Ahmet Edip Uğur
Mayor claims withdrawal of olive grove draft 'to block $25 bln port investment in Aegean district'
The withdrawal of a controversial draft law on olive groves has blocked a $25 billion port investment in a district of the Aegean province of Balıkesir, provincial mayor Ahmet Edip Uğur told daily Habertürk on June 21.
Main opposition, ruling party mayors join forces to block urbanization on Aegean islands
The mayors of the Aegean province of Balıkesir and its district Ayvalık have joined forces to object to an urbanization project that is underway in 19 islands on the Aegean Sea, daily Hürriyet has reported.