, we expect support from our minister as an Adana citizen, as our teacher, as our brother. Those who have official receivables from these regions should get support like KGF or any other loan, especially for our companies in those regions. We need your help with these matters.”

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“CONSTRUCTION WORK ON DETACHED BUILDINGS AND IN INDUSTRY CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS”

Noting that the ‘construction groups’, one of the largest groups of the ATO, were in great trouble due to the earthquake’s halted works, Mayor Bayram also demanded that construction in free-standing structures and industry continue.

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Prof. Dr. In his speech, Vahit Kirişci drew attention to the extraordinary events of recent years and the damage caused by the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş and Hatay/Defne, which are described as the ‘disaster of the century ‘.

Minister Kirişci noted that earthquakes have cost the Turkish economy $103 billion, which is 2 trillion Turkish lira, and said: “Everyone should know the size of this figure first. This year of 2 trillion 2023 is equivalent to nine percent of our national income target, everyone should know this. We continue to heal our wounds quickly. Even 40 days after the earthquake disaster, we experienced a flood disaster. Of course we can’t bring back those who are gone, we can’t bring them back. But to heal the wounds and to help earthquake victims resume their daily lives, at least in part, a lot of effort has been put in from the very beginning and it shows.” said.

Minister Kirişci listened to the demands of ATO members during the meeting and noted that all requests from 11 provinces had been noted and that he would reasonably evaluate and follow up on them.
 
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