Mersin Municipality supported small-scale fishermen by providing them with fishing equipment and outfit free of charge. Under the "Material Support for Small Fishing Farms" program, 372 fishermen from Erdemli, Silifke and Anamur received free fishing rods, raincoats, boots, boat paint and more.
Mustafa Çınar, chairman of Silifke Göksu Delta Fishing Cooperative, thanked the capital's municipality for the assistance and said: "I would like to thank the mayor for the support he has given us. The materials we bought to prepare the boat cost about 7-8 thousand liras now, so this help made us very happy".