Governor of Yalova, Hülya Kaya, visited Muharrem, who was born on the day the Republic was founded.

Yalova Governor Dr. Hülya Kaya visited Muharrem Diker, who is as old as the Republic and has seen Mustafa Kemal Atatürk twice, at his home in Armutlu. During the visit, Armutlu District Governor Yusuf Melikşah Aydın and Armutlu Mayor Cengiz Arslan accompanied Governor Kaya.
Yalova Governor Dr. Hülya Kaya, Armutlu District Governor Yusuf Melikşah Aydın, and Armutlu Mayor Cengiz Arslan visited Muharrem, born in 1923, who is the same age as the Republic, at his home in Armutlu, Yalova.
During the visit, Muharrem Diker, born in 1923, recounted Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s visit to Yalova Armutlu in 1934 as follows: ‘I was 11-12 years old at the time. The Ertuğrul ship arrived at the shore. There was a big applause from the people as Atatürk stepped out. He walked, raising his hand to the air, greeting the people. He was a very handsome man. There was a girl next to him in an officer’s uniform holding a small flag. I am Sabiha Gökçen,’ he said.
‘Atatürk asked for the measurement of Armutlu thermal water’ Armutlu District Governor Yusuf Melikşah Aydın recounted an incident that happened during Atatürk’s visit to Armutlu, saying, ‘There was no telegraph in Armutlu at that time. Atatürk’s visit was arranged by the Governor of Bursa. Atatürk sent the first telegram in Armutlu to Ismet Inönü. He said, ‘Measure the radioactivity of the water here, compare it with the water in the thermal.’ The head of the state, as a state official, discovered the water here himself.
Yalova Governor Dr. Hülya Kaya expressed that they had a very valuable visit and bid farewell to Muharrem Diker by saying, ‘You are very precious to us, you are our great elders, do not forget to pray for us. I would love to visit you again at the first opportunity and be honored by your valuable conversation once more.’