The biggest problem is immigration.
Although 3 weeks have passed since the earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş, work continues in 11 cities affected by the earthquake. After the earthquake disaster, in which tens of thousands of people lost their lives and hundreds of thousands were injured, millions of people who lived in the region emigrated.
SUSTAINABLE CAMPUS
Süleyman Sönmez, Chairman of the Turkish Business and Enterprise Confederation (TÜRKONFED), who was caught up in the Adana earthquake and visited almost all the earthquake-affected regions in the past, made remarks on how the region’s economy would recover. him while he organizes help. Expressing that the cities affected by the earthquake in terms of production constitute a self-sufficient region, Sönmez told SÖZCÜ that industry and agriculture must be revived quickly so that life returns to normal in 11 cities.
Explaining that supports should be offered instead of incentives, Sönmez pointed out that the most important problem is immigration, saying: “There are people who have lost their jobs, workers and employers. The industrialists and the operators are meditating on how to pay the checks. Issues like this need to be resolved as soon as possible. For those regions to recover quickly, the workforce must be protected. It is necessary to build sustainable campuses”, he said. Recalling that, like TÜRKONFED, they have a wide network in Anatolia, Sönmez noted that they have been organizing national and international aid since the first moment of the earthquake. Sönmez emphasized that the coordinated work of citizens with non-governmental organizations will contribute to a quick recovery in the next process.
TÜSİAD President Orhan Turan and TÜRKONFED President Süleyman Sönmez conducted investigations in the cities affected by the earthquake.
You must act with common sense
Explaining that they were on the ground in the area of the earthquake and that they continued with their assistance, Süleyman Sönmez pointed out that as a confederation they carry out studies in different disciplines such as human resources, women entrepreneurs and young entrepreneurs. Noting that this process can be overcome with a common mind, Sönmez said that people who have left their region should be given hope to avoid migration and return.