“We believe in a prosperous future of TRNC,” says TİKA head

“The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has a great potential and we attach importance to the projects, which would maximise this great potential,” Serkan Kayalar, head of Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency-TİKA said on Thursday.

“We are extremely pleased with the number and variety of projects over the last three years following the opening of the TRNC-Nicosia Program Office of TİKA in December 2019,” Kayalar said, adding: “We believe in a prosperous future of the TRNC.”

In an interview with Turkish Agency-Cyprus (TAK), TİKA head Serkan Kayalar said: “TRNC-Nicosia Program Office is one of the newest program coordination offices of TİKA. We opened our 62nd program coordination office here in December 2019. As a development and cooperation agency, TİKA is engaged in various activities in many different countries. We place importance to develop projects regarding the potential of countries where we have offices. In parallel to this, TİKA aims to maximise the potential of the TRNC through the projects,” he said.

Noting that TİKA carries out projects in the field of education, health, capacity building, and income generation, Kayalar said: “Following the opening of the Nicosia Program Office, we conducted analysis in the field and held intensive meetings with the TRNC officials and NGOs, and paid working visits to many areas in the country.”

“We have made priority assessments to identify the needs of the TRNC. TRNC really has great potential. In that respect, we attach importance to the projects to maximise their potential. Agriculture is the most important one, we also attach importance to the youth. The projects, carried out with women in the TRNC, have always been important for us,” he continued.

“Over some last three years, the number and variety of projects conducted by Nicosia Program Office have exceeded the projects of many other overseas offices,” said Kayalar adding “We are extremely happy about this.”

Soruce (Turkish News Agency)