Muhammed Salah's Stone in Çorak Village Plateau Came to the Agenda

Headman of Çorak Village, Polat Elder, said in his statement on the subject, "Muhammad Salah seems to have made our plateau famous just as he made the stone famous, but our plateau is already a famous plateau. Muhammed Salah came and sat on the stone. People came from Istanbul, any spectator or fanatic fan, had a sign called 'Salah Plateau' made. At the same time, Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality brought a bench so that citizens could take photographs there comfortably. When it was placed there, it caused a reaction on social media. Currently "There is nothing left here like a leva or bench. Our close friends say that someone came and took it away. The reason for its removal may be the reactions on social media, maybe it is another reason, we do not know the truth right now."

Mukhtar Polat Elder also said that the stone on which Salah sits is within the borders of Gümüşhane and said, "The soil and stone you see are standing here. It can be called 'Muhammad Salah's stone', there is no harm or harm in it. Call it 'my father's stone' if you want, after all, there is no possibility of a stone causing a border dispute. Because approximately 6-7 kilometers down from here, Gümüşhane land and Çoraköy borders continue. Therefore, there is no border discussion here." he said.

Stating that such a situation may have occurred due to the reactions on social media, Elder said, "There are very strong kinship ties between both Trabzon fans, Trabzon residents and Gümüşhane residents, in fact between the two cities. Gümüşhane and Trabzon have very intense kinship relations with each other. We see the two cities as brothers. My opinion is that Muhammed Salah's stone should remain where it is. Only 'Salah Stone' can be written next to it so that people can find it easily. There is nothing else and there will be nothing else. What we cannot see with our own eyes." "People close to there have not seen it either, so we cannot say anything else at this stage," he said.

Seyfettin Erol, a Trabzonspor supporter who visited the region, stated that Salah's visit increased the interest in the plateau and said, "Salah came here first, of course, and settled down. As a result, after the developments on Instagram and social media, there were movements from Trabzon, Maçka and Gümüşhane. These are good things. In terms of tourism, this was already a well-known plateau. Gümüşhane Kurtdere Plateau. The people of Maçka also use this place as a recreation area. "I think the Metropolitan Municipality put a bench here, but it was later removed. No explanation was given about why it was removed, why it was placed. But when we look at the issue, Salah contributes not only to Trabzon, but also to Gümüşhane, the Black Sea Region and Türkiye." he said.

On the other hand, no statement was made as to who or by whom the bench and sign were removed.