{"id":6338,"date":"2025-07-17T09:34:29","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wnp.com.pk\/?p=6338"},"modified":"2025-07-17T09:34:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T09:34:29","slug":"turkish-envoy-reaffirms-ever-growing-ties-with-pakistan-at-aious-turkish-summer-camp-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/2025\/07\/17\/turkish-envoy-reaffirms-ever-growing-ties-with-pakistan-at-aious-turkish-summer-camp-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish envoy reaffirms ever-growing ties with Pakistan at AIOU\u2019s Turkish summer camp ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 : Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Irfan Neziroglu on Thursday reaffirmed the deep-rooted and evolving friendship between Turkiye and Pakistan, describing the bond as \u2018beyond fraternal ties.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the certificate distribution ceremony at the conclusion of the <em>Turkish Summer Camp for Children<\/em> at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), organized by the Yunus Emre Institute, Islamabad, the ambassador expressed pride in the growing collaboration between the two nations across political, economic, and defense sectors. \u201cOur relationship continues to strengthen with every evolving situation &#8211; it has now reached a new level,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulating the children who successfully completed the summer camp, Dr. Neziroglu said, \u201cYou are not only the future of Pakistan, but also of Turkiye.\u201d He emphasized the importance of cultural and linguistic exchange, encouraging children to continue learning the Turkish language and consider pursuing higher education in Turkiye.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Turkish envoy reaffirms ever-growing ties with Pakistan at AIOU\u2019s Turkish summer camp ceremony\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uTX0DA2nzbg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTurkiye is among the top countries offering scholarships to Pakistani students,\u201d he noted, adding that many Pakistani students are currently studying in Turkish universities and more opportunities await future learners.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a warm and symbolic interaction with the children, the ambassador asked them to raise their right hand and say \u201cThis is Pakistan,\u201d then raise their left hand and say \u201cThis is Turkiye.\u201d He then urged them to join both hands tightly and declared, \u201cWe will live together like this forever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ambassador also floated the idea of hosting the next summer camp in Turkiye, inviting the children to participate there.<\/p>\n<p>He thanked the parents for enrolling their children and invited feedback to improve future camps. He also praised Allama Iqbal Open University for being a hub of cultural exchange and acknowledged Rector Prof. Dr. Nasir Mahmood for his hospitality and vision.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, certificates were awarded to all participating children. Ambassador Dr. Neziroglu was presented a book as a token of appreciation, while Yunus Emre Institute\u2019s Country Director, Dr. Khalil Toker, received a commendation certificate for organizing the summer camp.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6340\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/b006faf2-c05d-43eb-8cc8-c1d2216826e3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/b006faf2-c05d-43eb-8cc8-c1d2216826e3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/b006faf2-c05d-43eb-8cc8-c1d2216826e3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/b006faf2-c05d-43eb-8cc8-c1d2216826e3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/b006faf2-c05d-43eb-8cc8-c1d2216826e3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/b006faf2-c05d-43eb-8cc8-c1d2216826e3-420x420.jpg 420w, https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/b006faf2-c05d-43eb-8cc8-c1d2216826e3-696x696.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD, Thursday, July 17, 2025 : Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan, Dr. Irfan Neziroglu on Thursday reaffirmed the deep-rooted and evolving friendship between Turkiye and Pakistan, describing the bond as \u2018beyond fraternal ties.\u2019 Addressing the certificate distribution ceremony at the conclusion of the Turkish Summer Camp for Children at Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU), organized by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6339,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-diplomacy","category-middle-east"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thediplomat.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}