Organised by Cypriot Turkish Communities Association, the long awaired fiest Northern Cyprus Culture Festival met with its attendees with even a higher record of turnout than expected.
Organised by Cypriot Turkish Communities Association, the long awaired fiest Northern Cyprus Culture Festival met with its attendees with even a higher record of turnout than expected. The festival area was crawling with almost 20,000 festival lovers.
Distinguished guests like Turkey’s Prime Minister Deputy and Northern Cyprus Relations Minister Tuğrul Türkeş, Northern Cyprus London Representative Zehra Başaran, Labour Edmonton MP Kate Osamor, Foreign Living Turks Aossciation Chair Mehmet Köse, CTCA President Leyla Kemal and many other showed up at the festival.
Speaking about the history of Turkish Cypriots’ emigration from the island that started 100 ago, Leyla Kemal stated that the festival’s standpoint is to remember Cyprus and gather a major Turkish Cypriots meeting which she then clarified as they have.
Northern Cyprus Representative Zehra Başaran, also agreed upon Leyla Kemal’s remarks and highlighted the fact that Turkish Cypriots, wherever they go, always make their destinations brighter and more beautiful.
Mr Türkeş, on the other hand extended his greetings and said he brought special greetings from the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The festival saw numerous activities, delicious treats and nostalgic events that made Northern Cyprus Festival one of the main highlights of 2017.
I Mehmet kemal husband of Leyla Kemal Chair of CTCA and I am certain all the other husbands and wives of the other committee members involved in making this momentous festival possible would like to say how proud we are of you all. The event far exceeded our expectations, our community was crying out for such an event. As Bruce Forsyth would say “didn’t you do well”.
Yes certain thing may have been done better, WE FORGIVE YOU, next year it will be even better,
Our gratitude and thanks to the representatives from The Turkish Republic of Turkey, especial Tugrul Turkes, Vice President of the Republic, a true Turkish Cypriot, unlike the KKTC politicians, you did not let us down. The Turkish community thank you from the bottom of there hearts, what would we do without you!
NO politician from Cyprus attended even though they promised they would, SHAME ON YOU. Your excuses do not wash with us, we now where you were and what you were doing, we do watch your movements!