The Dikili Municipality's announcement is as follows: The park we completed in our Cumhuriyet neighborhood, named after our comrade Mayor Ferdi Zeyrek, who passed away at an early age, will be opened with a ceremony to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, August 27, 2025. All our fellow citizens are invited to this meaningful occasion.

Let's start with the good news. They could have put a kiosk in that empty space on the beach. They didn't do that and made it a park, so we congratulate them. However, the park pictured has six lampposts, five palm trees, and, of course, grass. Perhaps in the future, leafy trees that resist salt spray will be planted and benches will be placed. As it is?

A park should have shade trees where you can sit in the sun. Why not? Yes, CHP-run municipalities are having their budgets cut. Even putting out a tender is a problem these days. It was probably made with palm trees and materials in stock. If all else fails, the Manisa tree growers who love the Ferdi Zeyrek could have been approached. They wouldn't have ignored the call.