TRNC PRESIDENT ERSIN TATAR AND PRIME MINISTER DR. FAIZ SUCUOĞLU ALSO ATTENDED THE CEREMONY

PRESIDENT ERSIN TATAR: THIS PROTOCOL WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN OUR TIES OF BROTHERHOOD

KILCA: WE WILL DO OUR PART FOR OUR CYPRIOT BROTHERS

ORÇAN: THIS COOPERATION IS VERY VALUABLE FOR US.

The "Sister City Protocol" was signed between the Karatay Municipality and the Tatlısu Municipality of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). In his speech at the ceremony, TRNC President Ersin Tatar said that the protocol signed between Karatay Municipality and Tatlısu Municipality will further strengthen the ties of brotherhood between the two countries. Speaking at the ceremony attended by TRNC Prime Minister Dr Faiz Sucuoğlu,  Hasan Kılca, the Mayor of Karatay, said, "We, the Karatay Municipality, are ready to do our part for our Cypriot brothers, whom we are close as two coats of paint"  Hayri Orçan, the Mayor of Tatlısu in the TRNC thanked the Mayor of Karatay Hasan Kılca for the cooperation, which is very valuable for them.

The "Sister City Protocol" was signed between the Karatay Municipality and the Tatlısu Municipality of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC).

TRNC President Ersin Tatar and Prime Minister Dr. Faiz Sucuoğlu also attended the signing ceremony of the protocol.

At the ceremony attended by Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Ersin Tatar and TRNC Prime Minister Dr. Faiz Sucuoğlu, the two municipalities will implement projects covering physical municipality, social, cultural, and many other issues, as well as sharing knowledge and experience with the signed protocol,

THIS PROTOCOL WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN OUR TIES OF BROTHERHOOD

President of the TRNC Ersin Tatar emphasized the importance of the sister city protocol signed between Karatay Municipality and Tatlısu Municipality and said, “After the conquest of Cyprus by the Ottoman State in 1571 and many of our people from various parts of Anatolia settled in Cyprus after 1974,. Therefore, there is a deep bond of kinship and brotherhood between us. This protocol signed between Karatay Municipality and Tatlısu Municipality will further strengthen these ties between both countries. I congratulate the Mayor of Karatay, Hasan Kılca, and the Mayor of Tatlısu, Hayri Orçan, for this cooperation.”

 WE WILL DO OUR PART FOR OUR CYPRIOT BROTHERS

Karatay Mayor Hasan Kılca conveyed the regards of Konya and Karatay to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Mayor of Karatay Hasan Kılca said, “First of all, I would like to thank all the Cypriot people, especially our President and Prime Minister, for your nice hosting. Greetings to our Cypriot brothers and sisters from Karatay, the city of Mevlana, Konya. We, as Turkey, as the Turkish nation, are close as two coats of paint with our foster-land Cyprus. As the Konya and Karatay, we said what we can do for Cyprus and we are signing the protocol we prepared within this framework. Karatay and Tatlısu Municipalities, from mutual knowledge and experience sharing to the physical municipality, will cooperate in many fields from cultural and social studies. We, as Konya and Karatay, came here to consolidate our brotherhood. We will provide all necessary support for Tatlısu to become much better and move forward.”

THIS COOPERATION IS VERY VALUABLE FOR US.

Mayor of Tatlısu Hayri Orçan said, “We are together for a very meaningful and important day. We are signing a sisterhood protocol with Karatay, the beautiful town of Turkey’s distinguished city, Selçuklu capital, Konya. I would like to thank our Mayor of Karatay, Hasan Kılca, for their great contributions to the preparation of the protocol and its achievement, and Mayor of Konya Metropolitan Municipality Uğur İbrahim Altay and Konya Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Ercan Uslu, who provided this connection between us. I believe that the protocol will contribute to the increase of brotherhood between the two cities, to be instrumental in sharing information, and to the progress of our cities. I wish this protocol, which is very valuable for us, to bring good luck.”

After the speeches, the protocol declaring the Municipality of Karatay and Tatlısu Municipality of the TRNC as sister cities was signed.