Aras Kargo is establishing a ‘Republic Forest’.

Aras Kargo is launching the ‘Republic Forest’ project in the 101st year of the Republic of Turkey. A sapling was donated for each fan who came to watch the match played by the Aras Kargo Sports Club on October 26 at their home ground. With these donated saplings, the ‘Republic Forest’ will be established.

As one of Turkey’s leading cargo companies, Aras Kargo is creating the ‘Republic Forest’ in honor of the 101st anniversary of the Republic of Turkey. Last year, on the 100th anniversary of the Republic, the company established the Aras Kargo Sports Club (ASK) to increase its contributions to Turkish sports, and donated 1 sapling for each fan attending the match held at their home ground in Izmir on Saturday, October 26. The saplings that the company will plant in Izmir in cooperation with the Aegean Forest Foundation will turn into the Aras Kargo Republic Forest, in line with its sustainability vision.

“We will carry our forests into the future”

Utku Ayyarkın, General Manager and Board Member of Aras Kargo, as well as President of the Aras Kargo Sports Club, stated that they have implemented many projects with the motto ‘We Carry to Tomorrow’: “The most important legacy we have is carrying the roots of our Republic into tomorrow; we work tirelessly to increase our contributions to society, the environment, and the economy. We continue our sustainability journey with the goal of an equal, livable, and balanced world for future generations. Believing in the unifying power of sports, we are realizing another dream this year with our sports club, which we established last year to increase our support for Turkish sports on the 100th anniversary of our Republic. In memory of that day, we donated a sapling for all our fans who attended the exciting match held on Saturday, October 26, celebrating the 101st anniversary of our Republic together with our fans. With the saplings we will plant in collaboration with the Aegean Forest Foundation, we will establish the ‘Aras Kargo Republic Forest’ and carry the roots of our Republic into the future with this forest.

Republic Day was celebrated with fans

Additionally, on the match day, the players of the sports club wore special jerseys for the Republic Day. Fans who came to watch the match were given a 75% discount on tickets specifically for the October 29 Republic Day. This allowed more fans to access the match; the Republic Day was celebrated together with fans and players.