Package service does not give the expected

The restaurant shopkeepers are having a hard time due to the restrictions. Not only them, but also local and foreign tourists coming to the city have trouble finding places to eat. Mayor Ali Osman Karamercan said that the delivery service did not give what is expected for the tradesmen and said, “We have 2 thousand restaurant tradesmen registered in the Chamber of Tradesmen and the Chamber of Commerce in Konya. Among them, 500 of our restaurant tradesmen who provide takeaway service are not included.

After the increase in the number of cases in Konya, restrictions came to restaurant tradesmen due to the measures taken. Although the tradesmen provided package service, there was a great decrease in the workload. Referring to the problems of local and foreign tourists coming to the city, Ali Osman Karamercan, President of Konya Chamber of Restaurants, said, “We are in Seb-i Arus week. This is very important for the purpose of promoting our Konya. But it started without an audience. The protocol will come on the 17th of the month. I submitted a petition to the Konya governorship. If there were people coming and going during this period, I demanded that all restaurants around Mevlana be given privileges. At least on such an important day, if our restaurants are open, we can operate by taking all necessary precautions ”.

VICTIM

President Karamercan, who expressed the difficulties they faced as a restaurant shopkeeper, said, “We are really very victimized both as employers and employees at the moment. We conveyed all our problems and troubles to the necessary places in written form. We have always been with our state. We will continue to be. From the food and beverage industry; Whether we have cafeterias, patisseries or restaurants, we urgently seek support. We don't want money. We want to be exempt from our tax, to get rent allowance. We have seven items of tax that we pay to the state. These taxes get us an exemption from April to May at least. Indeed, we have tradesmen who do not pay their rent and are unable to pay their bills. We cannot fire the workers, but we pay the workers SSK. 30 people were stealing in a restaurant, but this number dropped to 10 when the alo went to the package. 20 of our friends will try to make a living with 1800 liras given by our state. This configuration will make no sense after the shops of our friends who apply for tax restructuring are not opened. "If there is a delay regarding the configuration, our tradesmen will breathe a sigh of relief."

NO MASK NO DISTANCE

Pointing out that the first restrictions came to the restaurateur tradesmen within the scope of the measures taken in Konya, Karamercan said: “We have domestic and foreign tourists visiting our workplaces. Especially our foreign tourists have a lot of trouble in this regard. Some tourists come and have to eat on the hood of their car. Or they eat in the car. Our restaurants are also open in the shopping mall, but people sit in a corner and eat their food, no mask, no distance. We also eat outside, not inside. If the restrictions continue, these trades will go bankrupt within 3 months. As long as the shopping malls are open, nobody cares for small tradesmen. This epidemic is not related to us. The degree of our food is not measured. Our food is cooked on very high heat. We follow the rules of hygiene and distance. Even our dishes are machine washed at 180 degrees. For some reason, when cases increase, we are the first to be closed. May God help us. When we started the package service, the number of staff decreased. If we have a master who prepares a takeaway service, we also have 3 distributors. "

"OUR ACTIVITIES DECREASED 70 PERCENT"

Restaurant Tradesman Cevdet Konya, who informed that their business has decreased by 70 percent, said, “As restaurant tradesmen, we provide package service but we are having trouble now. I believe there is little risk of contamination in restaurants. Our meals are boiling immeasurably. Dishes are also washed under 180 degrees. When the number of cases increases, it happens to us. There were 7 employees working next to me and we reduced this to two. We have rent, taxes, payments. These are big problems for us. Many foreign tourists come to our restaurant, but we cannot afford any of them. We cannot accommodate any incoming customers, and in this sense, we are experiencing great difficulties. We want the ban to be lifted so that we can host tourists between 7-17. Where do those who come to the city eat? This situation inevitably reduces our work. We take all our precautions. Let them tell us to decrease the number of tables, we will decrease it, we have open air places in front of our door. Incoming guests can also sit there. Apply the HES code, let's do it. We already have a thermometer. Let's take all our precautions, but do not touch us, ”he concluded.

SÜMEYRA KENESARI / YENİ HABER