ı ▁served ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁Village ▁Public ▁Works ▁Services ▁in ▁R ize ▁Province ▁before ▁he ▁became ▁an ▁executive ▁of ▁the ▁Te a ▁Plan ters ' ▁Co operation ▁and ▁later ▁head ▁of ▁Province ▁Phys ical ▁Education ▁Director ate . ▁ ▁Polit ician ▁career ▁T unc ay ▁Mat ar ac ı ▁entered ▁politics ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁deput y ▁of ▁R ize ▁Province ▁from ▁Justice ▁Party ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁general ▁election . ▁With ▁the ▁forming ▁of ▁a ▁coal ition ▁cabinet ▁by ▁B ül ent ▁E ce v it , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Custom s ▁and ▁Mon opol ies ▁in ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁government ▁on ▁January ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Res p ons ible ▁also ▁for ▁state ▁mon opol y ▁of ▁tea ▁trade ▁in ▁Turkey ▁and ▁prof ic ient ▁in ▁tea ▁processing ▁from ▁his ▁former ▁employ ment , ▁Mat ar ac ı ▁changed ▁the ▁tea ▁leaf ▁pick ing ▁policy ▁which ▁was ▁rig or ously ▁enfor ced . ▁The ▁pick ing ▁of ▁tea ▁leaves ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁be ▁done ▁only ▁by ▁hand ▁in ▁Turkey ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁achieve ▁a ▁good ▁quality ▁tea ▁product . ▁However , ▁hand ▁pick ing ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁reasonable ▁profit ▁for ▁the ▁tea ▁plan ters ▁in ▁R ize ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁labor ▁costs . ▁Mat ar ac ı ▁lifted ▁the ▁ban ▁on ▁tea ▁leaf ▁pick ing ▁by ▁tool , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁much ▁wel com ed ▁in ▁his ▁h omet own . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 2 ,