President Recep Tayyip⁣ Erdoğan attended the opening program of the 2024-2025 Aquaculture⁢ Hunting Season⁢ in Yenikapı. The Minister⁣ of Agriculture and Forestry İbrahim Yumaklı ⁢and many citizens also participated in the program.

‘WE HAVE ‍ALWAYS HAD OUR FISHING BROTHERS’

Speaking ​at the program, President Erdoğan said, “We are together on the occasion of the opening of the Aquaculture Hunting Season 2024-2025. I welcome you all today, where our fertile seas will ​meet our⁢ ancient fishermen. As in every season, we open our ⁤season together ⁢by saying‍ vira bismillah. This profession is called Yunus Aleyhisselam. “It is the profession of those who are patient. The profession ⁤of those who say ‘It’s ⁢my luck’. Like the​ son. oh⁣ captain, I ⁤read ⁣your excitement in your eyes. I pray to God for a fruitful and ‌successful season ⁣for you and‍ for all our fishermen.

‘WE’VE BROUGHT 100 MILLION FISH TO OUR FULL WATERS’

Erdoğan said, ‍”For the development ⁣of our sector, we provided ​a total of 45 billion lira of direct cash support in real figures, including ⁢23 billion lira of Special Consumption Tax reduced fuel support, 16 ⁣billion lira of aquaculture support, and 561 million lira of small-scale fishing aid. ⁤We did not give up on this the agricultural credit limit of our fishermen supported by the treasury, from 15 million lira to 40 million lira waters in 2023. Thank God, we ⁤have received and are receiving the reward of this support, thanks to hard work , the diligent efforts of⁣ our fishermen and ⁤the‌ support we provide,” he said.

‘EXPORTED TO APPROXIMATELY 100 COUNTRIES’

Erdoğan said, “In the season ​of 2023-2024, the annual production⁤ amount exceeded 1 million ‌tons for the first time and a new record was added‍ to these records. 454 thousand tons of this figure were ‌obtained from hunting. We breaking records not⁣ only in production but also in exports every year in a row last year it was 40 percent.” “We exported to around 100 countries, including the European Union, providing earnings ⁤of 1.7 billion dollars to the country’s economy. I would like to thank our fishermen who contributed to all ⁣these ⁢successes.”

‘WE NEED TO​ PROTECT ⁤OUR SEA’

Erdoğan​ said, “We need⁤ to ⁤protect⁤ our fertile seas for sustainable fishing. Unfortunately,⁢ we ‍have serious shortcomings in this ⁣regard. We saw all the⁢ scenes in the Gulf of Izmir last week. We remember very well the​ mucilage problem and we tested it at the Golden Horn ​3′ ago he​ said.

‘OUR FISHING VESSELS ARE NOW SHOWING IN SOME INTERNATIONAL WATERS’

Erdoğan said, “Our fishing​ boats with‌ the latest technology are not only ⁤in our own territorial‌ waters, but now they ‌are⁤ also in international waters. We sign fishing agreements with new ⁢countries every year​ so​ that our fishermen ⁣can have ⁢hunting rights . This increases the hunting ​rights. a number of ⁤countries with⁣ which we made agreements with 10 last year, especially African countries.” We ⁢have reached the final stage of our negotiations with 12 ​countries. At the moment we are participating in hunting activities in 8 different ​countries, especially Mauritania. We carry out these activities⁢ with a win-win approach, not with a colonial approach like other countries “Our Turkish‌ investors, who make a difference, process their products in the factories they‌ establish and ‌create employment for the citizens ⁢of the country they are in. We hope to further increase our overseas fishing ventures in the period to come,” he said.

‘WE FIGHT BIG ‍IN INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES MANAGEMENT FORMS’

Erdoğan said,⁢ “I want ‍you to know. We are fighting hard on international fisheries⁢ management platforms to ​protect the interests of our country​ and you, our fishermen. The quota​ amounts we received for Bluefin Tuna,‍ Kalkan, Sword,‌ Albacore and Red Shrimp species are a sign of this. We⁣ work hard to⁣ get what we‌ deserve ⁤in accordance with the interests ⁣of our country.” We will do more. fertile seas and to make the income we earn from them⁣ sustainable best protect‌ and ‌protect the blue waters they bring bread to their homes, the ‍fertile sea where they educate their children and marry. I expect ‌special sensitivity from you on this matter. Remember, these seas, these fertile blue waters, ⁢these ⁤fish are not our inheritance, but​ our trust. “We don’t want future generations to be deprived of⁣ this source of taste and health,” he said.

Erdogan ⁣said, “We expect our fishermen brothers, before anyone else, to lead the defense of our ‌seas. As I finish my words with these ⁣thoughts, I wish you a fruitful and profitable season. ⁣Your bow is clear, your ⁢rudder is straight , your wind is easy, I wish you good luck, I entrust ⁣our blue waters to you, our‌ fishermen, my Lord. He spoke as follows.

After ⁣the speech, Istanbul Mufti Prof. Dr. Safi Arpagus read a prayer. After the prayer, Minister Yumaklı presented ‌a⁤ ship‌ model made ‍in Trabzon to ‍President Erdoğan. After the program, President Erdoğan released the fish produced by the Ministry of ‌Agriculture on a ship used for fishing into the sea.