The meeting, organised upon the invitation of President Tatar, was also attended by First Lady Sibel Tatar, Minister of Health, Ünal Üstel, and the young group consisting of Ahmet Damdelen, Bengül İşeri, Muhammet Al Shanableh, Tahir Doğu, Burak Deniz, Naciye Deniz and Ayşe Yetkiner.

Issues related to economy, health and education issues, in particular the Covid-19 outbreak, were discussed and information was exchanged with the young people.



PRESIDENT TATAR: “THE DOORS OF THE PRESIDENCY IS ALWAYS OPEN TO EVERY SINGLE YOUTH”

President Tatar said in his speech that these sorts of social gatherings will continue to be held under the auspices of the Presidency, because it is very important to benefit from the dynamic youth and their ideas in order to facilitate the development of the country and the acceptance of our country in the international arena. 

The President said that he “attributes great value to the ideas of the youth, and will support these views as much as is possible,” adding that “the doors of the Presidency is always open to every single youth”.



YOUTH PRESENT KNEE BRACE MOTIF

The youth presented a Male Knee Brace Pattern from the miniature "Cyprus Folk Clothes" series as a gift to President Tatar, where they explained that the motif was the work of the Doruk Foundation, and also gave information about the knee pads.

Explaining the purpose of the knee brace, the President was told that it was worn as part of a "formal" dress code in the past, that these knee braces were blue and with single embroidery, as well as the knee braces that were worn daily, while working and were black in colour. It was also stated that these were also worn daily and also as groom suits. Information was also given that the white knee pads worn in Turkey have a place in Turkish Cypriot culture and history.