The exhibition titled "Historical Ankara Photographs on the 100th Anniversary of the Republic" opened within the scope of the 100th anniversary celebrations, in cooperation with Tehran Yunus Emre Institute and Anadolu Agency.

The exhibition, hosted by the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Cultural Institute in Tehran, included Ankara's historical symbols and structures from the Republican Era, obtained from the archives of the Anadolu Agency.

The Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye in Tehran, Professor Hicabi Kırlangıç, Yunus Emre Institute Supervisory Board Member Ali Özgündüz, ECO Cultural Institute Iran Representative Selman Rüstemi, ECO Deputy Secretary General Hüseyin Avni Bıçaklı, Tehran Yunus Emre Institute Coordinator İbrahim Furkan Özdemir, ECO representatives and guests attended to the opening program.

Stating in his speech that the exhibition opened by Tehran Yunus Emre Institute on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Republic is very meaningful, Turkish Ambassador in Tehran Kırlangıç made the following evaluations: "In the exhibition containing photographs of Ankara, we see the buildings built in the first years of the Republic. We see the historical texture of that period. "It reminds us of the starting point of the Republic." 

Touching on the difficulties experienced during the founding years of the Republic, Ambassador Kırlangıç used the following expressions:

“Gazi Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades entrusted us with the Republic and the future. Our duty is to move this country forward. As the Republic of Türkiye enters its centenary, we also realize the Turkish Century."

Tehran Yunus Emre Institute Coordinator İbrahim Furkan Özdemir stated that Yunus Emre Institute organized various programs to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic in different geographies of the world.

"At the event, we had the opportunity to exhibit the historical Ankara photographs we obtained from Anadolu Agency and the photographs of important buildings built in the first period of the Republic," Coordinator Özdemir said.

In his speech, expressing his satisfaction for hosting such a meaningful program on the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Türkiye, "One of the missions of the Economic Cooperation Organization Cultural Institute, which is an international cultural institution, is to strengthen cultural interaction, particularly to focus on the fields of culture, art and literature," ECO Cultural Institute Iran Representative Selman Rustemi said.

"On the occasion of this exhibition, we would like to thank all our comrades, especially the founder of our Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and all our statesmen, bureaucrats, industrialists, businessmen and citizens who served our country throughout our century-old Republic and made efforts for the development of our country. I commemorate our citizens with respect and gratitude on the occasion of the centennial of our Republic,” said Ali Özgündüz, a member of the Supervisory Board of Yunus Emre Institute.

In the program, a musical feast was also presented to the visitors by the Iranian musical group "Istgah".