Türkiye's Hannover consul general attends Republic Ball in Bremen

Türkiye's Hannover Consul General Yusuf Arıkan met with Turkish and German guests at the Republic Ball organized by the Bremen Atatürk Society to mark the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Republic.

Türkiye's Hannover Consul General Yusuf Arıkan attended the Republic Ball organized by the Bremen Atatürk Society to mark the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Republic. The Consulate General announced the ball, hosted by the organization whose German name is Atatürk Gesellschaft Bremen, with statements in Turkish and German.

The Consulate General thanked in particular Bremen Atatürk Society President Dr. Aydın Genca and German-Turkish Society President Recep Ali Tüfek among those who contributed to organizing the event.

Speech delivered in front of the Turkish flag and Atatürk portrait at the Republic Ball in Bremen

Thanks to civil society, political parties and musicians

The statement also thanked the leaders of the civil society organizations that attended the event, representatives of political parties, Turkish and German friends, and the musicians who “added color to the evening.”

Photos released by the Consulate General showed the ballroom decorated with Turkish flags, an Atatürk portrait and red-and-white balloons. Guests waved the Turkish flags they were holding to live music, while some participants took to the dance floor. Speeches from the podium were delivered in front of the Atatürk portrait and the Turkish flag.

Guests dancing with Turkish flags at the Republic Ball

Bremen follows reception in Hannover

The Hannover Consulate General had also celebrated the Republic's 103rd anniversary with a reception at the Hannover Maritim Airport Hotel. Representatives of the consular corps, officials from local authorities and leaders of civil society organizations attended the reception, which also included Bremen Senator for Construction, Transport and Urban Development Özlem Ünsal.

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