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Minister Kurum said:
Türkiye’s Green “It is people who give souls to cities with their lives and give
identity and personality to the place. It has always been
Transformation Policies people who gave soul to Istanbul, for every district of where
Yahya Kemal wrote poems; to Samarkand, the center of
Explained science and trade; to London with its museums and parks;
to Rome, the cradle of art and the Renaissance; to Aleppo,
the sultan of the east; and to Budapest, the pearl of the
Danube. Unfortunately, this ancient understanding, which
Many guests from various countries participated in the we call ‘Mavera, Medina, Şehriyar’, has been replaced by
World Habitat Day, which was held under the auspices of the modern cities with the Industrial Revolution. With the change
Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change in the production processes and the view of the economy,
and hosted by Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality. Minister the human being moved away from the center of the city
Kurum gave a speech at the “City and Civilization Meeting for and the economy took the soul of the city. The new cities that
a Fairer World” event held within the scope of the organization came with this radical transformation attracted 4.2 billion
and said that this special day is a very meaningful day to people like a magnet and caused a modern Migration of
produce solutions to the problems of cities and that they will Peoples. We can already predict that this rate will increase
tell the visitors about Türkiye’s green transformation policies. by one and a half times in 2050”.

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