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Al-Ahram Weekly
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Turkish embassy celebrates Youth Day in Cairo with sport, call for closer ties - City Lights - Life & Style
The Turkish embassy in Cairo marked Turkey's Youth and Sports Day on 19 May with an upbeat gathering that mixed games, diplomacy, and a quiet pitch for closer Egyptian-Turkish ties through sport and youth exchange. Held at the Turkish ambassador's Giza residence, the event brought together diplomats, youth representatives, and members of the Turkish, Egyptian, and Palestinian communities for a day of table tennis, arm wrestling, archery—and more than a little symbolism. Ambassador Salih Mutlu Şen used the occasion to announce a planned friendly match between Egypt and Turkey's under-21 football teams. The match is part of upcoming celebrations marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Palestinian youth taking part in the celebration at the Turkish embassy in Giza. 'Youth represent hope and the future,' Şen said. 'Sports build friendships. We want more of that — at club level and national level.' He praised Egypt's rising talent, including Adam Asil, the Egyptian-born gymnast who now competes for Turkey and recently became a world champion. 'He's our shared pride,' Şen said, naming football stars Mohamed Salah and Arda Güler as youth role models in both countries. Palestinian youth were also welcomed at the embassy — a move Şen framed as both symbolic and intentional. 'Palestinian youth are the future of a free and independent Palestine,' he said. 'Just as Israeli children deserve safety and freedom, so do Palestinian children. Gaza is a test of human conscience.' Turkish ambassador Salih Mutlu Şen with the Egyptian winner of the airline ticket. The date itself — 19 May — commemorates the country's Youth and Sports Day and the launch of its independence movement under Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Şen reminded guests of the young people who fought and died in that struggle: 'Some were just fifteen.' The event closed with a raffle sponsored by Turkish airline A Jet. Three young guests — two Egyptian women and a Palestinian girl — won free tickets to Turkey. Şen's final message to the youth in the crowd was simple: 'Never stray from the path of human dignity, justice, and peace.' Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Arab Times
20-05-2025
- Business
- Arab Times
Farwaniya governor praises twinship deal with Turkish city of Samsun
ANKARA, May 20: Farwaniya Governor Sheikh Athbi Nasser Al-Athbi Al-Sabah highlighted the importance of the twinship deal with Turkish city of Samsun and the deep-rooted ties between both sides The governor made the statement to KUNA after partaking in the celebrations for May 19, the Commemoration of Ataturk, Youth and Sports Day in the city of Samsun. Relations between Kuwait and Turkiye are exemplary, he said, wishing Turkiye further progress, development and prosperity as well as everlasting stability and security. The organizers of this event expressed gratitude to Sheikh Athbi for accepting this invitation and attending the celebrations, a dear occasion of Turkish people, he noted. They affirmed that Kuwait has a special position for the Turkish government and people as both sides have exceptional ties, he stated. Turkish people are keen on reviving the deal mainly in such official occasions and sharing expertise in all fields to bear fruits to both countries, he affirmed. The governor took part in planting a tree in the name of Kuwait in a city's national park, in the presence of Samsun's mayor Halit Dogan and Kuwait's Ambassador to Turkiye Abdulaziz Al-Adwani, which symbolizes friendship and collaboration bonds between two countries. The Kuwaiti governor met with Dogan and discussed topics on boosting relations. Dogan thanked Sheikh Athbi for participation in these celebrations and expressed happiness for continued collaboration which contributes to sharing expertise and opening horizons of cooperation in all fields. A twinship agreement was signed between Kuwait's Farwaniya Governorate and Turkiye's City of Samsun in April 2016 to promote joint investments and exchange of expertise.
