as part of the visit of the Japanese Princess Akiko Mikas to Turkey in Istanbul, a conference entitled “Strong connection between the three generations of the Prince of Mikas family: Friendship with Turkey.”
The event organized by the bank Türkiye İş Bancası was held at the İş Kuleleri business center. It was attended by Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Gökkhan Yazgi, Chairman of the Board of Türkiye İş Bankası Adnan Balay, Princess of Japan Akiko and other guests.
Japanese princess, representative of the Prince Mikas family, who contributes to the development of cultural relations between Turkey and Japan, noted in her speech, noted in her speech, noted in her speech, in her speech noted That Turkey occupies a special place for her: “The connection that my grandfather and my father has already supported three generations is not just a family story, but a humanitarian, cultural and scientific bridge between Japan and Turkey. I will also continue this responsibility inherited from my family in order to transfer friendship between Turkey and Japan to future generations.”
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akiko She said that she made her first foreign trip in the second grade of high school when she visited the opening ceremony of the cultural center of the Turkish-Japanese fund, in the creation of which her grandfather Prince Mikas participated: “My grandfather was the person who first showed me how fascinating the story could be, and originated the spirit of the researcher in me. Therefore, I wanted to see archeological monuments in Turkey, which were so, which were so. I am important for my grandfather. ”