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In cooperation with Anadolu Sigorta and the General Directorate of Forestry, the
Unmanned Fire Watchtower in the “Eyes of the Forest” Project was put into
service in Adana

The fire tower installation in Adana was completed in the “Eyes
of the Forest” project, which Anadolu Sigorta implemented
together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry General
Directorate of Forestry for the protection of forest assets.
Within the scope of the project, the details were shared at a
press conference with the participation of Anadolu Sigorta
General Manager Mehmet Şencan and Anadolu Sigorta
Communications Coordinator Berna Ergüntan; it is aimed to
build 4 more new generation fire watchtowers in 2023.

Taking its leadership in the insurance sector one step further
with projects with high social impact, Anadolu Sigorta rapidly
continues its works within the scope of the “Eyes of the Forest”
project, which it has implemented together with the General
Directorate of Forestry of the Ministry of Agriculture and would also like to thank our company for allowing our company
Forestry.
to contribute to this struggle.”
Anadolu Sigorta, which renovated the watchtowers, which have Support will be provided for the construction of 4
vital importance in the early response to the fire, completed the
installation of an unmanned fire watchtower in Adana within fire towers in 2023
the scope of the Eyes of the Forest Project. The tower, which
was put into service in Balcalı, will have an essential role in Anadolu Sigorta Communications Coordinator Berna Ergüntan
responding to regional fires with its mobile and unmanned stated that they would work on the renewal of fire towers and the
technology. expansion of portable buildings, which have an an importantace
in the early response to fire, within the scope of the project
Within the digital transformation and renewal campaign and said: “With climate change, forest fires are no longer a
initiated by the General Directorate of Forestry in 2007, the threat only for a certain period of the year, but for 12 months.
Eyes of the Forest project, which started in 2022, aims to This situation brings with it serious ecological and economic
put into service four more new-generation watchtowers in damage. Our biggest goal is to raise awareness on this issue
Çanakkale, Muğla, Adana, and Antalya in 2023. while supporting our country to increase its firefighting capacity.
Today, we are excited to open the unmanned fire watchtower in
The project is also aimed to continue to protect forest assets in Adana, which we have completed as part of our project, and to
the coming years by drawing attention to early intervention and put it at the service of our Forestry Organization. Next year,
raising awareness of individuals. we will support the construction of 4 more fire watchtowers.”

“Forest fires now a threat for 12 months.” 5 thousand hectares of forest area will be monitored
24/7

Starting his speech by saying that forests are the world’s lungs,
Anadolu Sigorta General Manager Mehmet Şencan said: “The With the Automatic Forest Fire Surveillance System installed
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, General Directorate in the Arboretum campus of Adana Regional Directorate
of Forestry works with great devotion and effort in the fight of Forestry, Balcalı Forestry Operations Directorate,
against fire throughout Turkey. At this point, we set out with approximately 5,000 hectares of forest, primarily the Seyhan
this project to be a part of this organization, to contribute to Dam Lake Basin and the Çukurova University Campus,
the firefighting efforts, even to a small extent, and to be the which are the lungs of Adana, will be monitored 24/7 without
lifeblood of our forests. I want to take this opportunity to interruption. During any fire, the coordinates of the fire will
thank the General Directorate of Forestry and the entire forest be automatically notified to the relevant persons, and it will be
organization for their endless self-sacrifice work as a citizen. I possible to intervene in the fire as soon as possible.