Project coordinators Yakup Karabacak and Oya Özden visited Mardin Deputies together with the Ankara porter Nagihan Konukçu, Batman porter Cuma Gülcü and Mardin porter Mehmet Şerif Öter.
Visit to AKP Mardin Deputies
Project coordinators Yakup Karabacak and Oya Özden visited AKP Mardin Deputies Abdurrahim Akdağ and Gönül Bekin Şahkulubey, together with the Ankara porter Nagihan Konukçu, Batman porter Cuma Gülcü and Mardin porter Mehmet Şerif Öter.
Project coordinators Yakup Karabacak and Oya Özden explained the basic principles of the project, the participant profile and the provincial distribution, supporting the information with numerical data. Abdurrahim Akdağ expressed that the TsPAs create an opportunity for politicians to be in the society, among the society, and that he values these meetings in terms of social integration. Gönül Bekin Şahkulubey stated that even though political parties seem to be strengthening the meetings, the most important element is the host which exhibits an objective and equal understanding to all opinions. Therefore Şahkulubey explained that she finds the attitude of the TsPA important, and that she will give necessary support.
Visit to HDP Mardin Deputy Erol Dora
Visiting HDP Mardin Deputy Erol Dora as well, the TsPA team gave the data of the targeted and accomplished TsPA work both locally and generally.
Erol Dora stated that the settling of freedom of debate and expression in our country is extremely important and that the TsPA succeeded to bring differences together; allowing societies to have an opportunity to get to know different cultures and beliefs.