The TOKİ and riverbed debate in Antalya has turned into a new controversy on social media

Zoning debates regarding coastal areas and riverbeds in Antalya have become the subject of a new controversy following a social media post by journalist Yusuf Yavuz. In his post, Yavuz criticized the practices of the municipality and the governor's office, stating that Antalya has "long been turned into a jigsaw puzzle."

Yavuz's post included the words, "The municipality builds TOKİ residences for fish, and the Governor's Office sells the sand extracted from the fish's habitat for the TOKİ project to be built in the riverbed..." The post emphasized that Antalya is one of the most beautiful cities in the world with its sea, bays, and forests.

A social media user who responded to the post stated that identities could not be disclosed, adding, "But our ideas remain." In the same response, it was suggested that Yavuz's form of defense showed he was "under influence," and the phrase "A person's mirror is their work, not their words" was used.

The debate on social media has brought the ongoing environmental sensitivity in Antalya regarding natural areas, coasts, riverbeds, and public projects back to the agenda. No new statement from official institutions regarding the claims made in the posts was available in the source.