Giresun, Rize and Artvin, 3 provinces of the Eastern Black Sea, are rapidly moving towards becoming a retired city. Bored of the turmoil of big cities, retirees prefer to spend the last periods of their lives in their hometown.
The Social Security Institution (SSI) announced the number of active insured employees and passive insured persons for 2024. According to these data, Giresun is among the top 10 provinces of the retirement of the employee, while the number of retirees in Artvin and Rize is observed to approach the number of retirees.
Giresun is in the next order
455 thousand 922 people in the data announced in the population of 109 thousand 993 people in Giresun’da actively insured, while the number of passive insured was 120 thousand 12. In Artvin with a population of 169 thousand 280, the number of active insured was 42 thousand 636, while passive insured was 42 thousand 490. The number of active insured from the population of 346 thousand 977 in Rize was 94 thousand 582, while the number of passive insured was 91 thousand 902.
They return to the territory of the horse
According to citizens, the fact that the industry does not develop sufficiently in these 3 provinces of the Eastern Black Sea and the limited job opportunities have caused many people to migrate to metropolitan cities or other provinces for years. However, expatriates prefer to return to their hometown during retirement. Bored of the turmoil of the metropolitan, Rizeli, Giresunlu and Artvin people retired when they return to the territory of the horse. The majority of retirees gather in the city squares, especially in beautiful weather, chat with their peers, drink tea and commemorate the old days.
Giresunlu retired Hasan Bay after his 45 -year working life returned to his hometown by expressing “It is very difficult to live in the metropolitan pension. So I returned to the place where I was born. For us, a village in the country, a father’s quarry always.
The closure of industrial organizations led to migration
The closure of industrial organizations that provide employment in the city is one of the main causes of migration, indicating that another named Giresunlu “in the past Seka Paper Factory, Adel Pen Factory, Fiskobirlik, such as large institutions such as thousands of people. Most of them had hazelnuts. Today, most of them were closed. 40 percent of retirees consist of people who have worked in these institutions, the young population is looking for the chance. “
‘Artvin Longing’
Emin Genç, one of the retirees living in Artvin, said, “I go to the village in the summer, I live in the center of the winter. Since there is no agricultural industry in Artvin. It is not possible to live with your friend.
Kemal Bingöl is another retirement in Artvin after retirement by expressing that they are engaged in agriculture, “I live here in the center of the work in the center I go to the village in the summer. There we have lands. I do agriculture with my wife. Vegetable fruit grows.” He said.
“We brought the retirement of the outside to Rize”
Rize Sultan Süleyman Turan, who expressed that he returned to Rize to spend his retirement life after working in the country, said, “We’ve always worked outside, we brought the retirement of the outside. There are no retirees in Rize. We always worked outside. Life continues by looking at the grandchildren, “he said.
Another Rizeli named Hüseyin Köse said that the number of retirees due to the fact that Rize is an agricultural region and said, “The number of retirees may be due to the fact that the number of retirees may be due to the agricultural region. Because Rizeli is hardworking, he works outside and continues his life here,” he said.
Recep Yilmaz said that some citizens retired from the turmoil of big cities while working while working.
