Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates 25 years of His Patriarchal Ministry

Wednesday, November 30, 2016 - Read : 3146

The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew hosted a reception on occasion of the 25 years of His tenure at the Patriarchal Ministry. The chiefs of the foreign diplomatic missions in Istanbul participated in the reception. At the reception, during which the Marmara Group Foundation was represented by Mrs. Müjgan Suver and Dr. Akkan Suver, H.H. Bartholomew – the Ecumenical Patriarch addressed a speech expressing his gladness for the coincidence of His accession to office for 25 years with the Feast Day of St. Andrew the Apostle. The reception was enlivened with the presence of the-then Minister of Interior of Turkey, Selahattin Çetin, who was the commander of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during his military service as a reserve officer. Apart from this, a painting exhibition was held at the Consulate General of Greece to Istanbul in honour of the 25th anniversary of accession to the Patriarchal Ministry of the Patriarch Bartholomew. Dr. Akkan Suver visiting the art gallery together with Hon. Evangelos C. Sekeris, the Consul General of Greece in Istanbul, said ‘the 25 years of Patriarch Bartholomew at the office has gone with the wind.’

Visit to the City of Bar in Montenegro

Sunday, November 27, 2016 - Read : 3820

Dr. Akkan Suver, Mayor of Küçükkuyu Municipality Cengiz Balkan, together with Kenan Acıkök visited The City of Bar (the sister municipailty to Küçükkuyu) in Montenegro on 24-26 November 2016. Visiting the city of Bar upon the invite of Mayor Dr. Zoran Srzentic, the delegation also offered courtesy visits to the neighboring Virpazar, Budva, Kotor, and Hersegnovi. Delegation had the honor to attend the ceremonies organized in honor of the Day of the City of Bar. During the visit Dr. Akkan Suver and colleagues had meetings with President of Montenegro H.E. Filip Vujanovic, Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro H.E. Vujica Lazovic, Science Minister of Montenegro H.E Sanja Vlahovic and Minister of Health of Montenegro H.E. Kenan Hrapovic. Later General Director of WOW Hotels Mr. Ziya Cihan also joined the meetings. Former Minister of Internal Affairs H.E. Jusuf Kalamperovic was also present.

Cordial Dinner of KAGIDER

Thursday, November 24, 2016 - Read : 3107

The Women Entrepreneurs Association of Turkey (KAGİDER), which was established to improve female entrepreneurship and increase the abilities of women to participate in the labour force, has brought together the actual executive board of the organisation with its founding members. At the gathering held on November 24, 2016, the founding members – among which Mrs. Müjgan Suver, President of the EU and Human Rights Platform of the Marmara Group Foundation was present – shared their experiences with regard to the activities they have been engaged in during the establishment of KAGİDER and of different civil society foundations and discussed about the current issues, as well.

Members of The Network of Checks and Balances Meet in Istanbul

Thursday, November 24, 2016 - Read : 1409

Network of Checks and Balances has held an exploratory meeting with its members in Istanbul moderated by Mujgan Suver in representation of the Marmara Group Foundation, a member of the Coordination Group. During the first session held under the title of “Political Developments and Assessing the State of Affairs” the members discussed the most recent events, the NGOs that were recently shut down as well as the state of the freedom to self organize in light of the Etat De Siege rulings. Factors to be mindful of, as well as the overall message of the network, were points of conversation.(PLEASE CLICK THE TITLE FOR DETAILS)

Visit to the Consulate of the Slovak Republic

Tuesday, November 22, 2016 - Read : 3091

Marmara Group Foundation President, Dr. Akkan Suver visited the of Consul General of the Slovak Republic in Istanbul Jozef Šesták at his post and offered an informational presentation about the 20th Eurasian Economic Summit, scheduled for the 4-6 April 2017. Slovak Commercial Counsellor Marian Veres also joined the meeting.

Visit to the Iraqi Consul General Tabik

Monday, November 21, 2016 - Read : 2842

Dr. Akkan Suver, as part of the 20th Eurasian Economic Summit efforts, visited the Iraqi Consulate located in Istanbul and offered an informational presentation to Consul General Hassan Sawadi Abo Tabik.

Ana Vukadinovic’s visit

Thursday, November 17, 2016 - Read : 3979

Acting Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Economic Diplomacy and Cultural Cooperation (an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Montenegro), Montenegro Ambassador Ana Vukadinovic visited Dr. Akkan Suver. Stating they value the Turkish investor interest in Montenegro, Ambassador Vukadinovic thought it would also be effective to promote the opportunities Montenegro offers during the 20th Eurasian Economic Summit.

Visit to the Bangladesh Consul General

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - Read : 3360

Dr. Akkan Suver visited the Bangladesh Consul General Borhan Uddin and offered an informational presentation about the 20th Eurasian Economic Summit. Dr. Akkan Suver underlined how, as a NGO, Marmara Group Foundation sees great importance in the Turkish-Bangladesh relations and stated they would highly value their participation at the event as well.

Visit to the Italian Consul General

Wednesday, November 16, 2016 - Read : 4221

Dr Akkan Suver and Cafer Okyar visited the Italian Consul General Federica Ferrari Bravo at her post and offered an informational presentation pertaining to the 20th Eurasian Economic Summit. Commercial Attaché Maria Trinchieri also joined the meeting.

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is 33 years old

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - Read : 3021

The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus General consul Fahri Yönlüer has held a reception in honor of the 33rd anniversary of the founding of The Republic of the Northern Cyprus. Marmara Group Foundation participated at the event with a delegation comprised of Dr. Akkan Suver, Müjgan Suver, Dr. Fatih Saraçoğlu, Cafer Okray, Engin Köklüçınar, Ertuğrul Kumcuoğlu, Prof. Dr. Atilla Dicle and Prof. Dr. Ülkü Dicle.