President of the municipality of Rožaje, Ejup Nurković visited Turkey
Donation of the city of Ankara
During his official visit to Turkey and the city of Ankara (February 10, 2015), the mayor of the municipality, Ejup Nurković, presented the problems faced by the local self-government and indicated priorities for future cooperation. The president of the city of Ankara, Mr. Melih Gökçen, expressed his satisfaction with the visit and prepared a warm welcome for our president, introducing him to the work of their city administration and future goals in joint cooperation.
On that occasion, he expressed his readiness for the city of Ankara to donate funds for the realization of two important projects, the reconstruction of the Rožaje Municipality building and the construction of another floor, in order to facilitate the work of the local administration and establish more normal conditions for its functioning, as well as the construction of a business building of the City Market, which would have business facilities and a large parking space next to the market.
Mr. Melih Gökçen, the president of the city of Ankara, promised that he will soon visit our municipality and that he will see on the spot all the problems that surround us, as well as the resources that our municipality has at its disposal. The president of Ankara is particularly connected to the Balkans, as he is originally from Prizren.
The President of the City of Ankara, Mr. Melih Gökçen and the President of the Municipality of Rožaje
Interview with the Minister of Health of Turkey, Mr. Mehmet Müezzinoğlu
The President of the Municipality of Rožaje, Ejup Nurković used his visit to Turkey to talk with the Minister of Health of Turkey, Mr. Mehmet Müezzinoğlu, during which he thanked him for his contribution that in certain cases patients from the Balkans were treated for free in Turkey and for their contribution in strengthening the capacities of our hospitals and donation to Montenegro.
At the end of the conversation, Minister Mehmet Müezzinoğlu promised that their Ministry would donate ambulances to Rožaje Health Center. Cooperation with their ministry will be continued, in order to jointly improve the health system in Rožaje.
Minister Mehmet Müezzinoğlu and President of Rožaje Municipality
Visit to the Director of the Diaspora of Turkey, Mr. Kudret Bülbül
The result of the conversation with the Director of the Turkish diaspora, Mr. Kudret Bülbül, is the training of our staff in a training that will soon be organized for participants from 50 countries, where local self-government employees will participate in order to gain knowledge and hear the experiences of their local governments. The practices of local and city governments in Turkey, which are among the leaders in the world, will be able to be applied later in our municipality, and this will be a turning point for their future work.
The President of the Municipality of Rožaje, Ejup Nurković, expressed his satisfaction with the cooperation with their institution so far, which enabled the education of our children in elite schools in Turkey and Turkish universities in the Balkans, and possible cooperation on a scientific basis in various fields was also agreed upon.
Cooperation between NGOs from Ankara and NGOs from our municipality has been agreed to jointly apply for various projects, and NGOs from Rožaj will have the opportunity to apply for funds from their institutions for various projects.
Director for the Turkish Diaspora, Mr. Kudret Bülbül and President of the Municipality of Rožaje
The President of Rožaje Municipality attended the address of the Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoğlu
The President of Rožaje Municipality, Ejup Nurković, attended the address of the Prime Minister of Turkey to the ministers and MPs of the AK Party, where the Vice President of the AK Party, Mr. Yasin Aktay, was also present, and our President was accompanied by MP Hüseyin Bürge.
Mr. Hüseyin Bürge is the president of the Balkan University in Skopje, where 70 of our students study, and in the conversation with him, future cooperation was agreed upon for the enrollment of our students at this prestigious university.
The president of the municipality of Rožaje also discussed future infrastructure projects and investments in our municipality, but these projects will be finalized after their visit to our municipality.
