Istanbul and Gaza to be twin towns
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18-6-2010
The Municipal Assembly of Istanbul accepted a proposal Thursday from Saadet (Felicity) Party, or SP, members to declare Istanbul and Gaza “sister cities.”
The decision was made with a majority of votes, with opposition coming from members of the Republican People’s Party, or CHP.
Yakup Özbek, Osman Örnek, Ahmet Sadıkoğlu and Sabahattin Yiğit, the Municipal Assembly members from SP who made the proposal, also demanded the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and its district municipalities cancel the sister-city agreements they had previously made with Israeli cities.
The proposal also “condemned vehemently” the Israeli attack on the Mavi Marmara aid ship and the terrorist attack on İskenderun the same day.
The Municipal Assembly’s decision has been sent to the office of Istanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş for his approval. If Topbaş approves the decision, the mayor’s office of Gaza will be notified and asked whether the city will agree to the designation.
Source: Hürriyet
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