Berna Yılmaz, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Istanbul Kent University and Chairman of the Board of the Barrier-Free Education Foundation, and his wife Mesut Yılmaz, in the second year of their son Yavuz Yılmaz's death, Istanbul Kent University Yavuz Yılmaz, whose sons are the founder and member of the executive board, implemented the commemorative forest project with 521 trees.
At the tree planting ceremony in the park area next to the Büyük Çamlıca Mosque, attended by Istanbul Kent University students, academics and staff; Berna Yılmaz, who planted the saplings with students, said, “With the support of Agriculture and Forestry Minister Bekir Pakdemirli and Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, it was decided to make the forest area next to the Büyük Çamlıca Mosque Park. Thank you to everyone who supported this process. We will keep the name of our son Yavuz Yılmaz alive with social responsibility projects.” The two trees planted were named after their grandchildren Berna Ceylin Yılmaz and Mesut Kaan Yılmaz, who was born recently. The tree planting event, attended by the fans of the Yılmaz family, ended with the prayer in the name of Yavuz Yılmaz and the prayer dinner given in the Büyük Çamlıca Mosque.
