TSKB Paydaş Perspektifi - Eren Holding Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı - Ahmet Eren

I had a late mentor named Özan Eroğuz who served as general manager for many years. I am a former account expert. Since he was also from an account expert background, I have had a sympathy for TSKB since those years in the 1970s. Many people may not know this. Therefore, I have a personal bond with the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey. I humbly see the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey as a kind of school. It is actually a school. A school for what? It is like a school that trains financial experts for environmentally friendly and technological structures and industrial investments. That's how I see it. We had a project in Çorlu that I was personally involved in. Regarding converting the waste from our paper factory into energy by incineration, TSKB gave us great technical and financial support. That was a very successful project. We established a 22 MW electricity generation plant there by burning waste that would otherwise go to landfills. So TSKB gave great support to that investment. Again, in terms of sustainability, we had investments where TSKB provided both technical and financial support. I can mention a few that come to mind. For example, in our cement factory, MET CEM, TSKB supported us in the reuse of waste gas. I know that. Similarly, in our other industrial facilities, the bank was quite helpful in sustainability investments. It also provided financial support for our foreign investments. Especially in the UK, for a consortium to establish a waste paper-based paper factory, TSKB provided financial support. And perhaps TSKB itself is not aware, but the fact that TSKB supported that investment, even to a modest extent, was seen as a positive note by other large banks. You at TSKB may not be aware of this, but from the news and signals I receive from my CFO in Turkey and our CFO abroad, it was like, 'Oh, TSKB also supports this.' It serves as a kind of reference, even if small, and gives an exemplary character to TSKB in such projects. I want to state that, and in this respect, it is important that TSKB is perceived not just as a bank, but as an institution serving the Republic of Turkey. I am not saying this to exalt TSKB. I am expressing it from my true feelings. Especially as I mentioned earlier, because it prioritizes principles like being environmentally respectful, sensitive, beneficial to society, and sustainable, it naturally surpasses other banks. It has these aspects. Also, TSKB provides technical support. For instance, I recently heard about a company called Escarus, which is affiliated with TSKB. Escarus gave us great support. I heard this from colleagues. So it doesn't just provide financing for a project. First, it highlights how important the project is in terms of sustainability. Then, it provides technical support to realize it. It offers a kind of comprehensive service. İş Bankası is also an excellent bank. TSKB is also an excellent bank. I wish for the continued success of this achievement on this path, which can be taken as an example by other banks I mentioned. I want this not on behalf of the Eren Group, but as I said, on behalf of Turkey and for the benefit of the Republic of Turkey. I wish them success. I congratulate and salute all the colleagues in the person of our general manager and your board chairman, your general manager and your board chairman. I wish them all good health and long life.