Organized annually by the Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) Social and Cultural Activities Directorate the seventh “EMU with Folks Songs” event set to take place on Friday, the 16th of December 2016 has been cancelled because of the terrorist attack that took place in İstanbul. The EMU Rector’s Office released the following statement regarding the cancellation:
“We are greatly saddened bu the casualties of the bomb attack that took place on the 10th of December 2016 in which police were targeted at the Beşiktaş – Bursaspor match played at the Vodafone Arena. It is for this reason that Eastern Mediterranean University Rector’s Office Coordination Committee has decided to cancel EMU with Folk Songs-7 organisation planned to take place on the 16th of December, 2016.
We extend our condolences to Turkey and hope that the injured will return to good health as soon as possible.”
