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EMU Celebrates Kazakhstan Independence Day

Organised by Eastern Mediterranean University Kazakh Student Association, a ceremony celebrating the 550th Anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate and the 24th Independence Day took place at Rauf Raif Denktaş Culture and Congress Center. Kazakh students from all over the TRNC and EMU attended the said event which commenced with a moment of silence and the Kazakhstan National Anthem.

During the said ceremony, Vice Rector for Promotion Prof. Dr. Hasan Amca delivered an opening address, thanked all attendees participating in the event and stated that Kazakhstan earned its independence on 16 December 1991.

The event hosted independence poems, theatre performances and dance shows of Kazakh students. Among notable names attending the event were Kazakh MP Alma Dochshanova, TR Nicosia Embassy Labour and Social Security Advisor, Youth and Sports Coordinator Semattin Öztürk, TR Nicosia Embassy Customs Advisor Sefa Ekin, TRNC Ahiska Turks Culture and Solidarity Association Chair Hakan Uygun, Yunus Emre Institute Advisor Hüseyin Şahin, Doğuş Road Tourism Director Servet Yalçınkaya, Vice Rector for Promotion Prof. Dr. Hasan Amca and EMU Alumni Communications and Career Research Director Derviş Ekşici.

Kazakh MP Visited EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam

Kazakh Member of the Parliament Alma Dochshanova, who was in Cyprus due to the 24th Independence Day of Kazakhstan, paid a visit to EMU Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Osam. During the said visit Prof. Dr. Osam conveyed his pleasure in hosting Dochshanova in EMU and provided detailed information about EMU.

During the visit, Dochshanova provided detailed information about Kazakhstan’s history as well as its education system. At the end of the visit, Prof. Dr. Osam presented Dochshanova a frame made of Lefkara lace.