TURKSOY Park opened in Hatay, Turkey along with exhibition commemorating independence of Turkic states

AKIPRESS.COM - A park and promenade named after TURKSOY in the district of Erzin in Hatay were inaugurated with a magnificent ceremony, TURKSOY press office said. The ceremony took place in the presence of TURKSOY Secretary General Dusen Kasseinov, the Mayor of the Metropolitan Municipality of Hatay Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lütfü Savaş, the District Governor of Erzin Osman Demir, the Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ankara H. E. Hazar Ibrahim, the Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to Ankara Kubanychbek Omuraliyev, the Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Ankara H. E. Alisher Agzamhodjayev, the Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Ankara H. E. Ishankuli Amanlyev and the Minister Counsellor of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Ankara Ashat Davutov along with citizens. At the ceremony where each of the flags of Turkic republics were raised one by one, tha national anthems of the latter were played.
At the opening of the event dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the independence of Turkic republics which took place in the presence of a large audience participants stressed the unity of language and ideas as well as the importance of mutual cooperation in the Turkic World.
The Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic H. E. Kubanychbek Omuraliyev who expressed his appreciation as to the warm welcome and hospitality he experienced in Hatay said that such joint activities and initiatives will contribute to the mutual cooperation among countries.
The opening speeches were followed by a parade of the Janissary Band of the Metropolitan Municipality of Hatay which livened up the event with various marches and anthems. The show which raised great enthusiasm among the audience which gathered in and around the park was very appreciated and received strong applause from everyone.
The show of the janissary band was followed by the opening of the Park of TURKSOY which was inaugurated with prayers.
The Nowruz, the common celebration of the Turkic World was also praised at the event with iron forging and jumping over a bonfire which are part of this tradition celebrated as the beginning of the new year and the arrival of spring by Turkic peoples.
On this day which had an important meaning for the Turkic World in symbolic terms, olive tree saplings were planted as a remembrance of the day. The Mayor Savaş expressed his wish as to the longevity of the ties of brotherhood, cooperation and unity among countries of the Turkic World and gave the saplings their first water.
The Park named after TURKSOY which will contribute to the unity of ideas and actions in the Turkic World will also offer various leasure facilities to the people of Hatay such as a prairie, walking and running trails, picknick spots and playgrounds for children. The entrance of the park features reliefs of famous authors of the Turkic World such as Nizami Ganjavi, Muhtar Avezov, Chingis Aitmatov, Ali Shir Nevai, Yunus Emre and Magtumguly Pyragy.