Easter Greeting

Sunday, April 21, 2019 - Read : 1612

The Marmara Group Foundation Delegation, composed of Dr. Akkan Suver, Cafer Okray and Atty. Ercüment Güvercin, celebrated the Easter Day of the Christian World. On the occasion of Easter Feast, Patriarchal Vicar of the Syriac Catholic Church in Turkey Monsieur Orhan Çanlı and Assyrian Orthodox Patriarch Mor Filuksinos Yusuf Çetin, together with the Assyrian Catholic Patriarchate, accepted the celebrations. In the picture, you can see the Delegation of the Marmara Group Foundation together with the Patriarch and the Mayor of Beyoğlu Haydar Ali Yıldız.

The Marmara Group Foundation Executive Council has convened

Thursday, April 18, 2019 - Read : 2084

April meeting of the Marmara Group Foundation Executive Council was held. In the Executive Council, the activities that were carried out during the month we left behind were discussed and the activities of May were studied. Engin Köklüçınar was appointed as the Vice-Chairman and General Financial Secretary of the Marmara Group Foundation, and Yüksel Çengel and Ali Rıza Arslan became Vice Chairman. While Cafer Okray was appointed as the General Secretary, Ertuğrul Kumcuoğlu was elected as the Dean of the Marmara Group Foundation.

İBLİS took the stage in Istanbul

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - Read : 1822

The famous work of the great poet of civilization Hüseyin Cavid, Iblis (Demon), took the stage at Istanbul City Theater. Melahat Abbasova, who made the premiere of İBLİS (which was premiered on Wednesday evening, 17 April 2019), together with Hilmi Zafer Şahin, translated into Turkish and put on stage. For the successful İBLİS premiere, Vice President of Azerbaijan Prof.Dr. Ali Hasanov and Minister of Civilization of Azerbaijan Ebulfes Qarayev, Ambassador of Azerbaijan Ibrahim Hazar, Consul General of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Istanbul Mesim Hacıyev and Deputy Şamil Ayrım, Deputy Governor İsmail Gültekin and a distinguished community were present.

Introduction of the book of Elmira Ahundova about Haydar Aliyev

Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - Read : 2161

The presentation ceremony and signature ceremony of the work of Azerbaijani MP Prof.Dr. Elmira Ahundova, "Haydar Aliyev: Personality and Age, Five Years in the Kremlin," which published in Turkish were held in a hotel in Ankara. To the event in which Dr. Akkan Suver was attended, Vice President of Azerbaijan Prof. Dr. Ali Hasanov, Deputy Foreign Minister Selim Kiran, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Ankara Hazar Ibrahim, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Ankara Abzal Saparbekulı as well as Chairman of the Turkey-Azerbaijan Interparliamentary Friendship Group Şamil Ayrım, Azerbaijan -Turkey Friendship Group Chairman Ehliman Emiraslanov and many guests also attended.

Writing a letter to Consul General of France and Ambassador of France to Ankara about the fire of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Dr. Akkan Suver stated his sadness

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 - Read : 1694

Dr. Akkan Suver, the President of the Marmara Group Foundation, stating that the catastrophic fire that occurred in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is a great disaster, wrote a letter to the French Ambassador and the Consul General of France to İstanbul to express his sorrow on behalf of the civil society. In his letter, he said that; "The world culture has received a large and indescribable wound. Notre Dame Cathedral is the common heritage of all mankind, not only France," Dr. Akkan Suver's letter is as follows; "With the fire in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris an important part of the world culture, a symbol of the world history heritage has been damaged. Humanity has faced a disaster with the burning of Notre Dame. As the Marmara Group Foundation with our civil society identity, we share the pain of Notre Dame fire, which is the legacy of all humanity as well as France."

Dr. Akkan Suver received Golden Man of the Year Award of the 15th Silkroad

Monday, April 15, 2019 - Read : 1815

The International 15th Silk Road Golden Man of the Year Awards were presented by Silkroad Strategic Research Center and Silkroad Broadcasting Group. Many politicians, civil society leaders, diplomatic representatives, businessperson, members of the media from Turkey and the Turkish world were attended to the event which was held in Istanbul Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel. At the Night where The Civil Society Award of the Year was received by Dr. Akkan Suver from the Marmara Foundation, Şamil Ayrim, the member of the Marmara Group Foundation also received an award. Irina Vlah, the President of the Gagauz Autonomous Region of the Republic of Moldova, received an award for her service to the country and to the Turkish world at the Awards Ceremony in which Engin Köklüçınar, the Vice President of Marmara Group Foundation were present. The Honorary Doctorate was given to Seyfullah Türksoy at the ceremony by Prof. Dr. Elçin İsgenderzade, President of the International Science Center.

Ali Rıza Arslan visited Minister of Agriculture and Forestry

Saturday, April 13, 2019 - Read : 3253

Vice President of the Marmara Group Foundation, Ali Rıza Arslan visited Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli. During this visit, Ali Riza Arslan who is also the Chairman of Belarus - Turkey Business Council, exchanged views with the Co-chairman of Belarusian -Turkish Joint Commission on Economic, Dr. Bekir Pakdemirli about the visit of the Presidency of Belarus to Turkey.

Civil Society Dialogue Meeting

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 - Read : 1816

Civil Society Dialogue Meeting organized within the framework of the European Union Civil Society Support Programme carried out by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs& EU took place in Ankara. In the Civil Society Support Meeting, in which Müjgan Suver and Lale Aytanç Nalbant participated on behalf of the Marmara Group Foundation, Mehmet Selim Uslu, Christian Berger, Faruk Kaymakçı, Bülent Özcan talked about Civil Society Dialogue while holding the floor separately.

Xinhua News Agency spoke with Dr. Akkan Suver

Saturday, April 5, 2019 - Read : 1801

Xinhua News Agency made an interview with Dr. Akkan Suver before the international meeting of One Belt- One Road in People's Republic of China. Answering the questions of the reporter of Xinhua News Agency Wang Feng, Dr. Akkan Suver stated that One Belt- One Road or with its historic name The Silk Road Project is a civilization integration project as well as a power, a market project.

Marmara Group Foundation visited Anıtkabir-Ataturk's Mausoleum

Saturday, April 5, 2019 - Read : 1972

Marmara Group Foundation visited Anıtkabir (Ataturk's Mausoleum) before the 2019-2020 working period. Dr. Akkan Suver who signed the official Anıtkabir memorial book after the visit, stated that with our civil society identity, we continue our activities in the international arena according to the principles of peace at home, peace in the world. After the visit, the painting of Ataturk was presented by Commander Colonel Mustafa Şencan to the delegation who visited the Commander of Anıtkabir in his office. Dr. Akkan Suver wrote the following at the official Anıtkabir memorial book; "The Great Ataturk, we came into your high presence to offer our commitment and respect as Marmara Group Foundation with our civil society before starting our studies in 2019-2020. We are the followers of your works in the international arena together with to be faithfull to the philosophy of peace at home, peace in the world. We are trying to represent Turkish civil society through our activities. Rest in Peace."