The Philippine Embassy Team at  the Odunpazari Modern Art Museum in Eskişehir (Embassy Photo)

Ankara, 17 November 2022-- On her visit to  Eskişehir last 21 October ,  Ambassador to Türkiye Maria Elena P. Algabre, with Consul General Juan E. Dayang, Jr. and Attaché Vanesa T. Sumera, met with Governor Erol Ayyildiz, and Mayor Yilmaz Büyükersen to explore potential cooperation on tourism, business, education, and culture. 

Governor Erol Ayyildiz presents  to Ambassador Maria Elena Algabre  a chess set made of Eskişehir’s famous meerschaum(Embassy photo)

The Philippine Embassy team with Mayor Yilmaz Büyükersen and his officials (Embassy photo)

One of Türkiye’s most progressive cities,  Eskişehir is a historic cultural and trade center with a strategic railway system connecting Ankara and Istanbul via a speed train. The district of Odunpazari is included in the UNESCO Tentative World Cultural Heritage List.  The city is also  is also known as a university town. The Embassy team expressed gratitude to the Governor and Mayor for the warm hospitality accorded to Filipinos living in Eskişehir, particularly Filipino students at the city’s Anadolu University under the sponsorship of the Presidency of Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB).  END