International Festival of the Turkic World in Niğde
In cooperation with the Municipality of Niğde, TURKSOY organised an "International Festival of the Turkic World" with the participation of 90 artists and dance ensembles from 5 countries. Guest artists and dance ensembles enchanted participants with their performance.
Speaking at the opening ceremony of the festival, Mr. Sancar Mülazımoğlu, the Head of the Department of Financial Legal and Administrative Affairs of the General Secretariat of TURKSOY who represented the organization at the event conveyed warmest greetings of Secretary General Raev and said: "For more than thirty years, TURKSOY has been carrying out activities to introduce the richness of the Turkic World in the field of culture and art to the whole world to develop and convey it to future generations. TURKSOY will continue to work in line with these objectives."
In the speech he delivered at the opening ceremony of the festival, the Deputy Mayor of the Municipality of Niğde Muharrem Çifcibaşı stated that common social and cultural characteristics of Turkic peoples living in Central Asia and in different regions of the world are also valuable in terms of the rapprochement of these kindred countries and added: "It is our greatest desire for such cultural events to be carried out more frequently as they are meant to improve our friendship with all our kindred countries while strengthening our feelings of unity and solidarity."
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