By President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Behzat Böke, a wood master from Iskenderun, who received the title of ahi of the year in 2021, In the program held at the Social Complex, he presented President Erdoğan with a wooden portrait of his mother, Tenzile Erdoğan, which he had carved with wood carving art.

President Erdogan thanked Behzat Böke by receiving the wooden portrait, a work of art, at the program at the Social Complex where he met with retirees.

“We created this work with the encouragement of Hatay Trade Provincial Director Halit İmrek and SSK Hatay Provincial Director Hamit Bal. " said Behzat Böke, a wood master from Iskenderun, and added: "We met with Tenzile Hanım, the mother of our President "The work done by me was a highly spiritual work for us. As the people of Hatay, we had the honor of presenting this work to our President on behalf of my fellow citizens of Hatay. Our esteemed President said that the work we presented to them would be in the most beautiful corner of his house in Istanbul." he said.

The program continued with President Erdoğan congratulating the artist Behzat Böke and examining his work.< /span>

Subsequently speaking to the retirees, President Erdoğan emphasized the importance they attach to the retirees and said: "We will never sacrifice our retirees for the social security system." We did not see it as a burden and we constantly renewed and continue to renew our social policies to increase their welfare levels and facilitate their access to services. We will continue to support our retirees and walk with them strongly, as we have done so far.”

Erdoğan also criticized the opposition in his speech. Referring to the March 31 elections, President Erdoğan said, “The problems and expectations of our retirees It turned into a campaign in which the government was over-exploited and used as a provocation against the government, which was aware of the problems faced by retirees. "As your brother, we are doing our part to solve these problems and we will continue to do so," he said.