Izmir Metropolitan Municipality organized a "Micro Entrepreneurship, Project Finance, Eco Tourism" conference for Roman citizens in Izmir at the Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center.
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality organized the “Micro-Entrepreneurship, Project Finance, Eco-Tourism” conference for Roman citizens at the Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center (AASSM). Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Advisor Ahmet Altan, Eurasia Romany Academic Network President Orhan Galjus, Swedish Uppsala University faculty member Prof. Dr. Tahir Jan Babar, İzmir Roma Community Support and Development Association President Ladin Yıldıran, Buca Municipality Charlie Chaplin Etude Profession and Art Workshop Manager Fevziye Meletli and representatives from Slovenia and Kosovo.
“We direct young Roma people to sports and art”
In the opening speech of the conference where suggestions for the participation of Romani citizens in the economy were shared, Advisor to the President Ahmet Altan said, “When we look at the Roma community in Turkey, we see that it is no different than in the rest of the world. One of our problems is with housing. Roman citizens are forced to live in houses that lack hygienic conditions. Substance abuse has also become a serious problem. As Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, we are trying to support them by taking the activities that will direct them to sports and art to their neighborhoods. We are creating special programs to include Romani youth in sports and cultural activities.”
“We will be able to strengthen the wings of the Roma community”
Orhan Galjus, President of the Eurasia Romany Academic Network, stated that they created another universe for the Roma community in Turkey and said, “People working on these problems will create different and productive solutions. Very important steps are being taken in İzmir. Perhaps we will strengthen the wings of the Roma community. All the work done in Turkey will grow like a snowball.”
Izmir Metropolitan Municipality organized a Roma Rights Workshop on 22-23 July.
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