Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) opened the Esenyurt Integrated Public Health Center, which includes many services from Psychological Counseling Center to Medical Center, from Home Health and Social Cohesion and Support Center to İsmail Hakkı Tonguç Library, “150 in 150 Days. He opened it as part of the “Project” marathon. IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlugave a speech at the opening ceremony. Emphasizing that the Mayor of Esenyurt, Kemal Deniz Bozkurt, who came to the microphone before him, made a short and courteous speech, İmamoğlu brought the word to the tension experienced at the “İSKİ Tuzla Advanced Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant 25rd Stage Opening Ceremony” held on October 3.

“ISTANBUL’S MAIN ISSUE; ENSURING EQUALITY”

Stating that Esenyurt is the district with the highest population in Istanbul, İmamoğlu said, “It has a population of 1 million. But we also know from the numbers that it has a population of almost 1 million 200 thousand, perhaps more, with its refugees and other elements. We watched live together how this place was disposed of before our eyes with a bad administration, it was destroyed, and the history of the Republic of Turkey and the world was allowed to be built in the most troublesome way in terms of construction and construction,” he said. In this context, İmamoğlu noted that they pay special attention to Esenyurt in terms of public health and meeting social needs, “Because we know that the most fundamental issue in Istanbul is to ensure equality. They say to people, ‘You are our equal individuals. When you give the feeling of ‘We see what you need,’ you create absolute happiness there. Turkey has the same problem. Turkey’s easternmost citizen, its westernmost citizen, its northernmost citizen should feel that it is absolutely equal to its southernmost citizen. The sense of equality, the sense of justice, believe me, it removes many of the problems we live in today.

“IMM’S BUDGET IS CLEAR”

Emphasizing that they provide budgetary discipline in order to provide equal service to all districts of the city, İmamoğlu said, “The budget of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is immaculate. Because the hands of privileged people or some of their relatives, foundations or institutions and organizations associated with them are not worth our budget. Our budget is the people’s budget. Therefore, our budget does not serve a handful of people, but 16 million Istanbulites. That’s why it’s rich,” he said. Saying, “We will prevent waste, we will spend our budget productively for the needs of our citizens,” İmamoğlu said, “We will make our children happy. We will liberate a mother in need. He will visit Istanbul with his children. It will be a warm home and center where it will knock on its door when it is needed, with the state’s indiscriminate look. In that respect, we will make Istanbul a truly fair city with this budget and this understanding.”

“ESENYURT IS THE MOST VICTICULAR DISTRICT”

Emphasizing that Esenyurt has been the most victimized district in the last 15 years due to unplanned construction, İmamoğlu said, “When I look at Esenyurt, I do not see huge buildings, I see victims standing behind those buildings, experiencing victimization, waiting for service. And I see poor people, unemployed people. We, together with our district mayor, and our political stakeholders here, are trying to find a solution, how we can serve them, how we can hug them and how we can make them feel that they are never alone. This beautiful and valuable center that we have inaugurated today is one of the centers that is based on its people and will present the best example of our understanding of social municipality with a holistic approach. Our friends from Esenyurt will be able to access multidimensional health, education and cultural services here. “It will be a meeting center,” he said.

“DRUGS IS NO JOKE”

Sharing the information that approximately 8 thousand citizens living in 29 districts of Istanbul will benefit from the center, İmamoğlu drew attention to the widespread use of drugs, which is concentrated throughout the city, and the easy sale of them. Asking the authorities, “How is it possible for drugs to be bought and sold so easily and for such low age groups?” Imamoglu said:

“I am calling from here to the concerned, the authorities. Whoever turns a blind eye to this is in a great betrayal. Anyone who does not control this and does not control it adequately, I invite them to do their duty immediately. This thing is no joke. And in this country, especially recently, the issue of dirty money and some threats and illegitimate incidents being seriously experienced in the streets and shopping centers is an important issue. The people of Istanbul will not allow this. Managers like me and us will never allow this. It does not leave the field blank. Therefore, I invite the authorities to be sensitive about this issue. This area is an important one. There is no need for empty talk about this field. You will take action. You will make your applications. In this sense, you will ensure that justice works in the healthiest way.”

BOZKURT: “A FACILITY HAS BEEN BUILT, TRYING TO BE A REMEDY FOR EVERY PAIN”

Pointing out that İBB President İmamoğlu has made many investments to meet the needs of the city, Bozkurt said, “While these investments are being made, they carefully calculate and make the resources spent.” Reminding that opening a medical center is among the election promises, Bozkurt said, “It is a very important investment. It is also a very important indicator of how we look at health. Looking at the issue in an integrated way… Just taking X-rays, doing analysis… In other words, it is a facility established to see people as human and to meet all their needs, beyond trying to keep people alive in terms of their physical needs.” Bozkurt said, “A facility that tries to cure every ailment has been built,” and said, “I would like to thank our esteemed Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality. I would like to thank all my friends and everyone who contributed to his personality. While all these works and transactions were carried out, our opinions were taken. Thank you for that too. The seeds have been sprinkled, and now they are starting to grow. You will see from now on, with the work of both IMM and Esenyurt Municipality, the people of Esenyurt will experience the honor of being human and will have the power to hold on to life”.

Mahir Polat, Deputy Secretary General of IMM, also gave detailed information about the center in his speech. After the speeches, Esenyurt Integrated Public Health Center was officially put into service with the ribbon cut by İmamoğlu, Bozkurt, Küçükçekmece Mayor Kemal Çebi, Beylikdüzü Mayor Mehmet Murat Çalık and İBB Assembly CHP Group Deputy Chairman Doğan Subaşı.

THERE IS A PUBLIC MILK DISTRIBUTION UNIT ALSO ISMAİL HAKKI TONGUC LIBRARY

Esenyurt Integrated Public Health Center in Sultaniye District, which started service on an area of ​​9 thousand 602 square meters, will serve the districts of Avcılar, Başakşehir, Beylikdüzü, Büyükçekmece, Çatalca, Küçükçekmece and Silivri together with Esenyurt. In order to benefit from the centers in line with their needs, citizens can use 153 Solution Centers or https://www.ibb.istanbul You can apply at. From the centers; Citizens residing in Istanbul, in need of support, financially and socially inadequate, elderly, orphans, disabled, living alone or dependent on someone else, will be able to benefit. Medical Center, Psychological Counseling Center, Home Health and Social Adaptation and Support Center (SUDEM), Istanbul Family Counseling and Education Center (İSADEM), Social and Economic Support Program (SEDEP), IMM Esenyurt Coordination Center, Public Milk Distribution Unit in the building that was opened. and the Solution Center will serve. The library, named after İsmail Hakkı Tonguç, who devoted his life to the development of Anatolia, worked hard for village institutes and helped raise thousands of people, will host its guests on the -1 floor of the building.