Türkiye contributes $100,000 to Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus

Türkiye contributed $100,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP). Türkiye's Ambassador to Nicosia, Başçeri, handed the contribution cheque to Hakkı Müftüzade, the CMP's Turkish Cypriot member. On the same day, Başçeri also inspected vocational high school workshops renovated with TİKA support in Famagusta.

Türkiye contributed $100,000 to the Committee on Missing Persons in Cyprus (CMP). According to a statement from the Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Nicosia, Ambassador Başçeri handed the contribution cheque to Hakkı Müftüzade, the CMP's Turkish Cypriot member.

Visit to a vocational high school in Famagusta

Ambassador Başçeri also visited Dr. Fazıl Küçük Industrial Vocational High School in Famagusta that same day. After meeting with the school administration and teachers and receiving information about educational activities, Başçeri inspected the Furniture and Metal Technologies workshops modernized with TİKA support.

Ambassador Başçeri in the workshops renovated with TİKA support

During the visit, Başçeri also met with students and assessed the importance of vocational and technical education.

Ambassador Başçeri with students of Dr. Fazıl Küçük Industrial Vocational High School

The Committee on Missing Persons is a bicommunal body composed of Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot members. It was established under United Nations auspices in 1981 to locate the remains of people who went missing in Cyprus, identify them and return them to their families.

Photos: Embassy of the Republic of Türkiye in Nicosia