On the 30^th October, the Embassy of the Republic of Turkiye has organized the 100^th Anniversary of the Foundation of the country. This event has been extremely felt by Turkish citizens and , of course, by the friends of Turkiye.

His Excellency Egemen Bagis, Ambassador of Turkiye in the Czech Republic, his spouse Beyhan N. Bagis have welcomed the guests. His Excellency has offered his welcome speech, followed by the friendly words expressed by the Czech Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Jan Lipavsky.  A video message from the President Erdogan has also been shown on the screen.

The event has taken place at the wonderful premises of the Rudolfinum (Dvorana Hall). The atmosphere has been extremely lively and has represented a magic combination of elegance as well as friendliness. A number of personalities from the diplomatic and the political environment have participated. We feel mentioning the President Vaclav Klaus and his wife Livia Klausova as well as the former Prime Minister Andrej Babis.

A sumptuous banket has followed, with all guests free to network in a perfect combination of friendliness and professionality. The event has been continuing far beyond the planned time, indicating the very success of the whole organization.

By Pietro Andrea Podda
pietro.podda@pragueforum.cz