Proceeds from the Sapanca Lake Underwater Photography Exhibition to Be Donated to Gaza
- Sakarya Economy News
- Jan 11
- 3 min read
Updated: Jan 13
The “Sapanca Lake Underwater Photography Exhibition,” prepared as a result of two years of work by Hasan Coşkun—Sakarya Correspondent of Ekonomi Gazetesi and Vice President of the Sakarya Journalists’ Association—has opened. The proceeds from the exhibition will be donated to orphaned and fatherless children in Gaza.
Opened at Serdivan Agora Shopping Mall within the scope of January 10 Working Journalists’ Day, the exhibition features 32 photographs. The income generated from the exhibition, which includes images of many aquatic creatures, will be donated to orphaned and fatherless children in Gaza through the Turkish Red Crescent and IHH.
Organized under the theme “From Sakarya to Gaza,” the exhibition can be visited until January 16.
From Sakarya to Gaza
Speaking at the opening ceremony, AK Party Sakarya Member of Parliament Ertuğrul Kocacık said that Hasan Coşkun had created awareness by undertaking an important initiative. Emphasizing that Sapanca Lake is the future of Sakarya, Kocacık stated:
“Sapanca Lake gives life to Sakarya. Protecting Sapanca Lake means safeguarding Sakarya’s future. I would like to thank our Metropolitan Mayor Yusuf Alemdar for the work carried out at Sapanca Lake and state that we always stand by him.”
AK Party Sakarya Member of Parliament Ali İnci also congratulated Coşkun for his environmental sensitivity and social solidarity, and thanked Metropolitan Mayor Yusuf Alemdar for his efforts regarding Sapanca Lake.
Water Is Life
Sakarya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Yusuf Alemdar congratulated Hasan Coşkun for his awareness-raising work, saying:
“While recognizing the value of water, we will continue to protect Sapanca Lake in line with our ‘Water Is Life’ slogan, acting with greater care and sensitivity and without overlooking the balance between use and conservation.”
Sakarya Journalists’ Association President Sezai Matur stated that the duty of the media is to convey events to the public in an impartial and objective manner, and noted that the opening of Hasan Coşkun’s Sapanca Lake Underwater Photography Exhibition on January 10 Working Journalists’ Day created remarkable awareness.
Turkish Red Crescent and IHH
Hasan Coşkun, Sakarya Regional Representative of Ekonomi Gazetesi and Vice President of the Sakarya Journalists’ Association, said they wanted to add meaning to January 10, explaining that their aim was to draw attention to recent negative developments at Sapanca Lake and, at the same time, to turn the artistic and environmental activity created through the exhibition into a charitable cause.
Coşkun emphasized that Sapanca Lake is not only a source of drinking water but also a highly valuable ecosystem hosting many living beings, and that the life of every creature living in the lake is precious. He added that the proceeds from the photographs exhibited would be donated to orphaned and fatherless children in Gaza through the Turkish Red Crescent and IHH, and thanked all institutions and organizations that supported the exhibition—realized with contributions from Karmetal SAWlutions, Ekonomi Gazetesi, and sakaryaeconomynews.com—as well as everyone who attended.
The opening of the “From Sakarya to Gaza” themed Sapanca Lake Underwater Photography Exhibition was attended by AK Party Sakarya MPs Ali İnci and Ertuğrul Kocacık; Sakarya Metropolitan Mayor Yusuf Alemdar; Chairman of the Assembly of the Sakarya Chamber of Commerce and Industry Erdem Ercan; Adapazarı Municipality Deputy Mayor, Fatih Çelikel, President of Arifiye Tradesmen, Industrialists and Businessmen Association (ARSİADER) Fatih Fahri Yeter, AK Party Provincial Deputy Chairman and Head of Promotion Salih Yalçıntaş; MÜSİAD Central Executive Board Member and Head of the International Organization Commission İsmail Filizfidanoğlu; Chairman of Kar Metal Metin Kar; President of the Sakarya Branch of the Turkish Red Crescent Cevdet Koç; President of the Sakarya Journalists’ Association Sezai Matur; President of the Sakarya Journalists’ Union Müjdat Çetin; President of the Radio, Television and Internet Broadcasters’ Association Remzi Adıyaman; Ankara Regional Director of the Press Advertisement Agency Atakan Çelik; Sakarya Regional Director of the Press Advertisement Agency İbrahim Çorbacı; journalists; representatives of political parties and civil society organizations; and citizens.
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