Reception held by the TRNC Consulate General in İstanbul

The TRNC Consulate General in İstanbul held a reception for the 39th anniversary of the TRNC.

The reception was held on 22 November with the participation of Prime Minister Ünal Üstel.

İstanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya, 1st Army Commander General Ali Sivri, İstanbul Police Chief Zafer Aktaş, Beyoğlu Mayor Haydar Ali Yıldız, İstanbul Chamber of Commerce President Şekip Avdagiç, Turkish Hoteliers Association President Müberra Eres as well as the officials of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, senior military officers, consuls general and representatives, Organization of Turkic States, Black Sea Economic Cooperation Organization and Islamic History, Art and Culture Research Center (IRCICA) diplomats attended the reception.

Cyprus Turkish Cultural Association Chairman and members of the Board of Directors, representatives of Association of War Veterans, university rectors, senior bureaucrats, and journalists, as well as artists living in İstanbul, attended the reception. TRNC Consul General to İstanbul Seniha Birand Çınar, İstanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya and Prime Minister Ünal Üstel gave speeches at the reception.

Products from the Turkish Cypriot cuisine prepared by Chef Refika Birgül were also presented to the participants at the reception where nearly four hundred guests were hosted.