An exhibition titled "Treasures of Konya and Sille" has opened in Kavala, featuring belongings and photographs belonging to the Sille community who were exchanged during the population exchange.
Selçuklu Mayor Ahmet Pekyatırmacı stated, "I believe that these steps taken to strengthen Turkish-Greek friendship will also serve as a precursor to future projects."
The "Treasures of Konya and Sille" exhibition, organized in collaboration with the Konya Selçuklu and Kavala Municipalities, the Muhammad Ali Research Center (MOHA), the New Gerveli Cappadocia Research Center, and Necmettin Erbakan University, was inaugurated in the city of Kavala, Greece.
Kavala Mayor Theodoros Mouriadis said, "The photographs of these rare heirlooms passing before our eyes carry a deep emotional weight. The Selçuklu Municipality showed genuine interest in highlighting these sacred relics, not only respecting our efforts to turn back time but also taking an active role in fully presenting our history in the neighboring country. I wholeheartedly thank them for their initiatives, which have shown the path to peaceful coexistence between peoples and cultures in the past. 'Treasures of Konya and Sille' is one of the most significant events we have planned as part of the 100th anniversary of the population exchange, both in the context of what happened here and in Turkey."
