Bećirović with BiH Diaspora in Turkey: Connecting the Diaspora and Homeland is a Strategic Task

(Patria) - Chairman of the Presidency of BiH Denis Bećirović spoke in Istanbul with
representatives of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian diaspora in the Republic of Turkey about intensifying business connections with the homeland of Bosnia and Herzegovina and opportunities for cooperation in preserving tradition and culture.

Representatives of the BiH diaspora thanked Bećirović for strengthening ties between Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and emphasized that this is the first organized meeting of the Chairman of the Presidency of BiH with the BiH diaspora in the Republic of Turkey. They expressed a desire for new meetings to be organized in the near future, thematically dedicated to the economy, culture, and tradition.

During the talks, the hosts informed Bećirović that the Republic of Turkey is home to millions of citizens whose origins are from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their ties with the homeland of their ancestors intensified after Bosnia and Herzegovina gained independence. They emphasized that citizens of the Republic of Turkey, who originate from Bosnia and Herzegovina, have for centuries played an important role in Turkish society, into which they are fully integrated and which has allowed them to preserve the Bosnian language and tradition to this day.

Bećirović stressed that the emigrant community in the Republic of Turkey has significantly contributed to the strong friendly relations between the two countries. He added that relations between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Turkey are on the rise, which will contribute to more significant connections with individuals, groups, and associations that cherish the culture and tradition of Bosniaks, i.e., Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bosnia and Herzegovina, in cooperation with the authorities of the Republic of Turkey, wants to support the organized efforts of associations to preserve the Bosnian language, tradition, and culture of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Republic of Turkey and wants to take concrete steps in this field, emphasized Bećirović.

Bećirović said that business initiatives from the Republic of Turkey to launch investments in our country are growing stronger, led by citizens originating from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He pointed out that, on the other hand, a significant number of citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina invest in real estate in the Republic of Turkey, further strengthening ties between the two countries. Finally, Bećirović called on the Bosnian-Herzegovinian diaspora in the Republic of Turkey to visit and strengthen ties with the homeland of their ancestors.