On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which was accepted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005, a commemoration ceremony was held at Istanbul University with the participation of Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Ahmet Misbah Demircan. In the program that started with a short film show, Rector Prof. Dr. Mahmut Ak. Ishak Ibrahimzadeh, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Ahmet Misbah Demircan and Turkish Rabbi Rav Isak Haleva took the floor separately. The ceremony ended with a prayer and candle-burning ceremony for the victims of the Holocaust. President of the Marmara Group Foundation Dr. Akkan Suver, Secretary General Cafer Okray and Board of Trustees Member Mahmut Saklı were present.