AMBASSADOR’S MESSAGE

I feel especially privileged to have the opportunity to serve in Japan as the Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye.

Friendly relations between Türkiye and Japan are based on sincere and heartfelt feelings that matured and strengthened over time.

The helping hand extended by the Japanese people to the Ottoman sailors when the frigate Ertuğrul hit the rocks and sank in Kushimoto in 1890 will never be forgotten in Türkiye.

We passed many similar milestones since that sad but glorious incident, and I believe that each and every time, shared experiences brought the peoples of Türkiye and Japan much closer.

Now, as we face the future with all its challenges, opportunities also lie ahead of us to be grasped for the benefit of our peoples.

It will be my staunch aim to carry forward this historic relationship. I believe that the possibilities are almost limitless and our Embassy will continue to seek new horizons.

With these thoughts, on behalf of the people of the country of the crescent and the star, I salute the people of the country of the rising sun.