Büyükçekmece Supports Sister City Gelsenkirchen

Büyükçekmece Municipality did not leave Germany’s city of Gelsenkirchen, with which it has maintained a deep-rooted sister city relationship for 20 years, alone in its difficult time.

Dr. Hasan Akgün, the mayor of Büyükçekmece, visited Ms. Karin Welge, the mayor of Gelsenkirchen, one of the regions most affected by the flood disaster in which 103 people lost their lives in Germany, and conveyed his condolences and best wishes.

“He gave his condolences and well wishes”

More than a hundred people lost their lives in the floods that occurred in the German states of Rhineland-Pfalz and North-Rhine-Westphalia and were called the “Disaster of the Century”. One of the regions most affected by the flood disaster was Gelsenkirchen, the sister city of Büyükçekmece Municipality. Mayor Akgün and the accompanying delegation, who first visited Ms. Karin Welge, the mayor of Gelsenkirchen, during their visit to Germany, expressed their sadness over the incident. Expressing his condolences to his colleague, Akgün received information about the latest situation in the areas affected by the flood. Noting that they are ready to support the disaster victims as the Büyükçekmece - Gelsenkirchen Sister City Friendship Development Association, Mayor Akgün congratulated Karin Welge, who was newly elected as the Mayor of Gelsenkirchen. Mayor Akgün stated that he fully believes that the Büyükçekmece - Gelsenkirchen sister city relationship will be further developed in the new period.

A visit was paid to the areas that affacted by the flood

During the visit, Mayor Akgün was accompanied by Büyükçekmece - Gelsenkirchen Sister City Friendship Development Association President Mr. Rüdiger Von Schoenfeldt, Vice President Mr. Ulrich Deming, founding members Mr. Adem Çukur and Mr. Timur Camcı, FC Schalke 04 Honorary President Mr. Gerhard Rehberg. The delegation then made a visit in the areas where the flood disaster occurred.

“We are with you in difficult times”

Akgün made the following statement; “We have a well-established 20-year sister city relationship with Gelsenkirchen. We will be with you in difficult times as in good times. I gave them the message that we are ready to help and that we are with them. Everything that needs to be done will be done collectively through the Büyükçekmece - Gelsenkirchen Sister City Friendship Development Association.”