Associate Professor Soner Gökten wrote about the reality of Van:
On Saturday, January 27, 2024, the “Pearl of the East, Van, Opening the Door to the Capital Market” program was organized in cooperation with the Van Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ants Platform.
It was a nice seminar,
So I said two words.
Frankly, the economic, financial and accounting approaches of Van business people were impressive.
In addition to the content of the seminar, the issues that caught my attention led me to write this article.
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I have to admit that;
Van Chamber of Commerce and Industry has a great president.
Mr. Necdet Takva’s speech and comments are a reflection of his intellectual saturation.
Moreover, no matter who I talk to in the city, it is impossible not to be aware of the efforts and efforts of the president.
The headline of your speech and the place to underline it,
It was the statement: ‘7 people from Van do not equal 1 person from Kocaeli!’
Number one diagnosis!
Takva drew attention to the situation of Van on the basis of Gross Domestic Product by metaphorically saying ‘We are in the 82nd place among 81 provinces’; He emphasized that considering the per capita shares from the income pool, the total income of 7 Van residents is equal to the share of only 1 Kocaeli resident.
THE SCISSORS in between drew attention!
In this state, it is obvious that the capital is not parked in Van.
With this diagnosis,
There is a glimmer of hope!
Apart from textile, animal husbandry and agriculture, Van’s two potentials give hope for the future.
Firstly, Van has a LOGISTICS CENTER due to its geographical location.
The second is the chance to turn into a TOURISM CENTER!
In particular, the Van-Iran border gate should be opened to 24-hour entry and exit by 2023; It gives the impression that these potential opportunities will be realized.
As of December 2023, more than 600 thousand tourists entered the city in 1 year.
Attractive opportunities in terms of shopping and trade volume as well as tourism revenues are increasing day by day.
Even this number of tourists indicates a contribution of 300 million dollars.
In its current state, the bed capacity is 15 thousand and will continue to increase day by day.
Calling it a lake means not doing justice to the wonder of nature.
Therefore, when you feel the city, it is impossible not to foresee this;
In the future, the Van Sea coastline and Edremit can easily become a center of attraction with rows of 5-star hotels and environmental facilities, that is, a TOURISM DESTINATION.
Of course, the approach of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture to the issue is especially important here.
As far as I know, they do not ignore this issue.
Old Van revival project, restoration and tourism potential opportunities are on the table.
I said it,
Necdet Takva works day and night.
It doesn’t stop, it works.
As far as I have learned, he has a great impact and efforts in exacerbating the increase in Iranian tourism.
That’s why I got the impression that Takva’s statement ‘7 people from Van do not equal 1 person from Kocaeli’ may change in the future.
These potential opportunities
It raises the hope that capital, which currently has one eye closed, may soon set out in droves to take advantage of the opportunities in Van.
Undoubtedly, the one who acts early will win.
In the future, capital-strong enterprises may emerge from Van.
It can even take part in the capital market.
Of course, here it becomes essential to internalize the capital market and partnership culture.
And finally,
If these potentials are realized,
Prosperity begins to spread to the grassroots and Van can put aside the vulnerabilities it has been experiencing for 10-15 years.
Stay with love and conscience…
Assoc. Dr. Soner GÖKTEN