The Foundation that Improves Agricultural Fields.

The Foundation that Improves Agricultural Fields.

The other sons of Ali Çelebi would have left the gardens to their own devices and lived as hermits, probably because they were disgruntled dervishes. They used to distribute the fruits and vegetables grown in their own right here to the poor for the sake of Allah… But his other brothers, Mehmet, were different. He went to a different institutionalization …
He established a foundation in Iznik. This foundation was not for the disposal of all the heads and gardens inherited from the father and to serve a purpose. Authorities, who read and examined the foundation deed, asked Mehmet Ağa:
-You don't set up this foundation to do charity, do you?
-Yup.
-Then why are you setting it up?
-To protect our property… Even if it was strange, they signed the foundation deed.
There it was written: “… The gardens are fertilized, planted four times in the summer, caring for the trees and planting new ones to replace the ones that have disappeared, etc. be fulfilled. “
He personally oversaw this process while he was alive. While the vegetables and fruits obtained were transported to the city by cars, the gifts given to the people in the region were also incalculable. While the vineyard or garden was left to its own devices, it was many times more than the fruits and vegetables distributed.
Mehmet Ağa broke new ground in protecting his private property after him. After this foundation, fruit and vegetable production in vineyards and orchards increased four to five times, and the regional economy became active.