ALTİD: A coalition is formed.

Burhan Sili, Chairman of the Alanya Tourism Operators Association (ALTİD), stated, "In order to ensure sustainable tourism and for more coordinated and dynamic work, a joint working unit will be established between the Alanya Municipality, ASAT, and ALTİD. This unit will promptly address complaints, particularly those related to sewage and wastewater treatment issues."

The Alanya Tourism Operators Association (ALTİD) Board of Directors meeting was held at the Kaila City Hotel, with the participation of Osman Yıldız, General Manager of the Antalya Water and Wastewater Administration (ASAT), officials from the Alanya wastewater treatment plants, Ali Aksoy, Senior Agricultural Engineer from the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality's Environmental Health Department, city planner Erkan Demirci, a member of the Alanya and Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Councils, Alanya Deputy Mayor Ali Yenialp, and Sevda Erdoğmuş, Director of Environmental Protection and Control. The meeting, chaired by Burhan Sili, a member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Hoteliers Federation (TÜROFED) and President of ALTİD, addressed the following topics: the status of wastewater treatment plants within the Alanya boundaries, restructuring processes, and financial resources; investments; sewer system projects; the transition to new technology wastewater treatment plants; the locations of wastewater treatment plants; tender processes; ownership of wastewater treatment plants; a solution-oriented collaboration framework between ASAT and the Alanya Municipality; rapid response to and enforcement of environmental pollution complaints; the fight against black flies in tourist facilities, including the use of nets and traps, and related training; and physical and cultural methods in vector control.

"PUBLIC HEALTH WILL BE PROTECTED."

ALTİD Chairman Burhan Sili emphasized that the tourism sector is a sensitive industry, and spoke about the importance of the meeting: "We received information about the latest status of the wastewater treatment plants. We evaluated their capacities and the processes that will follow. We also took on the responsibilities that fall upon us. We discussed what needs to be done in our tourism facilities to prevent negative developments in the wastewater treatment plants, and also the issue of preventing mosquito breeding. We have formed working groups for these issues. A unit consisting of representatives from the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, the Alanya Municipality, and ALTİD management will follow up on these activities. By strengthening our direct relationships, we have created a stronger alliance for the future of our city, working in a more coordinated and corporate manner. We will create a more dynamic structure to prevent existing problems or to take early measures against potential problems. We held a very beneficial meeting in terms of protecting public health and raising the quality standards of our tourism sector."