Summer Season Begins

Summer season planning has begun. We're counting down the days to leave work stress behind and shake off the year's fatigue. It is everyone's right to leave the difficulties and negativity we experienced during the year behind us and find some relief. Especially if you live in a major city, and that city is Istanbul... Are you among those who bring work on vacation, answer emails from your phone, and keep your work phones on? Please turn everything off and enjoy your vacation. Otherwise, you won't get much benefit from your time away. In any case, when you return to work, you'll get caught up in the intense flow of business; that's why you should truly savor the moment! For our summer issue, we have prepared colorful and comprehensive content for you. We conducted an enjoyable interview with Niğtaş Management Board Chairman Sakin Aruk. We can answer your questions about the features that distinguish Niğtaş Micronized Calcite from its competitors, the importance they place on R&D activities, and the company's goals—Niğtaş has been engaged in activities to meet the sector's calcite needs for 31 years. You can read the details of our conversation with Sakin Aruk in our "Interview" section. Our other interview was conducted with Santint Turkey General Manager Can Serik Altınkanat. We present to you our conversation about the company's establishment, product groups, and domestic and international sales activities. You can access research articles written by our esteemed academics in our "Articles" section. I believe you will find useful information related to the sector in the technical articles written by Prof. Dr. Ayşe Murathan from Gazi University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhittin Hakan Demir from İzmir Economy University, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Öner Yusuf Toraman from Niğde University. I would like to extend my thanks to all of them for their valuable contributions. When you take a brief break from your work, I recommend reading the travel piece titled "Where History Meets Nature: Bosnia-Herzegovina" by our Editor Cansu Tuna. If you haven't been to Bosnia-Herzegovina, after reading the article, you'll feel as though you have. Wishing you a wonderful vacation. May everything go as you wish. With affection.

Serap Kaptan