The award ceremony for the Short Film Competition and Inter-School Waste Battery Collection Competition, organized by Fethiye Municipality within the scope of Turkey Environment Week activities from June 5-12, was held. Awards were given to students and schools who ranked in the competitions organized to raise environmental awareness, and important messages regarding environmental protection were also shared during the ceremony.
The Short Film Competition Award Ceremony and Inter-School Waste Battery Collection Competition Award Ceremony, organized by Fethiye Municipality Climate Change and Zero Waste Directorate within the scope of Turkey Environment Week events held from June 5-12, were held with great participation.
The ceremony was attended by Fethiye Deputy Mayor Oğuz Bolelli, municipal administrators, academics, school principals, teachers, students, and citizens. During the program, the efforts to raise environmental awareness were explained, and students and schools that ranked in competitions were awarded.
"There is no alternative to the planet we live on"
Selver Hatice Kabak, Climate Change and Zero Waste Manager of Fethiye Municipality, who gave the opening speech of the program, emphasized that protecting the environment is an urgent responsibility. Kabak, who started her speech by asking various questions to the participants, stressed that people can stay away from phones, televisions, or technological devices for a while, but life is not possible without clean water, clean air, and a healthy environment. Saying, "There are alternatives for many things in our lives, but there is no alternative to the planet we live on," Kabak stated that soil, air, water, seas, and forests are the most important heritage to be left to future generations. Kabak mentioned that for about 20 years they have been conducting trainings, awareness studies, workshops, and various projects on environmental issues, and especially organize competitions to develop environmental awareness among students.
“Protecting the environment is investing in the future”
Kabak, stating that instead of approaching environmental problems with a pessimistic outlook, they focus on producing solutions and growing hopes, emphasized that protecting the environment starts with small habits. Kabak noted that a waste battery collected by a student, a short film made by a young person, or environmental awareness instilled by a teacher lays the foundation for major transformations, adding that students and schools who place in competitions exemplify this best. Kabak thanked all institutions, teachers, students, and citizens by saying, “Protecting the environment is not just doing good to nature, but actually investing in ourselves, our city, and our future.”
The environmental theme was brought to the big screen in the Short Film Competition
Özgür Alp Yavuz ranked third with the short film “7R Zero Waste” in the Short Film Competition organized as part of Environment Week activities. The award was presented by Selver Hatice Kabak, Climate Change and Zero Waste Manager of Fethiye Municipality, and the successful student was rewarded with an electric bicycle. Yağmur Çankır ranked second with the short film “Square by Square Transformation,” which scored 95 points. Çankır's award was also presented by Selver Hatice Kabak, and an electric bicycle was gifted. Senai Sinan Sungur, who achieved first place with a perfect score of 100 in the competition, received full marks from the jury members with the film “You Reap What You Sow.” Sungur's award was presented by Fethiye Deputy Mayor Oğuz Bolelli, and he was rewarded with an electric bicycle.
Certificate of Appreciation to Academic Muhammet Damar
A certificate of appreciation was also given to Academic Muhammet Damar from the Department of Management Information Systems, Faculty of Business, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University Fethiye, who contributed to the evaluation process of the Short Film Competition.
1317 kilograms of waste batteries collected before mixing with nature
The program continued with the award ceremony of the Inter-School Waste Battery Collection Competition. Within the scope of the competition, a total of 1317.1 kilograms of waste batteries were prevented from going to waste, and thanks to the efforts made, the pollution of soil approximately the size of two Knight Islands was prevented. Officials emphasized that waste batteries pose a significant risk to the environment and human health due to the heavy metals they contain, highlighting that the sensitivity shown by the students is an important environmental achievement.
Schools That Ranked in Waste Battery Collection Were Awarded
Yunus Nadi Primary School, which ranked third in the competition with a waste battery collection rate of 0.38 kilograms per person, was deemed worthy of an award. While the plaques were presented to the School Principal İsmail Cazağ and the students, a table tennis set was gifted to the school. Fethiye Central Atatürk Primary School, which collected 0.50 kilograms of waste batteries per person, came in second. While the School Principal Hasan Karataş and the students received their plaques, the school was also awarded a table tennis set. The winner of the competition was İncirköy Primary School, which collected 0.70 kilograms of waste batteries per person. While the plaques were presented to the School Principal Saliha Keçeli and the students, the school's success received great applause. İncirköy Primary School was also awarded a table tennis set.
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