09.03.2017 Balıkesir
TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu visited Balıkesir Governor Ersin Yazici and Mayor Ahmet Edip Ugur in their respective offices during his Balıkesir trip. Hisarcıklıoğlu was also accompanied by Balıkesir Chamber of Industry Chair İsmail Uğur and Balıkesir Chamber of Commerce Chair Fahri Ermişler.
TOBB President
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that he is in Balikesir to participate in the “Technology
Meetings” program jointly organized by Balıkesir Chamber of Commerce and Balıkesir
Chamber of Industry. Hisarcıklıoğlu thanked them for their hospitality.
Governor Yazıcı
expressed Balıkesir’s request for a school on occasion of TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu’s
visit. Expressing pleasure in hosting TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu in the
heart of the province, Governor Yazıcı, thanked Hisarcıklıoğlu for his kind
visit. Governor Yazıcı said, “Our province is fortunate with its fertile lands;
historical, cultural and natural beauty and loved by everybody who visits
temporarily or settles down permanently. In terms of tourism, our city boasts
of nature tourism, historical tourism and thermal tourism areas; Balıkesir and
its districts can boast of the highest quality curative springs our country in
terms of their physical and chemical composition as well as the richness of
their thermal resources.”
TOBB President M.
Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu presented Governor Yazıcı with a copy of the original
version of the Book of Dede Korkut reproduced from the originals in Dresden and
the Vatican.
Referring to the fact
that traditions, cultural and historical heritage are the real guides of the
tribes, Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “No civilizations can go forth without traditions,
without national identity. Of course change is important. It is imperative that
we perceive and grasp zeitgeist. Ideas are the sons of the past, the mothers of
the future; all prisoners of time.Societies which do not know the past cannot
walk towards the future with solid steps.”
At the end of the
visit TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu thanked Governor Yazidi for his hospitality
before leaving the governorship.
- Visit to the Mayoral Office
TOBB President M.
Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu also visited Mayor Ahmet Edip Uğur. Hisarcıklıoğlu, first
examining the vision projects of the Metropolitan Municipality exhibited on the
ground floor, received information about the projects from Mayor Uğur.
Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that vision projects will add value to Balikesir and
congratulated Mayor Uğur.
Afterwards,
Hisarcıklıoğlu presented Mayor Uğur with a copy of the original version of the
Book of Dede Korkut. Mayor Uğur also presented Hisarcıklıoğlu with
commemorative coins and olive oil. Also taking part in the visit were Chamber
of Industry Chair Ismail Uğur and Chamber of Commerce Chair Fahri Ermişler.