Cancellation of City Council Meeting and Sister City Agreement
August meeting of the City Council, Mayor Filiz Gencan Akin was held in the City Council Hall under the chairmanship of the Chairman. The agenda items were discussed and decided at the meeting. In this context, Bat-Yam Municipality, IsraelThe cancellation of the “Sister City Agreement” signed with was also on the agenda.
Mayor Akın emphasized that Bat-Yam is a special city where Jews who used to live in Edirne are densely populated. Reminding that the Sister City Agreement was signed in order to maintain the bond of affection with these old neighbors, he said:
“At this point, none of us accept the massacre that Israel is carrying out against Palestine. In the face of these events that deeply sadden and shake conscientious people all over the world, we will always stand by our Palestinian citizens. However, this does Not mean that every Israeli remains silent in the face of this massacre. We see that they are also protesting against these wrong decisions in many parts of the world. Therefore, we will. Continue to maintain our emotional bond with our Jewish neighbors who have lived in Turkey and in our city. However, at this point, we have decided to end this sister city relationship due to the fact that we have. “not had any cooperation in the sense of sister cities in the past and the processes that have been experienced.”
This decision was accepted by the majority of the council members. The “Twin City Agreement” between Edirne Municipality and Bat-Yam Municipality, December 27, 2022The then Mayor of Recep Gurkanwith the Mayor of Bat Yam Tzvika BrothIt was signed in Edirne between.
