“North Macedonia-Kosovo 1st Balkan Turkish Community Meeting” was held in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, in cooperation with the Human Rights and Freedoms (IHH) Humanitarian Relief Foundation and the Balkans-Balkan Studies Center.
Former Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Şentop, IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Board of Trustees Member Osman Atalay, Turkish MPs from North Macedonia and Kosovo, political party presidents and representatives, representatives of non-governmental organizations, academics, teachers and media representatives attended the program held in a hotel in Skopje.
Şentop, who made the opening speech of the program, said, “It is very valuable that this meeting of the Balkan Turkish community, held for the first time in Skopje, on the North Macedonia-Kosovo line, aims to strengthen the solidarity network, develop joint projects in the fields of education, culture, art and politics, and think together to protect social and economic rights.” he said.
In his statement to the press after the program, IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation Board of Trustees Member Atalay stated that the participants and Turks discussed local problems in education, health, politics and literature in Kosovo and North Macedonia.
Atalay noted that they aim to hold a similar meeting in Bulgaria and Romania and said, “We want to make this a tradition. We aim to solve the problems and solutions of the Turkish community in the Balkans and strengthen cooperation and coordination.” he said.
The program ended with a family photo shoot.
