The Akkan Suver Museum Book Meets Readers and Visitors

Published by H2O Publications and written by Turan Şahin, the Akkan Suver Museum is not merely a museum catalog, but also a comprehensive documentary work shedding light on Turkey's cultural, diplomatic, and civil society memory of the last half-century. The book, focusing on the Akkan Suver Museum located in the Gebze Güzeller Organized Industrial Zone, established under the leadership of businessman Adem Ceylan and managed by Oğuzhan Ceylan at the Private Adem Ceylan Final Technical College, conveys a multifaceted life story spanning from journalism to politics, academia to international relations, through hundreds of objects and documents exhibited in the museum. The book traces the relationships Akkan Suver forged with heads of state, scientists, religious figures, and cultural personalities, accompanied by photographs, medals, decorations, diplomas, books, and personal memorabilia. The work meticulously examines cultural heritage elements acquired by the museum from a vast geographical area stretching from Azerbaijan to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan to Turkmenistan, the Balkans to China, and from America to Africa. Traditional caftans, state medals, diplomatic gifts, manuscripts, mementos of religious leaders, family archives, and private collections related to the Turkic world are each evaluated within their own historical and cultural context. Prepared based on the idea that "He who has no memories has no memory," the Akkan Suver Museum stands out as an important cultural publication demonstrating how the memories contained within a person's lifetime are also transformed into the collective memory of societies.

Visit to the Rector of Baku State University

The Rector of Baku State University, Elchin Babayev, received Dr. Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Group Foundation. Dr. Akkan Suver, who participated as a speaker at Baku State University's conference on “Western Azerbaijan,” provided Rector Prof. Dr. Elchin Babayev with information about the Marmara Group Foundation and the Eurasian Economic Summits during the meeting.

Dr. Akkan Suver Visited Vugar Aliyev

Dr. Akkan Suver, Honorary Consul of Montenegro and President of the Marmara Group Foundation, who was in Baku as a guest of Baku State University, together with Sezgin Bilgiç, Secretary General of the Marmara Group Foundation, paid a visit to Vugar Aliyev, Honorary Consul of Montenegro in Baku, at his office. During the visit, the two Honorary Consuls exchanged information and made presentations to each other regarding the consular activities carried out in their respective countries.

Dr. Akkan Suver and Sezgin Bilgiç Visited Khazar University

Dr. Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Group Foundation, and Sezgin Bilgiç, Secretary General of the Foundation, who are in Baku, visited Prof. Dr. Hamlet Isakhanli, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Khazar University in Baku, and received information about the activities of the University. Prof. Dr. Alovsat Amirbeyli and Dr. Mahammed Akparov were also present at the meeting.

Visit to Ambassador Prof. Dr. Birol Akgün

Dr. Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Group Foundation, and Sezgin Bilgiç, Secretary General of the Marmara Group Foundation, who continue their contacts in Baku, paid a courtesy visit to Prof. Dr. Birol Akgün, Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Baku. Azerbaijani journalist Emil Nasırlı was also present at the meeting.