Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor, who went to Bosnia and Herzegovina for the 8th anniversary of the massacre of more than 27 thousand people in Srebrenica Tunç Soyer and the Izmir delegation was in the capital Sarajevo on the first day of the visit. Visiting the grave of Aliya İzzetbegovic, who is known as the “Wise King”, President Soyer drew attention to the scars of the war and said, “We are here to represent the conscience of İzmir.” Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyerwent to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the commemoration program organized for the anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide and for a series of visits.
President Tunç Soyer's Sarajevo visit was accompanied by İzmir Metropolitan Municipality council members Nilay Kökkılınç from the Republican People's Party, Atilla Baysak, Taner Kazanoğlu, Sedat Sarı from the IYI Party, Ertuğrul Akgün from the AK Party, Fikret Mısırlı, Nezih Özuyar from the Deva Party, representatives of the Balkan associations and the İzmir press.
“A great leader who took care of his nation”
Arriving in Sarajevo in the afternoon, the Izmir delegation first visited the Kovaci Cemetery, where the tomb of Aliya Izetbegovic, the first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is located. The President, who also visited the tombs in the historical martyrdom Tunç Soyer, praying at İzzetbegovic's grave and laying a wreath.
Speaking after Izetbegovic's grave visit, the President Tunç Soyer“Aliya Izetbegovic is a philosopher rather than a commander, and a great leader who was a victim of one of the biggest massacres in Europe's history and took care of his nation. Being in the heart of Europe in the 20th century shows how great the tragedy was. That's why we both feel great pain to remember him here today, and we are fulfilling our duty to remind him. While we are coming here from Izmir today, we are actually here representing the conscience of Izmir. We are trying to keep the conscience of Izmir alive.”
Historical city bearing the traces of war
President Soyer and the accompanying delegation visited Başçarşı, which bears Ottoman traces, after the Kovaçi Martyrdom. Facing the interest of the people of Sarajevo and the Turks in Bosnia, President Soyer met with the shopkeepers of the bazaar. sohbet it did. Visiting historical places bearing the traces of war such as Ferhadiye Street, the cathedral, Markale Market and the National Library in the capital Sarajevo, President Soyer went to the Eternal Fire Monument, built in memory of the civilians and soldiers who lost their lives in the Second World War.
President Soyer and the Izmir delegation will attend the 27th commemoration day of the Srebrenica Genocide on the second day of their visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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