Özata Shipyard has introduced the 10th of the new passenger vessels constructed for the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality to the Gulf. The vessel, named after Sait Altınordu, had its maiden voyage conducted by a female captain.

M/F Sait Altınordu, the 10th of the new passenger vessels built by Özata Shipyard in Yalova for Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, met with the Gulf. Speaking at the ceremony held for the vessel named after Altınordu’s legendary captain Sait Altınordu, Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu said that 5 more new passenger vessels are in line.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality introduced the 10th of its new passenger vessels to the Gulf. Speaking at the ceremony held for the vessel named after Altınordu’s legendary captain Sait Altınordu, Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu said that 5 more new passenger vessels are in line.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, which implemented the “Maritime Transportation Development Project” in order to increase the share of maritime transportation in public transportation and to renew the existing fleet with new vessels that are modern, environmentally friendly and suitable for disabled use, put into service the 10th of the 15 new passenger vessels it ordered from Özata Shipyard with a ceremony. took. The ceremony held for the new passenger vessel named after Altınordu’s legendary captain Sait Altınordu, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu, Republican People’s Party (CHP) İzmir Deputies Murat Bakan and Atilla Sertel, Konak Mayor Sema Pekdaş, Çiğli Mayor Hasan Aslan, Altınordu Football Club President Seyit Mehmet Özkan, Sait Altınordu’s wife Nimet Ayhan Altınordu, daughter Sibel Altınordu, son-in-law Hasan Altınordu and cousin Abdullah Altınordu, council members, symbolic names of the Altınordu community and guests attended.

5 MORE VESSELS WILL ARRIVE

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Aziz Kocaoğlu, national football player Sait Altınordu, who did not take off his Altınordu jersey for 27 years, responded to the offers Altınordu received from Istanbul, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe for 27 years by saying, “I want to live in Izmir.” He pointed out that he refused, saying ‘I am from Altınordu’. Noting that the names of the new vessels were determined by the votes of the people of Izmir, Mayor Kocaoğlu said that 5 new passenger vessels will come to the fleet.

OUR GOAL IS NOT TO BE A CHAMPIONSHIP

Speaking at the opening ceremony, which was enlivened with the marches of the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Band teams in front of the pier, Altınordu Football Club President Seyit Mehmet Özkan said, “We are trying to reveal Sait Altınordu, the most important building block of Altınordu foundation. We are here to serve the children of this land. Our goal will never be to be a champion, but to raise a good generation. Our future is our children… Our aim is to create good individuals, good citizens and good football players. “We will raise our children well so that these lands will have better days,” he said.

Speaking at the ceremony, Konak Mayor Sema Pekdaş said, “Sait Altınordu is one of the most beautiful people that İzmir has raised. The people of Izmir also showed loyalty when choosing these names. “May our Altınordu team always increase together with Izmir and enrich us and Izmir” .

HE SAID, ‘I AM FROM ALTINORDU’, HE REJECTED!

Aziz Kocaoğlu, who started his speech by talking about the importance of Sait Altınordu for İzmir, said, “Sait Altınordu, one of the most important figures of Turkish football, responded to the offers he received from Istanbul by saying, ‘I want to live in İzmir’. He refused, saying ‘I am from the Altınordu, and showed his commitment to İzmir. We determined Sait Altınordu’s name with the votes of our fellow citizens from Izmir. “We are putting the 10th of 15 passenger ferries into service”.

IZMIR PLACED SECOND

Mayor Kocaoğlu also gave information about the important event that will take place over the weekend in Izmir. Stating that 8 thousand people applied for the ‘Wings For Life World Run’ in Izmir, which is organized in 35 cities around the world and will also be held in Izmir to support patients with spinal cord paralysis, Kocaoğlu said, “We will hold a world-class event on Sunday. We will run for those who cannot run at 14.00. 8 thousand young people have already applied. Izmir came second among 35 cities in the world with 8 thousand participants. “Our goal in the next race is to be first,” he said.

CALL FOR UNITY AND TOGETHERNESS

Calling on citizens for unity and solidarity against the terrorist incidents taking place across the country, Mayor Kocaoğlu said, “Turkey, as always, is going through a troubled process due to its geography. We need to overcome this process in unity. On the one hand, the scourge of terrorism, and on the other hand, the migrations coming from the civil war in Syria… We can overcome these problems in unity and solidarity. “I call on all of you to show solidarity,” he said.

EMOTIONAL MOMENTS

After the speeches, Altınordu President Özkan presented a bronze Sait Altınordu statue to Mayor Kocaoğlu. After the ceremony, the vessel was put into service with a ribbon cutting. During the ribbon cutting, Sait Altınordu’s wife Nimet Altınordu could not hold back her tears. Kocaoğlu and his accompanying guests boarded the vessel and took a tour of the bay.

FIRST FEMALE CAPTAIN

The landing ceremony of the Sait Altınordu vessel in the Gulf also witnessed a first. Following the female driver application initiated in municipal buses affiliated with ESHOT, the employment of female captains started in İZDENİZ. Renda Aslantaş took the helm as the first female ferry captain on the Sait Altınordu ferry that entered service. Aziz Kocaoğlu, who traveled on the first voyage of the ferry, visited Aslantaş in the wheelhouse.

LEGEND OF ALTINORDU

Sait Altınordu, one of the greatest masters of Turkish football ever, pursued the leather ball until he was 43 years old. Sait Altınordu, who played for the Altınordu team continuously for 27 years, crowned this success with coaching. He identified himself with his club so much that he even took his surname as “Altınordu”. Throughout his long football career, he turned down astronomical transfer offers from big clubs such as Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. He lived as a member of the Altınordu and said goodbye to this life as a native of the Altınordu.

LEGENDS ARE LIVING IN THE GULF

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, which put vessels named after Göztepe’s legendary captain Gürsel Aksel and Karşıyaka’s symbol (Gode) Cengiz Kocatoros, into service in the past months, determined the names of these new vessels it added to its transportation fleet as a result of a survey conducted with the participation of the people of Izmir. In the survey in which more than 500 thousand votes were cast, the name 1881-Atatürk received the highest votes. Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, which has put 9 ships produced to date into service, named these vessels Çakabey, 9 Eylül, 1881 Atatürk, Soma 301, Dario Moreno, Attila İlhan, Foça, Cengiz Kocatoros and Gürsel Aksel. The passenger car vessels that were delivered were named Hasan Tahsin and Ahmet Piriştina, which also stood out in the survey.