23 JANUARY 2022 Western Black Sea Civil Society Organizations Istanbul Oligarch Meeting

23 JANUARY 2022 Western Black Sea Civil Society Organizations Istanbul Oligarch Meeting

Western Black Sea Civil Society Unites

Western Black Sea refusal has decided to inherit. This legacy he rejected is “the legacy of poverty that fathers took from their fathers and left to their sons.” There is a second rejection of the West Black Sea in the inheritance. This legacy is the legacy of "separation-confidence", which has not been able to come together for 7,000 years. Today we showed that “geography is not destiny” by coming together. Now we will inherit a third refusal: This is the legacy of "just being governed" and yet "not asking for anything from anyone out of pride". The region is tired of being left fallow since the Sumerians and wants to be productive and efficient, distribute resources fairly, and get authorization from the Great Turkish Nation for this.

Dear WEST BLACK SEA LOVE PEOPLE,

Sinop, Kastamonu, Çankırı, Bartın, Karabük, Zonguldak, Bolu and Düzce, Mr. Its Presidents… The silent heroes of Çanakkale, the bases of the War of Independence, the belated architects of the future… WELCOME to creating the identity of the Western Black Sea Region, keeping the natural wonders alive, providing equal opportunities for our glorious and heroic people, and giving prosperity and peace to our region and our country.

Here I see a rare region of our country with its unspoiled flora and fauna:
I FEEL THE FREE AND FRESH BREATH OF THE KÖROĞLU MOUNTAINS, ILGAZ MOUNTAINS, AND THE KÜRE MOUNTAINS. I am in this hall;

I see the humble but determined grandchildren of our martyrs who made Çanakkale impassable, and our grandfathers, who were the backbone of the War of Independence, who will SHAPE THE FUTURE.

First of all, I congratulate you twice:

For you are the elected leaders of your Provinces…

Besides, you're not satisfied with that. By showing sensitivity to the problems of the Western Black Sea Region, you took your place among the regional leaders in this dark winter and the apocalypse.

Now we have a great opportunity to become actors, NATIONAL leaders at the national level: THE WORLD OF THE WEST BLACK SEA…

A CLEAR WORLD… You are on the path where Şerife Bacı responded to her life. From a time when Gazi Mustafa Kemal ATATÜRK, the founder of our Republic, said "our eyes are on Sakarya, our ears are on Inebolu" in Dumlupınar; WE COME TO A TIME WHERE WE SAY “WE HAVE OUR EYES AND OUR EARS ON THE WEST BLACK SEA”.

Rebellious Silence

He went to the office for the state of affairs,
'Sir,' he said, swallowing, bowing his head.
He got scolded, that kind of thing happened...
“Well,” he said, swallowing, bowing his head.

He came out the door bent over,
Eyes are lighter, pale yellow...
He looked at the mansion from the bottom up,
'Wow,' he said, swallowing, bowing his head.

He pulled his feet to the coffee,
He opened the layer, rolled a cigarette.
He dived.. Why then did he see the waiter,
'Tea,' he said, swallowed, bowed his head.

He did not drink, he forgot the tea on the table;
He got up and gave the money to the waiter,
He held out the lighter and the cigarette,
'Say,' he said, swallowed, bowed his head.

He turned, bulgur wheat tears in his eyes,
I thought they poured fire on my soul.
I asked: 'Where is your hometown, next door? '
'Village,' he said, swallowing, bowing his head.

He walked, he came out of the city blind-lame,
Curses filled his mouth with poison;
He waved his tongue... he suddenly gave up,
'Oy,' he said, swallowing, bowing his head.

                                 Poet: Abdurrahim Karakoç

Dear Selected Friends,

The Western Black Sea Region does not want to be given special privileges. REGIONAL EQUALITY, DEMOCRACY, TRANSPARENCY, ETHICAL VALUES and THE IMPLEMENTATION OF LAW are demanding.

What is ethics? It is the behavior theory of right and wrong, it should be and it is UNIVERSAL. Morality is its practice, it depends on the quality of the society and therefore it is LOCAL.

local people;

- Right and wrong,

- Right and wrong,

- Good and bad,

- It came together to DISTINCT between the just and the unjust, and to DISPLAY APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR.

In BRIEF, there is a local people who are ready to raise our region to the level it deserves, with ETHICAL and MORAL VALUES. What our region needs is to demand the right, justice, equality, democracy and equality given by the Constitution. In other words, as Dyojen from Sinop said, "We don't want any other grace to be overshadowed". Because the erosion of social ethics lies at the root of the corruption in the political and administrative fields. In Public Administration;

- DISCRIMINATION, Torture and Nepotism,

-BRIBERY, CORRUPTION, EXPLOITATION and embezzlement,

- NEGLIGENCE, Gossip and SELFISH,

“Whether it is from us or from the mud”, are severe unethical behavior. IT IS DESTROYABLE. The remedy for this is also clear: QUALIFICATION AND QUALIFICATION. If a right is 'halal' to others but 'haram' to you, know that that religion is not the religion of Allah, but the religion of your colonists. (Malcolm X) And I say, if a right is legitimate to others but forbidden to you, know that it is the law of the exploiters, not the law of the people.

- Justice (being fair)

- Integrity and Honesty (being inside-out)

-Impartiality (Objective Behavior)

- Responsibility (staying away from selfishness and personal interests) is the motto of the Western Black Sea Region and will walk on these principles.

WEST BLACK SEA PANORAMA-Efradına Mosque Ağyarına Mani-

National Security academy (2008): "While I was training at the National Security Academy (64. Term-2008), it was said that in the event of an invasion of Turkey, the core defense would be withdrawn to the Western Black Sea and the administration would be carried out from here. It was like a reward not given to unoccupied lands.” Because they deservedly received the title of Antep Gazi, the title of Hero in Maraş, and the Şanlı epaulette in Urfa. So I'm asking you:

The Western Black Sea Region, which Katip Çelebi describes as the "Pede of the Turkmen", is the region of Turkey (many of its provinces) that has “not seen the face of invasion for 1000 years” and yet has the highest number of martyrs in Turkey both in Çanakkale and in the War of Independence. region has been deprived of equality of opportunity even for a moral reward: The titles of the Pasha Sanjak Kastamonu, Sinop, Çankırı and Bolu Sanjaks and the provinces of Zonguldak, Bartın, Karabük and Düzce are missing: who knows, perhaps the National Anthem Poet Mehmet Akif Ersoy sang mostly for this region. : "Who will dig the mackerel that will not be too narrow for you, let's bury you, you will not fit into history." The region should not only be a friend of bad days, but also a sharer of good days. Equality of opportunity should be recognized in the region.

What Kind of a Region is the Western Black Sea Region, which is so strategic, let's do a SWOT ANALYSIS:

STRENGTHS

Western Black Sea residents have high credit in every region and city of Turkey.
The Western Black Sea area is more than Switzerland and its population is as much as Switzerland. The nature is just as beautiful as there. In fact, Switzerland does not have a border with the sea.
Two-thirds of the western Black Sea is covered with forests and has not been subject to wild urbanisation.
The double-triple mountain ranges of the Western Black Sea region parallel to the sea have formed "natural fortresses". It has not been the scene of frequent invasions throughout history.
According to Katip Çelebi, “The Pedestal of Turkmens” According to Ibn Batuta: “The cheapest city in the world”
The population of the region outside (Istanbul, Ankara, Bursa, Izmir, Thrace, Kocaeli, etc.) is more than three times the population in the region. Diaspora is better educated and wealthier.
There are settlements such as Safranbolu, which are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Its natural and historical beauties and natural protection areas are extraordinarily valuable and abundant.

WEAKNESSES

Although its forests are as much as Finland's forests, it can generate one billion dollars of added value for the fifty billion dollars added value of the Finns. Local people emphasize that besides this lack of business, local people cannot benefit from it.
The region with the weakest infrastructure, especially the road, is the Western Black Sea Region. The superstructure is also inadequate.
The Western Black Sea region is experiencing net migration and its population is aging.
TR 82 (Sinop, Kastamonu, Çankırı) is the poorest region of Turkey. (2020-TUIK)  The region that gave the most martyrs in the War of Independence and the Dardanelles War is the Western Black Sea Region.
The abolition of the 1826 Janissary and Devshirme system adversely affected the Western Black Sea Region (Kastamonu Province), which was 98% Turkish and Muslim, in terms of population.
There is mostly no minister of the region in the Cabinet.
The unfinished link of the Black Sea Coastal Road is in the Western Black Sea Region.
The fact that he did not develop his original music or not popularize it negatively affects the identity of the region.
There is not enough promotion.

THREATS

The hinterland of Istanbul is an area of ​​unplanned urbanization and threatens the Western Black Sea Region.
There is a serious lack of investment. Since dams, lakes and ponds are not built to hold water in the upper basins, the West Black Sea Region is exposed to Flood Disasters.
Lack of infrastructure accelerates migration. There are still settlements without roads and electricity. Two-thirds of the roads are currently closed. Many NGOs could not reach Istanbul for this reason.
The people of the region do not know how to want, moreover, they do not like to be in the position of wanting.
The people of the region do not protect their own values ​​and their values ​​do not protect their own people.
The region seems accustomed to poverty. This is learned helplessness.
There is a threat of extinction of a holistic beauty due to the lack of regional planning similar to the GAP.
Nuclear power plant creates a negative image. Especially choosing the region with the most beautiful nature creates hesitation in many people.
The region is a region with the highest number of immigrants and elderly population. The image of the retirees and the city of the dead is formed.
The absence of the powerful actors of the region in the political arena and ministers in the cabinet deepens poverty and deprivation and threatens equality of opportunity.

OPPORTUNITIES

The Western Black Sea Region has a climate, nature and human geography suitable for all-season tourism activities.
It is very close to Istanbul and Ankara.
It has not been contaminated since the Sumerians used primitive methods of production.
Water resources are plentiful.
There are many national parks with intense plant and animal diversity.
It has a homogeneous human structure and heterogeneous in nature.
The sea connection is open to the World.
Global warming has brought a climate in favor of the region. The Mediterranean climate is shifting to the Aegean, and the Aegean climate is shifting to the Western Black Sea.
The unique and rich gastronomy of the region is very suitable for a healthy diet.
The optimal scale is the West Black Sea scale. Joining forces on this scale will ensure success.

THE REASONS FOR THE WEST BLACK SEA:

“IT IS EASY TO BE GOOD, IT IS DIFFICULT TO BE FAIR” … “STATE RELIGION IS JUSTICE”, “JUSTICE IS THE FOUNDATION OF PROPERTY”

With the abolition of the Janissaries and the devshirme system, the Western Black Sea region, 98% of whom were Muslim Turks, became the military warehouse of the state. The region is by far the region with the highest number of martyrs in Turkey, and the region has remained unclaimed as this has destroyed its trained human resources. Poet Orhan Şaik Gökyay from the Western Black Sea Region: “This homeland belongs to those who lie like mountain ranges in the heart of the land.” unfortunately, that's not how it works.
While the dervish lodges and lodges were closed, schools and vocational courses could not be built instead, and the concession given to a region famous for its teacher in this area became the primary factor in this region's dominance of Turkey's political, economic and social life.
The forest law of 1956, which prohibits the narrowing of the forest borders, has been a factor in the nationalization of the Western Black Sea region, where two-thirds of the natural settlement area is forest, and the people are deprived of the source of wealth.
While almost the whole of the Black Sea is forest, the fact that tea permits are given to Rize, Trabzon, Artvin, Giresun, and hazelnut incentives are given to Ordu, Trabzon and Giresun provinces, causing the east of the Black Sea to turn this negativity into an advantage, and the Western Black Sea to be relatively behind. has given.
No GAP-like Development (BAKKA) Plan has been prepared in line with the dynamics of the region.
The people of the region do not own their own values. Their own values ​​are also insufficient to protect the people of the region.
The people of the region do not know how to want and cannot use their democratic rights.
The people of the region cannot evolve their individual structure into a collective transformation.
The identity of the West Black Sea has not been fully revealed.
There was no structuring, coordination and congress on the scale of the WEST BLACK SEA, which is the most effective scale in the development of the region. This is a first in the 7,000-year history of the region.
Consisting of 8-10 provinces, this region has not yet produced politicians at the level of prime minister and president, and even a party leader has not emerged from the region.

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE WEST BLACK SEA REGION

The Western Black Sea Movement has entered a successful path in this process. First of all, the detection of the problems has been done in a solid way. The region demands the balance of blessings and burdens.

In the Kızılcasu Declaration dated March 21, 2021, it was primarily requested to raise awareness about the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the region. At the opening of the Kastamonu Days (Istanbul), the fact that our former and new interior ministers used many of the findings in our previous articles and this declaration, and that the participants had more refined information on these issues, shows that awareness has been raised.

Unfortunately, our demand to prevent floods by constructing lakes and ponds in the upper basins could not be fulfilled in a short time. I regret to say that the Western Black Sea Flood Disaster has imposed a great punishment. The lakes built due to the previous flood disaster in the province of Bartın have significantly removed the flood from being a major disaster.

In the Western Black Sea Region, many non-governmental organizations included in the declaration have started to form or have been formed:

1- BAKFED Western Black Sea Equal Opportunity Association is the first geographical non-governmental organization in the region.
2- BASIAD Western Black Sea Businessmen Association was established in the field of business.
3- BBGC Independent Western Black Sea Journalists Association was established on 5 November 2021.
4- BKTD Western Black Sea Tourism Association started its activities this year.

5- Associations, federations and confederations of the provinces of the region came together under the name of the Western Black Sea Forum (BAKAF) and permanent cooperation studies began.

6- Although the Western Black Sea Thinking and Research Center (BAKADAM) has not been established yet, the task of generating ideas in strategic areas is carried out by BAKFED.

WEST BLACK SEA EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN to provide equal opportunity to the region;
1- “Ministers from the region in the cabinet”

2- “Declaration of the entire region as a tourism region”,

3- It has raised regional awareness on the issue of the "Western Black Sea Development Plan", but it has not yet been reflected on the national agenda.

WESTERN BLACK SEA NGOs WILL PERMANENT THE CONSULTATION COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL AWARENESS.

TURKEY PANORAMA

“We will raise Turkey to the level of contemporary civilization”

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

"Turkey does not allow its children to be busy with anything other than itself."

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar.

For the first time in the history of the Turkish Republic, per capita income has been shrinking for eight consecutive years. The per capita income, which was around 13,000 USD at the end of 2013, fell below 9,000 (some sources, 7,000) USD by the end of 2021. According to IMF, World Bank and UN data, our country cannot be among the top 70 countries in per capita income.
In many estimations, unfortunately, it seems that Turkey will not be among the largest economies (G-20) in 2021 and 2022.
Inflation has exceeded 36 percent.
The population of our country, which ranks (18th) in the world, has exceeded 84 million.
Turkey is not among the first 50 countries in the human development index.
Turkey ranked 69th among 134 countries in the fight against corruption.
In the same report, when the country classifications by income group are analyzed, Turkey was ranked 38th among 40 countries in the upper middle income group.
Turkey ranked 117th among 139 countries in the 2021 Rule of Law Index.
According to Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, Turkey ranked 86th out of 180 countries. Turkey has not changed its place among the 5 countries that have regressed the most in the last 8 years.
According to the index, when compared with the member states of the European Union (EU), it lagged behind Romania, which had the lowest score in the EU with 44.
Turkey also ranked third from the bottom among the countries of the Organization for Economic and Co-operation Development (OECD).
Ranking 149th out of 179 countries in V-Dem's 2021 democracy index, Turkey has found its place among the 30 countries with the worst democracy.
Academic Freedom Index: Turkey ranks 135th out of 144 countries
2021 Press Freedom Index announced, Turkey ranks 153rd out of 180 countries
In the Freedom House report, Turkey ranks 146th among 195 countries in terms of freedom.
Turkey fell 5 places in the Economic Freedom Index, ranking 76th out of 178 countries.
Brain drain means that we are losing our educated people. More than 1,500 of our doctors have gone abroad in the last year.

Undoubtedly, a democratic society that provides peace and prosperity is the basic desire of every people. The rule of law, separation of powers, independence and impartiality of the judiciary, transparency, equality, freedom of expression and thought, and accountability are the building blocks of a contemporary and modern society. It builds democracy in favor of the people. Justice and constitutional order are inevitable for a good democracy, but there is something equivalent to all of these, which is COUNTRY APPLICATION.

Dear friends, you are all very important. You are at a different point in history. Let's go back 100 years. Let's take a look at a few pashas, ​​all from the West Black Sea Region, all of whom were swept away by the invaders and all of whom were eliminated despite their tremendous victories:

“I will go down in history as the man who exposed the weakness of England and its fleet. "I will show that his armada is not invincible", "Edirne Conqueror" Enver Pasha, the Chief of General Staff of the Çanakkale Wars and the acting Commander-in-Chief, is ignored by being veiled with Sarıkamış. However, as his grandson wrote in the book he wrote, "When it was understood that the war would be lost, he buried about 800,000 rifles, 4,000 machine guns and a few thousand cannons in various parts of Anatolia. Later, they reported their location to Mustafa Kemal, and these were the first equipment in the War of Independence.”
The "Conqueror of Baku" Nuri Killigil Pasha, who established the first weapons factory of young Turkey, founded the Caucasian Islamic Army and liberated Azerbaijan and Dagestan. Nuri Pasha said, "I wish I had lost my life so that Azerbaijan would not remain outside of Turkishness." He believed that the other Turkic peoples that would integrate with Turkey would first be Azeris and Turkmens living close to the borders of Turkey, and predicted that other Turkic peoples living in the region extending to Tatarstan would integrate. He was blown up along with dozens of his engineers.
Halil Kut Pasha is the uncle of Bozkurtlu Enver Pasha. He is also the commander of the Kût'ül-Amâre Victory, which was the most decisive victory against the British in World War I. The 6th Army, which lost 350 officers and 10,000 soldiers here, lost 30,000 soldiers and officers to the British. He took 13 generals, 350 officers and 13,300 privates as prisoners. Among them was Sir Charles Townshend, who would later become a Turkish friend. He arranged the arms and ammunition shipments to Anatolia in those days, and delivered the loot he took from the British and the eight-ton gold bars he collected from Russia to the National Struggle. Due to the allegations of Unionism directed against the Pasha, the Ankara Government issued a decree on March 12, 1921, ordering Enver and Halil Pashas and their relatives to be deported immediately if they came to any part of Anatolia, and they were banned from entering foreign representations. Promises a simple life 

may be additional.
Miralay Halit Akmansü is the hero of the 1916 Kûtü'l-Âmâre Victory, the Sakarya Battle, the Great Offensive and the Commander-in-Chief Battle. Topçu Miralay/Inst. Colonel Halit participated in the Great Offensive as the Commander of the 5th Caucasian Division, and on the night of September 2, 1922, he captured the Greek Army Commander-in-Chief, General Trikopis, and his entourage in Uşak Bölmelik Tepe/Çakmaktepe. According to his grandson, he was forgotten in a corner.
Medina Advocate Ömer Fahreddin Türkkan Pasha is the "Turkish Tiger" who said to the Istanbul Government, "I cannot lower the Turkish flag from the Medina Fortress with my own hand, if you absolutely must evacuate, send another commander here." While Pasha, called the "Desert Tiger", was exiled to Malta, he was sentenced to death by the court called Nemrud Mustafa Divan-ı Harbi, which was established by the invading state in Istanbul. He was sent to the Afghanistan embassy.
"Crazy" Halit Karsıalan Pasha saved Erzurum-Kars-Ardahan, while he was very close to being one of the founders of the Republic, he was not able to catch this chance because he fell victim to an unsolved perpetrator in the parliament. The Law on Paying the Relatives of the Armenian Martyrs from the Order of National Service and the approval he gave with his eighty-eight friends were sent to the National Defense and Finance committees. was the victim of murder.

DEAR ELECTED NGO HEADS OF THE WEST BLACK SEA, you are all very important. You are at a different point in history. After 7000 years, the Western Black Sea comes together for the first time. We are capable of doing what our glorious pashas could not do a hundred years ago. This is a bird of luck. Because everyone is as big as their goal.

Dear friends, I will share with you two important points that are embodied in my two memories:

A quarter of a century ago, engineers from Europe came to Sinop to examine the Western Black Sea forests. “There are many beautiful forests in your Germany. Why are you inspecting this place?” They answer the civil administrator who asks: “Yes, there is, but either pine forest, beech or oak… that is, it is uniform. The Western Black Sea Region is a forest paradise. In the forest, each plant lives together without being at the expense of the other. This is an amazing combination”

Now I am calling out to the Qaeda of the Turkmens: “Just like the Western Black Sea Forests, let's see diversity as wealth. Let's live arm in arm. This road is our way. We do not live in a geography that has to destroy the other in order to survive. Together we will be a good example of living hand in hand, arm in arm. ”

My second memory is from the USA… In the summer of 2012, we received Senior Executive Education at Harvard (Kennedy School of Government). They took us to the Boston Red Sox's Baseball game. Great atmosphere, eighty thousand viewers. The US National Anthem started to play in an environment where the NYPD President, NASA, FBI and CIA regulars participated in the program alongside the ministers of different countries. Everyone is standing and saying with their hands on their chest. I never felt like getting up. And I didn't get up. However, everyone knows how respectful I am to the national and religious values ​​of others. Actually, I was surprised myself. I acted against myself and ethically by not doing what I was supposed to do. Involuntary. In fact, this is politically incorrect and does not fit my character at all. I certainly wouldn't act that way, even in normal times. I thought about it and finally found the reason. A year ago I was researching "America's Balance of Freedom and Security" at Northern Illinois University in Chicago. My eldest daughter was also studying in high school at PHS. It was almost like an international school with the flag of 78 countries. When I went to visit one day, I saw a Turkey-centered Middle East-Balkans-Caucasus map. It said on it, I was broken. My sadness had no account. After all, the Arab Spring was called and burned everywhere:

“If it is not now, When”

“If it is not you, Who”

I would like to get rid of this negative content and ask you:

“If not now, when”

“If not you, who?”

Hosting this beautiful day, BAKFED Deputy Chairman and Nokta Consulting owner Mr. On behalf of all of us, I would like to thank Yaşar KAYACAN.

IT'S TIME FOR THE WEST BLACK SEA FOR TURKEY NOW…

Best regards. We welcome you to God.