Turkey restores Ottoman history in Hungary

The Turkish state aid agency is working to unearth and restore the historical heritage of the Ottoman Empire in Hungary, said an agency official on June 2.

Archeological work is ongoing in Szigetvar, southern Hungary, where some of the remains of Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent are thought to be buried (above),

Suleyman Kızıltoprak, the Turkish Coordination and Cooperation Agency’s (TIKA) coordinator in Hungary, told Anadolu Agency.

TIKA is also maintaining to restore the historic mausoleum in the capital Budapest of Gul Baba, a famed Ottoman warrior and poet, he added.

Mentioning that TIKA’s Hungary office is the first to be set up in an EU member state, Kızıltoprak also said the agency is working in Hungary in various areas including health and the social and cultural fields.

TIKA is a state agency operating in 58 countries, with a total of 60 offices across the globe.

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