We are members of a civilization responsible for speaking the language of nature. With this sensitivity, we try to create this consciousness on the one hand while trying to keep away from negative effects on the other. We work hard to instill our sensitivity regarding the environment into all of our citizens.
We have been working very hard ever since the first day we came into office to leave behind an uncontaminated and unspoiled world and to leave behind a clean environment for the future generations. Our goal is to go in the direction nature shows, in short, to be able to live in harmony with it without destroying it. In this context, we take into consideration environmental sensitivity when it comes to all of the projects and investments we have carried out as a Ministry. We take precautions for all kinds of environmental clean-ups in construction areas; we plant trees in folds for every tree cut during the investment process. We provide protection for nature to renew and preserve itself. Because we can never forget, nature is our greatest and most important heritage that we will leave behind for future generations.
I invite all of our citizens with these feelings and thoughts to be sensitive about taking individual measures to protect our environment and natural wealth because our resources are limited. I celebrate all of our citizens World Environment Day.
Ahmet ARSLAN
Minister of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications