Remediation works started on Yamanlar Mountain after the fire

Following the fire on Yamanlar Mountain, Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. Cemil Tugay, Izmir Planning Agency (IZPA) President Prof. Dr. Koray Velibeyoğlu and IZPA Scientific Board Member Prof. Dr. Serdar Gökhan Şenol, as well as Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Parks and Gardens Department Head Müge Deniz Bal, evaluated the work to be carried out in the area.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr Cemil Tugay continued his inspections in Karşıyaka and Bayraklı following the fires that caused serious damage. In Zübeyde Hanım Neighbourhood, Mayor Tugay examined the burnt trees in the Happiness Forest, which acts as a barrier between the forest area and settlements, and evaluated the work to be done to save the forest. Tugay also visited the producers in Doğançay Neighbourhood who were damaged by the fire and stated that they would initiate the necessary works for the damage.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr Cemil Tugay continued his inspections in the region today, following the fires that broke out in Karşıyaka Yamanlar region and affected a large area. He inspected the Happiness Forest in Zübeyde Hanım Neighbourhood of Karşıyaka Municipality, which has an area of 98 thousand square metres and acts as a barrier between the forest area and settlements. Mayor Tugay, who examined the forest, which mostly consists of fire-resistant cypress trees as well as trees such as pistachio pine and cemetery pine, received information from experts on what kind of work can be done to save the area.

Treatment method will be determined for the survival of the trees
Evaluating the work to be carried out in the area with Prof. Dr. Koray Velibeyoğlu, President of Izmir Planning Agency (IZPA), Prof. Dr. Serdar Gökhan Şenol, Member of IZPA Scientific Board, and Müge Deniz Bal, Head of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Parks and Gardens Department, Mayor Tugay said, ‘We need to save the trees here. What can we do to save the trees and keep them alive? This is our concern. What kind of treatment can we apply for the trees to live? Let's make a detailed study and then take action.’

Severely burnt parts will be pruned
Prof. Dr. Serdar Gökhan Şenol stated that they will prune the severely burnt parts of the trees and said, ‘Let's open around the tree. Let's apply a water regime with feeding for rooting and support. The trees are in stress mode right now. Water will be given in the first stage. Feeding will be applied to the green part. It will be determined which of the trees in the area will be pruned and how. Then, bottom and top applications will be decided,’ he said.
 

Mayor Tugay also examined the 252,600 square metre City Forest, which was also created by Karşıyaka Municipality in 2021. It was seen that the area, which contains trees such as needle, black and blue cypress, ash, red pine, carob and linden, was largely burnt. After the teams prepare a report on the region, the work will be prioritised and work will be initiated. In this context, studies on citizen science applications and advanced imaging techniques related to tree care and damage assessment will be carried out with the support of the Izmir Planning Agency Science Board for the improvement of burnt areas.

He came together with the producer
İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Dr. Cemil Tugay then met with Arzu Nisan, Head of Bayraklı Doğançay Neighbourhood. Mayor Tugay, who received information about the citizens who are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry in the region and who have suffered serious losses after the fires, also visited the neighbourhood. Mayor Tugay visited Selahattin Öztürk, whose house was burnt down, and wished him well and said that they would take the necessary steps after determining the problems. Tugay also visited beekeeper İbrahim Güneş, who had 70 hives of bees but lost 40 hives in the fire, and asked the municipality bureaucrats to carry out the necessary work to eliminate the grievances. Cemil Tugay also sat in a coffee house in Doğançay neighbourhood and listened to the problems of the citizens.