The April 2026 Board Meeting of BAKKA Was Held Online.
The Board Meeting of the Western Black Sea Development Agency (BAKKA) was held online. Halil Balık, Chairman of the Board of the Bartın Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attended the meeting.
The meeting, chaired by the Governor of Bartın, Dr. Nurtaç Arslan, was attended by the Governor of Zonguldak, Osman Hacıbektaşoğlu; the Governor of Karabük, Oktay Çağatay; the Mayor of Zonguldak, Tahsin Erdem; the Mayor of Karabük, Özkan Çetinkaya; the Chairman of the Karabük Provincial General Assembly, Ahmet Okan Kirman; the Chairman of Bartın TSO, Halil Balık; the Chairman of Zonguldak TSO, Metin Demir; the Chairman of Karabük TSO, Fatih Çapraz; the Secretary General of the Agency, Mehmet Çetinkaya; and Agency staff.
At the meeting, following an informative presentation by Secretary General Mehmet Çetinkaya on the institution's current work, the activities carried out in line with the decisions taken at the previous Board meeting were reviewed, the progress achieved was discussed, and assessments were made regarding the Agency's support programmes for the coming period.
The meeting also discussed and assessed strategic issues, institutional development activities, financial and technical support, results-oriented programme activities and general updates.
The meeting concluded after views and suggestions were exchanged.