Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Numan Kurtulmuş visited Grand Mufti’s Office in Sofia

Within his visit in Bulgaria the Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey Numan Kurtulmuş visited Grand Mufti’s Office on February 12, 2018 (Tuesday). He met with the Grand Mufti of Bulgaria Dr. Mustafa Hadzhi, and during his visit to the Muslim Denomination Kurtulmuş was accompanied by the Ambassador of the republic of Turkey in Bulgaria Hasan Ulusoy and also by diplomats from the Embassy of the Republic of Turkey in Bulgaria. On behalf of Grand Mufti’s Office besides Dr. Mustafa Hadzhi in the meeting participated also the Deputy Grand Mufti Murat Pingov and the Spokesman of the Muslim Denomination Dzhelal Faik.

It was a protocol meeting. The guests and the representatives of Grand Mufti’s Office discussed at it the relations between the two countries in the field of culture. There were also discussed the possibilities on behalf of the Mufti’s Office in Bulgaria to contribute and to consolidate the positive relations with the Turkish Diyanet and as a whole to the good cultural relations with neighboring Turkey.

The Grand Mufti of the Muslim in Bulgaria Dr. Mustafa Hadzhi shared about the non-return of waqf properties in the country and informed the guests about other current activities in the work of the Muslim Denomination in Bulgaria.

The meeting ended with wishes for success and fruitful maintenance of the bilateral cultural relations between Turkey and Bulgaria.

Author: L. Chausheva