Turkish Consul General Aykut Ünal meets community members in İskeçe’s Kireççiler Village
Türkiye’s Consul General in Gümülcine, Aykut Ünal, visited Kireççiler village in the İskeçe region on Friday, April 3, 2026, where he met with members of the local Turkish minority community following Friday prayers.
Friday Gathering Strengthens Community Ties
The visit took place in Kireççiler, a village in İskeçe, where Consul General Ünal joined residents for Friday prayer at the village mosque before engaging in informal conversations with community members.
Accompanying Ünal during the meeting were prominent representatives of the Western Thrace Turkish minority, including:
- Mustafa Trampa, Chairman of the Western Thrace Turkish Minority Advisory Board
- Hüseyin Zeybek, Member of Parliament for İskeçe
- Kerem Abdurahimoğlu, President of the İskeçe Turkish Union
The delegation’s presence underscored the importance of maintaining close ties between diplomatic representatives and the local minority population.
Message of Appreciation from the Consulate
In a statement shared via its official social media account, the Consulate General of Türkiye in Gümülcine expressed gratitude for the warm meeting:
“We came together with our kinsmen in İskeçe/Kireççiler. We thank them for their hospitality.”
A Symbolic Visit
Such visits are widely seen as efforts to reinforce cultural and social bonds between Türkiye and the Turkish minority in Western Thrace, highlighting ongoing engagement at the local level.
