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500 TURKISH DIASPORA GROUPS TO COME TOGETHER ON THURSDAY
Today's Zaman
June 4 2012
Turkey
Representatives of Turkish citizens living in different parts of the
world will come together for the first time in Ankara on Thursday
to establish a group called the Turkish Diaspora. During the first
meeting of the Turkish Diaspora the target will be to define the
problems of Turkish people living abroad and how to solve them.
Currently nearly 6.5 million Turkish citizens are living abroad, and
for the first time their representatives will come together under the
auspices of the Turkish government. Representatives of approximately
500 federations, trusts and associations will be involved in the
meeting organized under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister
Bekir Bozdag.
During the meetings held in Ankara over June 7-8 Turkish citizens
living abroad will discuss their problems in detail as well as
common ways forward on the basic issues concerning Turkey. Also, a
common stance will be determined on the issues such as the so-called
Armenian genocide allegations raised in France, the growing racism in
Europe, Turkey's EU membership, the removal of visa requirements for
EU travel and Islamophobia, and common strategies will be identified
for acting collectively.
Other ministers will also attend the meeting. After the opening speech
by Bozdag the ministers will get the chance to meet the representatives
of expatriates.
Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Ar覺nc, Labor Minister Faruk Celik,
Minister of Education Omer Dincer, Customs and Trade Minister Hayati
Yaz覺c覺, Family and Social Policy Minister Fatma 癬^ahin and Youth
and Sports Minister Suat K覺l覺c will join the meeting to discuss the
problems and to propose solutions. During the meeting many issues
concerning citizens living abroad including trade, social security
and family and youth issues will be discussed.
From: A. Papazian
Today's Zaman
June 4 2012
Turkey
Representatives of Turkish citizens living in different parts of the
world will come together for the first time in Ankara on Thursday
to establish a group called the Turkish Diaspora. During the first
meeting of the Turkish Diaspora the target will be to define the
problems of Turkish people living abroad and how to solve them.
Currently nearly 6.5 million Turkish citizens are living abroad, and
for the first time their representatives will come together under the
auspices of the Turkish government. Representatives of approximately
500 federations, trusts and associations will be involved in the
meeting organized under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister
Bekir Bozdag.
During the meetings held in Ankara over June 7-8 Turkish citizens
living abroad will discuss their problems in detail as well as
common ways forward on the basic issues concerning Turkey. Also, a
common stance will be determined on the issues such as the so-called
Armenian genocide allegations raised in France, the growing racism in
Europe, Turkey's EU membership, the removal of visa requirements for
EU travel and Islamophobia, and common strategies will be identified
for acting collectively.
Other ministers will also attend the meeting. After the opening speech
by Bozdag the ministers will get the chance to meet the representatives
of expatriates.
Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Ar覺nc, Labor Minister Faruk Celik,
Minister of Education Omer Dincer, Customs and Trade Minister Hayati
Yaz覺c覺, Family and Social Policy Minister Fatma 癬^ahin and Youth
and Sports Minister Suat K覺l覺c will join the meeting to discuss the
problems and to propose solutions. During the meeting many issues
concerning citizens living abroad including trade, social security
and family and youth issues will be discussed.
From: A. Papazian