Cemil Tugay meets with Minister Uraloğlu

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Cemil Tugay met with Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdülkadir Uraloğlu in Ankara. During the meeting, İzmir's transportation and infrastructure projects were discussed. In a statement on his social media account, Minister Uraloğlu noted that they evaluated the needs of İzmir.

Uraloğlu included the following statements in his post:

"We hosted İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mr. Cemil Tugay and his team at our Ministry. We exchanged ideas regarding İzmir's transportation and infrastructure needs. In line with our President's 'Century of Turkey Cities' vision, we will continue to work for the development of all our cities."

We hosted İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mr. Cemil Tugay and his accompanying delegation at our Ministry.

We held consultations regarding İzmir's transportation and infrastructure needs.

Within the framework of the “Century of Turkey Cities” vision outlined by our President, every city in our country... pic.twitter.com/IwYfzaHLxt

— Abdulkadir URALOĞLU (@a_uraloglu) June 3, 2025

Mayor Tugay also stated in his social media post, "We visited our Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure and discussed our city's transportation and infrastructure projects. We held a productive meeting with our Minister, Mr. Abdülkadir Uraloğlu, and the relevant General Managers. I thank them," he said.

We visited our Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure to discuss the projects and needs on our agenda regarding transportation and infrastructure in our city.

Due to our very productive meeting with our Minister, Mr. Abdülkadir Uraloğlu, and the relevant General Managers, and their constructive approach... pic.twitter.com/VXNsgZws7J

— Dr. Cemil Tugay (@drcemiltugay) June 3, 2025

ALSO MET WITH YAVAŞ

As part of his contacts in Ankara, Cemil Tugay also met with Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş. These visits focused on inter-city cooperation and projects.

We visited our Ankara Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mansur Yavaş in his office. I thank him very much for his hospitality. @mansuryavas06 pic.twitter.com/0cKKVNuNjl

— Dr. Cemil Tugay (@drcemiltugay) June 3, 2025

STRIKE CRISIS CONTINUES

On the other hand, regarding the strike of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality workers, Tugay, who met with DİSK İzmir Union representatives, had announced that no agreement could be reached. Tugay had said, "This evening, we only saw people dealing with another dimension of the bargaining; I did not see people looking for a solution. I need people who will understand the situation of Turkey, İzmir, and other people living in this country."

News Source: 12punto