Int’l students meeting held in Gambian capital

BANJUL, The Gambia

An International students meeting was held in the Gambian capital Banjul on Sunday with the participation of Gambians graduated from Turkish universities.

The event at Nana Hall in Banjul was a part of 12th International Student Gathering, organized in over 50 countries by the Turkey-based Federation of International Student Associations (UDEF).

Speaking about the main aim of the event, Ali Aktas, a representative of UDEF, said: “We want peace and brotherhood to dominate the whole world.”

“We’d like to come together in the same way to share and increase our art, our commercial relations, our culture, our food and drinks.

“As well as brotherhood and friendship, we will be able to establish commercial ties and so we’ll see the benefits of growing up together,” he added.

Gambian graduates shared their experiences during their study in Turkey as they advised the prospective students about Turkish culture, food and education system.

Deputy heads of mission at the Turkish Embassy to Gambia Birgi Ertufekci and Saliha Atalar, Principal of Maarif International School Sehar Tahseen, Station Manager of Turkish Airlines in Banjul Gultekin Kilinc and Gambian school students also attended the event.

The Banjul meeting was part of 12th International Student Gatherings, which is being held in 91 cities across 51 countries with the slogan of “for a just world from east to the west”.

Anadolu Agency is the global communication partner of the gatherings organized by UDEF in collaboration with the Association of Turkish Graduates in the Gambia.

This year’s events began in Turkey’s central Kirsehir province on March 17 and will conclude on May 4. The events are also to continue abroad, starting in Sri Lanka on March 6 and concluding in the U.K. on April 30.

The final event will be held on May 4, 2019 in Istanbul, with the participation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.