First Provincial Coordination Board Meeting of 2026 Held
The first Provincial Coordination Board Meeting of 2026 was held at the Governorship's 12 Divan Meeting Hall, chaired by Bartın Governor Dr. Nurtaç Arslan.
The meeting, held to monitor the investments of public institutions, ensure inter-agency coordination and carry out investments at the provincial level more effectively, was attended by the Mayor of Bartın, the Rector of Bartın University, the Deputy Governors, the District Governors, the Provincial Gendarmerie Commander, the Provincial Director of Security, the Western Black Sea Group Commander of the Coast Guard, the Chairman of the Provincial General Assembly, the mayors of districts and towns, the regional and provincial directors of investing institutions, representatives of private sector companies providing public services, and members of the press, as well as Halil Balık, President of the Bartın Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
At the meeting, investments carried out across the province and socio-economic developments were reviewed, and the Governor of Bartın, Dr. Nurtaç Arslan, shared the investment figures for 2025. Governor Arslan stated that in 2025 a total of 253 projects worth TL 60 billion 133 million were carried out in Bartın, that an appropriation of TL 7 billion 610 million was allocated to these projects, and that expenditure of TL 7 billion 151 million was made, achieving a cash realization rate of 93.97%.
Providing information on the current status of the projects, Governor Arslan stated that 145 projects had been completed, work was continuing on 73 projects, 30 projects were at the tender stage and work would begin on 5 projects. Referring also to the projects carried out by municipalities, Governor Arslan noted that 16 of the 23 projects worth TL 200 million had been completed, while work was continuing on the other 7 projects.
Making assessments on the sectoral distribution of the investments, Governor Arslan stated that, by expenditure amount, the Agriculture and Forestry sector ranked first, followed by the Transportation, Other Public Services, Education-Culture-Sports, Energy and Health sectors, and thanked all the institutions involved in the implementation and monitoring of the investment programs.
The meeting, which continued with the evaluation of the projects started in 2025 and still in progress, together with the investment proposals for 2026, concluded after opinions and recommendations were received.