President of the Marmara Group Foundation Dr. Akkan Suver attended the funeral ceremony of former President of Bulgaria H.E. Zhelyu Zhelev in Sofia. And later on, he wrote his feelings about H.E. Zhelev on the memorial book. 

The solemn rituals of a state funeral were held in Sofia’s Alexander Nevsky cathedral for former president Zhelyu Zhelev on February 1, which was also a day of national mourning.

Those in attendance included President Rossen Plevneliev, who delivered a funeral oration, paying tribute to Zhelev’s role as a symbol of democracy in Bulgaria, his outreach to other Balkan countries, and Zhelev’s personal modesty and honesty.

The funeral was presided over by Bulgarian Orthodox Church head Patriarch Neofit. Other religious leaders present included Chief Mufti Mustafa Hadzhi, spiritual leader of Bulgaria’s Muslims.