MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY BEKİR PAKDEMİRLİ:
"AS THE MINISTRY WE WILL MAKE OUR RESPONSIBILITIES"
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan participated in the AK Party Antalya Mayor Candidates Introductory Meeting in Antalya. In his speech, President Erdoğan said about the hose disaster in Antalya: "My relevant ministers have already done the necessary work. According to the first determination, about 100 million Turkish Lira material damages are estimated".
The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli said about the hose, thunder squall and storm disaster in Antalya, "We will do our responsibilities as the Ministry. We make the damage assessment. It will take 20 days."
Dr. Pakdemirli joined in the AK Party Antalya Mayor Candidates Introductory Meeting held at the Sports Hall of Antalya with the participation of the President of Turkey and the AK Party Chairman Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In his speech Minister Pakdemirli said that Antalya has emerald forests and sapphire blue sea and he always proud of being in Antalya.
Pardemirli stated that beautiful Antalya is shaken with disasters in the last days and wished a mercy on the people who lost their lives in the hose disaster.
"WE WILL EASE GETTING INSURANCE"
Pakdemirli stated that the hose disaster occurred on Thursday, but the Ministry made the necessary warnings about the subject on Wednesday. He said:
"Climate is changing. Please listen to meteorological warnings. From now on protect yourself. Do not go outside as far as possible. Do not spend time outdoors. We must really pay attention to meteorology. Consider the warnings. As the Ministry, we will do our part. We do damage assessment. Final calculations take 20 days. We're gonna do our responsibilities. Agricultural insurance is very important. The ones who make agricultural insurance are comfortable, and our friends who do not are sad. We will eliminate any deficiencies on TARSİM, and we will make it easier for you to get insurance. Let's make agricultural insurance. For three days, the state has been doing its duty with its local authorities and all its institutions."