Turkish National Day 2013 in Bremen City Hall
- Written by Portal Editor
As in the many years before, the Honorary Consulate of Turkey in Bremen invites you on Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. to a festive event on the occasion of Turkey's national holiday - the venue is the upper town hall of Bremen's town hall.
Running of the event:
- Beginning at 6:00 p.m. and welcome by Mayor Karoline Linnert
- Greetings from the Consul General of the Republic of Turkey in Hanover, Mehmet Günay
- Speech by Honorary Consul Yasemin Vierkötter
The entire act will be accompanied by the band Grup Pamukkale, who will play Turkish pop music and folk tunes.
The media are cordially invited to this event.
The relationship between Bremen and Turkey
Bremen has maintained an intensive partnership with the second largest port city in western Turkey since 1995. The focus here is, among other things, on regular police exchanges and university cooperation as well as youth exchanges and citizen trips.
bremen 90 years 5The key players here are, for example, Bremen Economic Development, the University of Bremen, which cooperates with Ege University in Izmir, and the Bremen-Izmir Association for the Promotion of Town Twinning. V., which promotes exchange between the two cities in areas such as education, science, technology, sport and health.
Another example of the good contacts is a discussion event that recently took place at the Hanover Fair 2013. Turkish companies and representatives of Bremen's economic policy met there to exchange ideas. Bremen Economic Development (WFB) is also represented with a Bremeninvest office directly on site in Izmir.
Germany and Turkey: connection of extraordinarily diverse and intensive relations that go back centuries
bremen 90 years 6The almost three million people of Turkish origin living in Germany, of whom just over half have German citizenship, are an important factor in bilateral relations. Added to this is the strong appeal of Türkiye as a travel and holiday destination.
Germany traditionally enjoys a high reputation in Turkey. Relations between the two countries are friendly, complex and resilient. This enables trusting and constructive cooperation, even on controversial issues. The lively exchange of high-level visits is also an expression of the intensive bilateral relations.
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