With support from Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), a Turkish language class was opened at L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
Türkiye’s Ambassador to Astana, Mustafa Kapucu, Rector of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, Yerlan Sydykov, Embassy of Astana Education Counsellor Ömer İnan, TİKA’s Coordinator in Kazakhstan, Hüseyin Hikmet Özdenoğlu, academic staff, and students were present at the opening ceremony of the class, which took place in the university’s main campus.
The classroom is designed with traditional Turkish motifs and equipped with the necessary equipment for education. Turkology students and students interested in the Turkish language will be educated in this class.
In his speech at the opening ceremony, Ambassador Kapucu emphasized that cooperation between the two sister countries, Türkiye and Kazakhstan, continues in every field. He stated, “We need to use our potential to develop this relationship even further.”
TİKA’s Coordinator Özdenoğlu stated that they care about popularizing the Turkish language in Kazakhstan.
Özdenoğlu stated: “Unity of language is essential to bring university students, the greatest strength of Kazakhstan, closer to Türkiye.To form this unity of language, we prioritize Turkish language classes as much as we can.”
Özdenoğlu stated that L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University is one of the biggest and most distinguished universities in the country. He stated: “There is a great demand for the Turkish language in this university, which has approximately 25 thousand students. We saw this demand and launched this class to meet it.In order to teach the Turkish language to the students in the best way possible, lecturers who come from Türkiye will give lessons in this class.”
The ceremony ended with Turkish poems and songs performed by the students.
With support from Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), a Turkish language class was opened at Sokhumi State University. TİKA provided the equipment for the class.
The opening ceremony took place in the university which is active in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Türkiye’s Ambassador to Tbilisi, Ali Kaan Orbay, TİKA’s Vice President, Dr. Ümit Naci Yorulmaz, Rector of Sokhumi State University, Prof. Dr. Zurab Khonelidze, students and invitees were present at the ceremony.
National anthems of both countries were sung during the program. Prof. Dr. Khonelidze thanked TİKA for supporting their university.
Khonelidze expressed his gratitude to Türkiye for supporting the state and the people of Georgia. He emphasized that the two countries are strategic partners.
Khonelidze emphasized that the “Turkology” class was opened with TİKA’s support. He stated: “You may consider this class as a small island of Türkiye, a Turkish field.”
Khonelidze also stated that Türkiye and Georgia are two countries in a region with similar interests. He emphasized that the opened class shows the strength of the Turkish-Georgian relationship.
“We are gathered for an opening that will further strengthen the roots of two sister countries.”
TİKA’s Vice President, Dr. Ümit Naci Yorulmaz emphasized that the opening, which took place at the university they were in, will help strengthen the Turkish-Georgian relationship. He stated: “We are gathered here today for an opening project that will further strengthen the roots of two sister countries.”
Yorulmaz also informed that TİKA has been active in Georgia for 29 years in various fields such as health, agriculture, and infrastructure. He mentioned that among the projects they emphasized, education is the priority for them.
Ambassador Orbay expressed how happy he is to be in the opening ceremony of a class, in which the Turkish language will be taught and learned at Sokhumi State University in Georgia.
Orbay told to the students who attended the ceremony: “You are the greatest milestones and enablers of the bond of friendship, the cultural bridge, and the long-time friendship between our two countries.”
Orbay emphasized the importance of the relationship between the two countries. He stated: “Our further support of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and safety of Georgia will always continue.”
With support from Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), a Turkish language class was opened at Sokhumi State University. TİKA provided the equipment for the class.
The opening ceremony took place in the university which is active in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. Türkiye’s Ambassador to Tbilisi, Ali Kaan Orbay, TİKA’s Vice President, Dr. Ümit Naci Yorulmaz, Rector of Sokhumi State University, Prof. Dr. Zurab Khonelidze, students and invitees were present at the ceremony.
National anthems of both countries were sung during the program. Prof. Dr. Khonelidze thanked TİKA for supporting their university.
Khonelidze expressed his gratitude to Türkiye for supporting the state and the people of Georgia. He emphasized that the two countries are strategic partners.
Khonelidze emphasized that the “Turkology” class was opened with TİKA’s support. He stated: “You may consider this class as a small island of Türkiye, a Turkish field.”
Khonelidze also stated that Türkiye and Georgia are two countries in a region with similar interests. He emphasized that the opened class shows the strength of the Turkish-Georgian relationship.
“We are gathered for an opening that will further strengthen the roots of two sister countries.”
TİKA’s Vice President, Dr. Ümit Naci Yorulmaz emphasized that the opening, which took place at the university they were in, will help strengthen the Turkish-Georgian relationship. He stated: “We are gathered here today for an opening project that will further strengthen the roots of two sister countries.”
Yorulmaz also informed that TİKA has been active in Georgia for 29 years in various fields such as health, agriculture, and infrastructure. He mentioned that among the projects they emphasized, education is the priority for them.
Ambassador Orbay expressed how happy he is to be in the opening ceremony of a class, in which the Turkish language will be taught and learned at Sokhumi State University in Georgia.
Orbay told to the students who attended the ceremony: “You are the greatest milestones and enablers of the bond of friendship, the cultural bridge, and the long-time friendship between our two countries.”
Orbay emphasized the importance of the relationship between the two countries. He stated: “Our further support of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, and safety of Georgia will always continue.”
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) helped building the Maras Ice Cream and Dairy Production Plant, which will contribute to the local economy by offering new business opportunities.
TİKA launched an initiative within the project carried out in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The aim of the project is to teach Somalian women how to produce high nutritional value foods with goat’s milk, such as ice cream, cheese and yoghurt.
Through building the Maras Ice Cream and Dairy Production Plant, TİKA aims to develop the dairy sector of Somalia and contribute to the local economy.
Within the scope of the project, TİKA provided the necessary equipment for ice cream and dairy production, while the Governorship and Metropolitan Municipality of Mogadishu-Banaadir provided the necessary land and facilities for the project to be carried out.
Maras Ice Cream and Dairy Production Plant that TİKA built in Mogadishu will increase Somalia’s milk and dairy production capacity and, therefore, play an important role both in the fields of nourishment and employment.
In the opening ceremony of the plant, the Governor and Mayor of Banaadir, Yusuf Hussien Jimale, Deputy Mayor for Admin and Finance, Isse Mohamud Gure, District Governor of Shangani, Aweys Amuudi, TİKA’s Coordinator İlhami Turus, representatives of Turkish institutions and organizations, local administrators and locals were present.
Governor and Mayor of Banaadir, Jimale, expressed his gratitude to Türkiye for their support, emphasizing that the plant TİKA built in Somalia will provide women and youth with business opportunities.
TİKA’s coordinator in Mogadishu, Turus, expressed his excitement for the opening of the project and wished the plant, in which “Somalia Maras Ice Cream” (SO-MA-DO) will be produced, to be beneficial.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) helped building the Maras Ice Cream and Dairy Production Plant, which will contribute to the local economy by offering new business opportunities.
TİKA launched an initiative within the project carried out in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The aim of the project is to teach Somalian women how to produce high nutritional value foods with goat’s milk, such as ice cream, cheese and yoghurt.
Through building the Maras Ice Cream and Dairy Production Plant, TİKA aims to develop the dairy sector of Somalia and contribute to the local economy.
Within the scope of the project, TİKA provided the necessary equipment for ice cream and dairy production, while the Governorship and Metropolitan Municipality of Mogadishu-Banaadir provided the necessary land and facilities for the project to be carried out.
Maras Ice Cream and Dairy Production Plant that TİKA built in Mogadishu will increase Somalia’s milk and dairy production capacity and, therefore, play an important role both in the fields of nourishment and employment.
In the opening ceremony of the plant, the Governor and Mayor of Banaadir, Yusuf Hussien Jimale, Deputy Mayor for Admin and Finance, Isse Mohamud Gure, District Governor of Shangani, Aweys Amuudi, TİKA’s Coordinator İlhami Turus, representatives of Turkish institutions and organizations, local administrators and locals were present.
Governor and Mayor of Banaadir, Jimale, expressed his gratitude to Türkiye for their support, emphasizing that the plant TİKA built in Somalia will provide women and youth with business opportunities.
TİKA’s coordinator in Mogadishu, Turus, expressed his excitement for the opening of the project and wished the plant, in which “Somalia Maras Ice Cream” (SO-MA-DO) will be produced, to be beneficial.
Serkan Kayalar, President of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), came together with Turkmens at the Turkmen Brotherhood Club in Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq.
Kayalar opened the sewing workshop prepared by TİKA at the Turkmen Brotherhood Club.
In his speech, the President of the Turkmen Brotherhood Club, Faruk Abdullah Abdurrahman, stated that the guild is a home for all the Turkmens and that they have served their cause for years despite the oppression of Saddam Hussein’s regime and they still continue to do so.
President of Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF), Hasan Turan, stated that ITF supports Turkmens’ first and legitimate political cause and expressed that TİKA’s contribution to the Turkmen Brotherhood Club makes him glad.
Turan stated that after its arson, the legacy of the Ottoman Empire Kirkuk Kayseri Bazaar was repaired upon the instruction of the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He also emphasized that they are sure that TİKA will support other projects about Turkmens.
President of TİKA, Serkan Kayalar, stated that he is happy to come together with Turkmens in the Turkmen Brotherhood Club, which blossomed 63 years ago as a club of ideas. He also emphasized that he visited the Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani and Imam-ı Azam Abu Hanifa Mausoleum and their mosques, all of which were restored upon the instruction of President Erdoğan.
Kayalar emphasized that they have carried out projects in the field of development cooperation all around Iraq as TİKA and stated: “We have carried out more than 500 projects in Iraq. Our cooperation with Turkmen Brotherhood Club continues as well. The Brotherhood Club will continue to serve Turkmens, a fundamental element of these lands. We will continue to support our Turkmen brothers as TİKA.”
President of Turkmen Brotherhood Club Abdurrahman presented a plaque to the President of TİKA, Kayalar. President of TİKA presented a plaque to Abdurrahman as well.
Turkmen vocal artists performed some songs after this.
Kayalar had previously met the President of the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF), Hasan Turan and the President of the Iraq Sunni Association, Mişan Muheyddin el-Hazraci, in Baghdad.
Serkan Kayalar, President of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), came together with Turkmens at the Turkmen Brotherhood Club in Baghdad, the capital city of Iraq.
Kayalar opened the sewing workshop prepared by TİKA at the Turkmen Brotherhood Club.
In his speech, the President of the Turkmen Brotherhood Club, Faruk Abdullah Abdurrahman, stated that the guild is a home for all the Turkmens and that they have served their cause for years despite the oppression of Saddam Hussein’s regime and they still continue to do so.
President of Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF), Hasan Turan, stated that ITF supports Turkmens’ first and legitimate political cause and expressed that TİKA’s contribution to the Turkmen Brotherhood Club makes him glad.
Turan stated that after its arson, the legacy of the Ottoman Empire Kirkuk Kayseri Bazaar was repaired upon the instruction of the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. He also emphasized that they are sure that TİKA will support other projects about Turkmens.
President of TİKA, Serkan Kayalar, stated that he is happy to come together with Turkmens in the Turkmen Brotherhood Club, which blossomed 63 years ago as a club of ideas. He also emphasized that he visited the Mausoleum of Abdul-Qadir Gilani and Imam-ı Azam Abu Hanifa Mausoleum and their mosques, all of which were restored upon the instruction of President Erdoğan.
Kayalar emphasized that they have carried out projects in the field of development cooperation all around Iraq as TİKA and stated: “We have carried out more than 500 projects in Iraq. Our cooperation with Turkmen Brotherhood Club continues as well. The Brotherhood Club will continue to serve Turkmens, a fundamental element of these lands. We will continue to support our Turkmen brothers as TİKA.”
President of Turkmen Brotherhood Club Abdurrahman presented a plaque to the President of TİKA, Kayalar. President of TİKA presented a plaque to Abdurrahman as well.
Turkmen vocal artists performed some songs after this.
Kayalar had previously met the President of the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF), Hasan Turan and the President of the Iraq Sunni Association, Mişan Muheyddin el-Hazraci, in Baghdad.
Municipality of Vojnic, a small region on the Bosnia-Herzegovina border of Croatia, and Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) cooperate to carry out civil society initiatives.
In order to support the vulnerable groups of the society, a 200-square-meter greenhouse was built for the Geriatric Care Center in the city to use. Also, ten greenhouses, 48 square meters each, were provided to 10 women, who are obliged to look after their families.
Agriculture is Prioritized
Municipality of Vojnic prioritizes agricultural activities, considering the demographic structure and financial possibilities of the region. Most of the people that live in the region are women, the elderly and the disabled; people considered to be the vulnerable groups of the society. Therefore, the aim is to encourage women and the elderly to participate in agricultural activities, enabling them to contribute to the region’s economy.
An Income Will be Generated From the Greenhouses
Many vegetables, such as tomato, pepper, cucumber, spinach, lettuce, and green onion, will grow in the provided greenhouses.These products will be used mainly for providing hot meals to the elderly registered in the Geriatric Care Center and meeting the basic food needs of the women‘s families. Women will also generate income through selling the products they grow in the market and, in the future, have the opportunity to form an agricultural cooperative and produce products with high added value.
It is predicted that the products that will grow within the scope of the project will be 7 tons on average and generate approximately 34,000 Euros of income per year.
Siroka Rijeka: City That’s Under the Effects of War
The Geriatric Care Center in Vojnic-Siroka Rijeka serves 55 people who are elderly, disabled and waif, coming from 18 different villages and different ethnic and religious backgrounds. With the help of volunteers, the center meets the basic needs of the elderly people, such as hot meals, medicine, fuel and cleaning services. Additionally, the city of Siroka Rijeka stands out as a region that’s still under the effects of war.The elderly residents of the city are showing an example of solidarity by not leaving their land despite being deprived of basic services.
Municipality of Vojnic, a small region on the Bosnia-Herzegovina border of Croatia, and Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) cooperate to carry out civil society initiatives.
In order to support the vulnerable groups of the society, a 200-square-meter greenhouse was built for the Geriatric Care Center in the city to use. Also, ten greenhouses, 48 square meters each, were provided to 10 women, who are obliged to look after their families.
Agriculture is Prioritized
Municipality of Vojnic prioritizes agricultural activities, considering the demographic structure and financial possibilities of the region. Most of the people that live in the region are women, the elderly and the disabled; people considered to be the vulnerable groups of the society. Therefore, the aim is to encourage women and the elderly to participate in agricultural activities, enabling them to contribute to the region’s economy.
An Income Will be Generated From the Greenhouses
Many vegetables, such as tomato, pepper, cucumber, spinach, lettuce, and green onion, will grow in the provided greenhouses.These products will be used mainly for providing hot meals to the elderly registered in the Geriatric Care Center and meeting the basic food needs of the women‘s families. Women will also generate income through selling the products they grow in the market and, in the future, have the opportunity to form an agricultural cooperative and produce products with high added value.
It is predicted that the products that will grow within the scope of the project will be 7 tons on average and generate approximately 34,000 Euros of income per year.
Siroka Rijeka: City That’s Under the Effects of War
The Geriatric Care Center in Vojnic-Siroka Rijeka serves 55 people who are elderly, disabled and waif, coming from 18 different villages and different ethnic and religious backgrounds. With the help of volunteers, the center meets the basic needs of the elderly people, such as hot meals, medicine, fuel and cleaning services. Additionally, the city of Siroka Rijeka stands out as a region that’s still under the effects of war.The elderly residents of the city are showing an example of solidarity by not leaving their land despite being deprived of basic services.
The annexe built by Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) as an extension of the Grand Mosque of Herat in Afghanistan’s Herat is now open for use.
Grand Mosque of Herat, which was built 700 years ago, is now being visited by thousands of Afghans.
But since wudu and bathroom services were inefficient, an annexe was built on the 820-meter square field in the mosque courtyard. The annexe has the capacity of 100 persons and is formed of sections for women, men and the disabled. The annexe will be used as a lavatory for wudu and hygiene services.
In the opening ceremony, Republic of Türkiye’s Consul General to Herat, Sinan İlhan, the Governor of Herat, Nur Ahmed İslamcar, TİKA’s Coordinator in Herat, Afarat Deniz and many authorities were present.
During the ceremony, Consul General İlhan stated in his speech:
“We think that serving people is serving god. We have built an annexe where people can take wudu in, an important pre-requirement for prayer. Thus, an important need of the people is met in the Grand Mosque of Herat.”
Governor of Herat, İslamcar, stated: “TİKA, the honorable institution, took a great step of service in the Grand Mosque of Herat by building a fully equipped annexe in a big field for the mosque community.”
With support from Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), “23rd TURKSOY Painters Gathering” took place in Shusha of Azerbaijan.
“23rd TURKSOY Painters Gathering” took place in Shusha, one of the archaic cradles of civilization in Azerbaijan and the Cultural Capital of the Turkic World 2023.
Many artists from the sister countries Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Türkiye were present at the event that took place between 10th of September – 20th of September 2023.
During the event, the aim of which was to develop the art of painting in the Turkic World, the cultural richness of the host city, Shusha, was promoted by enabling artists from different generations to share their experiences.
Artists who put the cultural richness of Shusha on the canvas through their own perspectives and emotions reflected the uniqueness of their brush, leaving their mark on the universe.
Also, the artworks Turkish artists produced during the 23rd TURKSOY Painters Gathering will be presented to the art lovers on a new exhibition that will take place in Shusha between 13th – 14th of October within the scope of TURKSOY Permanent Council.
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) sent clean drinking water and five thousand food packets that contain energy-giving food because of the flood disaster happened in Libya after Hurricane Daniel.
Hurricane Daniel, which effected the Central Mediterranean and eastern side of Libya, causing the highest precipitation in the last 40 years, resulted in heavy havoc and loss of lives in Bayda, Merc Suse, and especially Derna.
Libya Government of National Unity stated that 6 thousand people have lost their lives and thousands of people went missing in the flood disaster.
Government of National Unity published a decree that declares the sites effected by the flood as disaster areas. Libya Presidential Council made an international call of distress.
Türkiye was one of the first countries to send help to Libya after the disaster.
Responding to the call of distress made by the Libyan Red Crescent, TİKA quickly prepared 5000 food packets that contained clean drinking water and energy-giving convenience food, which are especially needed in the first hours of this kind of disaster and delivered them to the Libyan Red Crescent in Tripoli to be handed over to the victims of the disaster.
In the delivery ceremony of the food packets, TİKA’s Coordinator in Libya, Ali Süha Bacanakgil and the Libyan Red Crescent’s Vice President, Yusuf bin Yusuf were present.
Taking the food packets from TİKA’s Coordinator in Tripoli Bacanakgil in the name of the people of Libya, the Libyan Red Crescent’s Vice President Yusuf bin Yusuf expressed his gratitude and stated that they were sure the sister-country Türkiye would not be late to come to their aid.
Bacanakgil emphasized that friendship and sisterhood are put to test not only in easy times but in difficult times as well and Türkiye’s “helping hand” TİKA did not hesitate to come to the aid of the people of Libya, whom people of Türkiye consider to be more than sisters.
Having also stated that they have been carrying out development projects in Libya for 11 years, Bacanakgil emphasized that as TİKA, they will continue to help the victims of the disaster as much as possible in the following days.
