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Visit to Hazar University
Saturday, Feburary 9, 2024 - Read : 200The delegation from the Marmara Group Foundation, consisting of Dr. Akkan Suver, Sezgin Bilgiç, and Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel, who were in Baku for meetings, visited Hazar University. The delegation was received by the Founder Rector of the University, Prof. Dr. Hamlet İsahanlı, Rector Prof. Dr. İrade Khalilova, and Secretary General Prof. Dr. Alovsat Amirbeyli. During the meeting, the delegation provided a presentation on the activities of the Marmara Group Foundation.
Marmara Group Foundation visited Valeh Aleskerov
Thursday, Feburary 8, 2024 - Read : 638The delegation from the Marmara Group Foundation, consisting of Dr. Akkan Suver, Sezgin Bilgiç, and Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel, visited Valeh Aleskerov, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of ALAT Azerbaijan Free Zone, in Baku. During the courtesy visit, they provided information on the current status of the 27th Eurasian Economic Summit.
After Ilham Aliyev's re-election as President, the Marmara Group Foundation held a press conference in Baku.
Thursday, Feburary 8, 2024 - Read : 779The delegation from the Marmara Group Foundation, consisting of Dr. Akkan Suver, Sezgin Bilgiç, and Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel, held a press conference in Baku following Ilham Aliyev's re-election as President. The statements of the Marmara Group Foundation delegation, evaluating the election, were widely covered in the Azerbaijani press. Below, you can find news articles from various agencies and newspapers.
Dr. Akkan Suver on Azerbaijan State Television
Wednesday, Feburary 7, 2024 - Read : 661Dr. Akkan Suver provided commentary on the Azerbaijan elections in a live broadcast on Azerbaijan State Television following the elections.
Mazahir M. Penahov received the Marmara Group Foundation.
Wednesday, Feburary 7, 2024 - Read : 474On the occasion of the Presidential Election in Azerbaijan, a delegation from the Marmara Group Foundation, consisting of Dr. Akkan Suver, Sezgin Bilgiç, and Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel, who were in Baku, was received by the Chairman of the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan, Mazahir M. Penahov. During the meeting, the delegation congratulated Penahov and, through him, the Azerbaijani people, for the elections that concluded in line with Western norms.
Presidential elections are being held in Azerbaijan
Wednesday, Feburary 7, 2024 - Read : 487In the Presidential election in Azerbaijan, which had the participation of 7 candidates, the Marmara Group Foundation was present as an Observer. The delegation from the Marmara Group Foundation, consisting of Dr. Akkan Suver, Sezgin Bilgiç, and Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel, visited approximately 40 election precincts. The delegation, announcing their observations to various television channels and press members, summarized that "They witnessed an election in line with Western norms".
Azerbaijan's Minister of Energy, Perviz Shahbazov, received the delegation from the Marmara Group Foundation.
Tuesday, Feburary 6, 2024 - Read : 333The delegation, consisting of Dr. Akkan Suver, the President of the Marmara Group Foundation, Sezgin Bilgiç, the Secretary Genera , and Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel, a member of the Board of Trustees, who were in Azerbaijan on the occasion of the presidential elections, was received by Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan, H.E. Perviz Shahbazov. Senior officials from the Azerbaijani Ministry of Energy were also present at the meeting.
The Marmara Group Foundation visited the Atatürk Center in Azerbaijan
Tuesday, Feburary 6, 2024 - Read : 261On the occasion of the Presidential Election in Azerbaijan, a delegation from the Marmara Group Foundation, consisting of Dr. Akkan Suver, Sezgin Bilgiç, and Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel, paid a courtesy visit to the Atatürk Center in Azerbaijan and met with the Member of Parliament President Prof. Dr. Nizami Caferov.
The Republic of India Turns 75
Monday, January 30, 2024 - Read : 493On the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Republic of India, a reception was hosted at the Istanbul Hilton Hotel by the Ambassador of India to Ankara, Virander Paul, and his wife, Racheline Shadap, along with the Consul General of India in Istanbul, Mijito Vinito, and his wife, Shin Jung Lee. The reception, attended by Indian citizens, was also attended by Dr. Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Group Foundation, and Member of the Executive Board Mahmut Saklı, as well as foreign mission chiefs and local dignitaries in Istanbul.
Atatürk Statue in Kazakhstan
Monday, January 29, 2024 - Read : 165In Almaty, Kazakhstan, at Atatürk Park located on El-Farabi Boulevard, an Atatürk Statue erected on a granite pedestal was unveiled during a ceremony. The 3-meter-high Atatürk Statue was crafted by Kazakh sculptors Aidos Burkitbayer and Timur Burkitbayer. The opening ceremony of the Atatürk Statue, inaugurated by Kazakhstan's Minister of Culture Aida Baleyeva, was attended by Türkiye’s Ambassador to Astana Mustafa Kapucu, Secretary-General of TÜRKSOY Sultan Raev, and Mayor of Almaty Yerbolat Dosoyer. In honor of the unveiling of the Atatürk Statue, Dr. Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Group Foundation, sent a letter of thanks to Yerkebulan Sapiyev, Kazakhstan's Ambassador to Ankara, and Nuriddin Amankul, Kazakhstan's Consul General in Istanbul. Dr. Akkan Suver's letter read as follows: “As a shining example of the graciousness of the Kazakh State and People, the Atatürk Statue you have erected has filled us with pride and joy. Through your esteemed personage, we, as the Marmara Group Foundation, extend our gratitude to the Government of Kazakhstan and our Kazakh brothers and sisters. Please accept our deepest respects.”