The Executive Board members of Kabatas East Asia & World Project requested the support of Slovakian Ambassador to Turkey to sign a sister-school agreement with a high school in Slovakia to promote understanding, friendship and contribute to strengthening the relations between two countries. The high-ranking diplomat pledged to do her best for building a partnership between Kabatas High School and a high school in Slovakia.
On the occasion of the event, the music band of our school performed “Ach synku synku” song which is so meaningful for the citizens of Slovakia and Czechia.
GALICIA TURKISH MARTYRS CEMETERY in SLOVAKIA
Some of the Turkish soldiers lost their lives in Slovakia during the Battle of Galicia (1916-1917). Galicia Turkish martyrs cemetery is being built Bratislava and it is expected to be inaugurated in a year time. With the support of Turkish and Slovakian governments, we wish to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Turkish cemetery for paying tribute to our fallen soldiers on Slovakian territory in World War I.
RELATIONS BETWEEN TURKEY & SLOVAKIA
Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's territory spans about 49,000 square kilometres and is mostly mountainous. The population is over 5.4 million and consists mostly of Slovaks. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, and the second-largest city is Košice.
After World War I and the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Czechoslovak National Council established Czechoslovakia. In 1989, the Velvet Revolution ended the Communist rule in Czechoslovakia peacefully. Slovakia became an independent state on 1 January 1993 after the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia, sometimes known as the Velvet Divorce.
Turkey was one of the first countries to recognize the independent Slovakia, following the peaceful dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. Bilateral relations between Turkey and the Slovak Republic are free from political disputes and maintain a friendly course.
NATO and the EU, of which Slovakia has been a member since 2004, are the two main organizations at which Turkey and the Slovak Republic collaborate closely.
Reciprocal high-level visits also give impetus to the bilateral relations.
September 19, 2019
