Şeb-i Arus Ceremony Held by the Beyoğlu Municipality

The Şeb-i Arus Ceremony was organized by Istanbul Beyoğlu Deputy Mayor Sefer Karaahmetoğlu. Mahmut Saklı, Member of the Executive Council, attended the ceremony on behalf of the Marmara Group Foundation. He watched the ceremony together with Montenegro (Karadağ) Istanbul Consul General Branislav Karadzic and Croatia Istanbul Consul General Ivana Zerec. Spiritual leaders also participated in the Şeb-i Arus Ceremony.

Visit to Miroslav Stawski

Dr. Akkan Suver, President of the Marmara Group Foundation, paid a courtesy visit to Mr. Miroslav Stawski, Consul General of Poland in Istanbul. During the visit, Dr. Suver conveyed his congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Stawski on the occasion of his reappointment as Consul General in Istanbul. He also provided information regarding the upcoming 29th Eurasian Economic Summit to be held next year.

Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı visited the Marmara Group Foundation

Within the framework of the preparations for the 29th Eurasian Economic Summit, a visionary roundtable was held at the Marmara Group Foundation with Prof. Dr. İlber Ortaylı. During the workshop, where views were exchanged, the past and present of water and greenery were discussed, and the importance of full national independence and ecological independence in the future of water was brought to the agenda. Following the workshop, which was attended by Dr. Akkan Suver, Müjgan Suver, Ümran Köksüz, Elif Arıkan, and Mahmut Saklı, it was decided to continue the visionary roundtable meetings.

Ece Şahin to Sign Her Book

Ece Şahin, Member of the Executive Council of the Marmara Group Foundation, will be signing her book titled “Is It Sincerity or a Boundary Violation?” on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center, Hall 7, Stand 791. Let us not leave Ms. Ece Şahin alone on her signing day. We look forward to meeting you at TÜYAP on December 14.

Condolences to Ali Rıza Arslan

A Condolence Ceremony was held for the soul of Mehmet Emin Arslan, the brother of Marmara Group Foundation Board of Trustees Member Ali Rıza Arslan, who passed away. The condolence visit was attended by a distinguished group of friends, including members of parliament, a former district governor (General), businesspeople, and guests from Muş. On behalf of the Marmara Group Foundation, President Dr. Akkan Suver, Executive Council Member Lale Aytanç Nalbant and her husband Arif Nalbant, as well as Academic Council President Prof. Dr. Özgür Çengel attended the ceremony. May God’s mercy be upon Mehmet Emin Arslan, the brother of our colleague.