On the occasion of 10th anniversary of ARDSI a gathering was organized in Antalya Congress Expo Center on 19 May 2017. The meeting was held with the participation of His Excellency Mr. Faruk ÇELİK, Minister of Food Agriculture and Livestock, Mr. Münir KARAOĞLU, the Governor of Antalya, Mr. Menderes TÜREL, the Metropolitan Major of Antalya, the President of ARDSI Mr. Ahmet ANTALYALI, Mr Gabriel Munuera Vinals, Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Turkey, Members of Parliament Mr. Mustafa KÖSE and Mrs. Gökçen ÖZDOĞAN ENÇ, representatives of various Public Institutions and NGO’s.
      During his speech Minister Faruk ÇELİK stated that “Developing a country without developing her agriculture is not possible. Without development in rural areas, development in agriculture is not possible. The population in cities is increasing and the population in rural areas is decreasing which means that the people residing in rural areas have financial difficulties. Our aim is to provide them a living where they are born. These funds are utilized for this purpose. We will use every mean to increase our agricultural productivity”