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Kahramanmaraş hosts economy panel on post-earthquake recovery, investment targets
A Haber’s ‘City Economy’ gatherings took place in Kahramanmaraş. The panel assessed the city’s post-earthquake economic recovery, production strength, and future vision.
The ‘City Economy’ gatherings, launched by Turkuvaz Media Group’s news channel A Haber in Gaziantep in 2024 and followed by stops in Adana and Mersin, visited Konya, Kayseri, Ankara, Mardin, and Erzurum in 2025. After events in Erzincan and Elazığ in 2026, the final stop was Kahramanmaraş.
The event, attended by leading business representatives of Kahramanmaraş, also welcomed Kahramanmaraş Governor Mükerrem Ünlüer, TBMM Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Chairman and AK Party Kahramanmaraş Deputy Prof. Dr. Vahit Kirişci,
Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Mayor Fırat Görgel, 12 Şubat Mayor Hanifi Toptaş, Kahramanmaraş Provincial Police Director Hasan Yiğit, Kahramanmaraş Chamber of Industry and Commerce Chairman Mustafa Buluntu, Kahramanmaraş Chamber of Industry and Commerce Assembly Vice Chairman Mahmut Arıkan, and many prominent businesspeople.
Post-Earthquake Solidarity Fuels Hope for the Future
In his opening speech, A Haber Domestic News and Istanbul Director Abdulkerim Ulak stated that with its production power in industry, textiles, agriculture, and food sectors, Kahramanmaraş is one of the locomotive cities of Turkey’s economy.
Ulak noted that the solidarity and will to rise again after the February 6 earthquakes demonstrated the city’s strength and became a source of hope for the future, adding that the event would address Kahramanmaraş’s economic future, investment potential, and development vision.
Ulak said that as A Haber, they regard it as an important responsibility to convey production, investment, and success stories from across Turkey to the public, and stressed that a strong Turkey is possible with strong cities, production, and employment.
Kahramanmaraş to Become a Regional Center of Attraction
Speaking at the event, Kahramanmaraş Metropolitan Mayor Fırat Görgel thanked Turkuvaz Media and A Haber for the organization and noted that significant progress has been made in the recovery process after the earthquake of the century.
Görgel noted that housing, infrastructure, health, transportation, and urban transformation investments carried out under state coordination have revived economic life, adding that the Metropolitan Municipality meets around 60 percent of its electricity needs through its Solar Power Plant.
He stated that with the Northern Districts Asphalt Production Plant and electric bus investments, they have reduced costs and increased service quality. “We aim to reduce water losses through infrastructure renewal and use public resources more efficiently. Kahramanmaraş has the potential to become one of the important production centers of the Middle East in industry, trade, and logistics,” Görgel said.
“TUSAŞ’s production investment in the city has opened the door to a new era in the defense industry. We are working resolutely for a Kahramanmaraş that generates added value, creates employment, and expands its exports,” he added.
Vahit Kirişci Thanks Turkuvaz Media
TBMM Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Affairs Commission Chairman and AK Party Kahramanmaraş Deputy Prof. Dr. Vahit Kirişci, speaking during the event organized by A Haber, said that reconstruction efforts after the February 6 earthquakes are continuing successfully under the leadership of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Kirişci noted that 455,000 independent units have been delivered to beneficiaries in less than three years, and said, “Health, education, agriculture, trade, and the economy in Kahramanmaraş have reached a stronger point than before the earthquake.”
Vahit Kirişci thanked Turkuvaz Media Group for the City Economy Panel event.
Kirişci said that reconstruction works in Kahramanmaraş after the February 6 earthquakes are continuing in line with the Turkey Century vision, adding, “I thank Turkuvaz Media Group and the A Haber team for organizing this event centered on Kahramanmaraş, on behalf of myself and my city.”
Marching into the Future with Production Strength
Kahramanmaraş Governor Mükerrem Ünlüer noted that Kahramanmaraş, which holds the title of ‘City of Literature’ in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, has managed to rise after every challenge thanks to its deep-rooted cultural heritage as well as its production strength and entrepreneurial spirit, and said the city recovered rapidly after the February 6 earthquakes with the support of the state and the nation.
Ünlüer emphasized that Kahramanmaraş accounts for 27 percent of Turkey’s yarn production, 70 percent of metal kitchenware, 20 percent of paper, 10 percent of cement, and 60 percent of red pepper production, noting that more than 500 exporting firms operate in the city and exports rose 13.4 percent last year to reach $1.278 billion.
Ünlüer stated that construction of 84,436 independent units began after the earthquake, of which 73,956 have been completed. Noting that 555 public investment projects in education, health, transportation, and infrastructure are ongoing with a budget of 180 billion lira, Governor Ünlüer said new investments in organized industrial zones target over 42,000 jobs.
Ünlüer stated that they will focus on high value-added production alongside defense industry investments, and that Kahramanmaraş will continue to stride stronger into the future with steps in green transformation, digitalization, university-industry cooperation, and logistics infrastructure.
Governor Mükerrem Ünlüer thanked Turkuvaz Media Group, emphasizing that the City Economy Event organized by A Haber is a project that adds value to the city.
Event Continues with Panel
After the opening speeches, a panel titled ‘Kahramanmaraş: The Producing City’ was held with Kahramanmaraş Chamber of Industry and Commerce Chairman Mustafa Buluntu and Assembly Vice Chairman Mahmut Arıkan as panelists, moderated by A Haber anchor Merve Tepe, where the expectations of Kahramanmaraş’s tourism, agriculture, exports, and business world were discussed.
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