Mayor Memduh Büyükkılıç visits Kayseri Underground Bazaar, urges prosperity for merchants

On 11 June 2026, Kayseri Metropolitan Mayor Dr. Memduh Büyükkılıç toured the city's historic Yeraltı Çarşısı (Underground Bazaar). He met with shopkeepers and residents, highlighting the heightened foot traffic linked to the start of the seasonal “gurbetçi” (migrant worker) period.

Büyükkılıç praised the market’s cleanliness, ventilation and friendly atmosphere, and told merchants that the returning migrants are a “blessing” for Kayseri. He wished them abundant earnings, thanked them for their service, and pledged continued municipal support. The visit concluded with a group photograph and statements emphasizing unity and solidarity in the city’s commercial life.