The kindergarten students, aged 4-6, who attended the Turkish activities organized by Yunus Emre Institute's Budapest branch at four schools in cooperation with Budapest Kispest Municipality, have graduated with excitement.

A closing ceremony entitled "Little Tulips Learn Turkish" was held with the participation of 70 students from Árnyas Kindergarten and Szivárnány Kindergarten, affiliated to Kispest Municipality, as part of the Turkish-Hungarian cultural interaction program, implemented based on the saying, "Man's homeland is his childhood."

During the program, the Little Tulips sang various Turkish songs such as “Ellerim Tombik Tombik”, “Mevsimler”, “Ali Baba’nın Bir Çiftliği Var”, “Bugün Bayram”, “Kırmızı Balık”, and “Neler Oluyor Hayatta” in a different choreography. They recited Nazım Hikmet's poem “Dünya’yı Verelim Çocuklara” and staged a play based on Nasrettin Hoca's joke “Parayı Veren Düdüğü Çalar”. With their outstanding performances of Hungarian folk dances as well as traditional Turkish folk dances, the kids exhibited the intercultural interaction that dates back thousands of years as it was reflected in the Turkish-Hungarian folklore having common roots.

The program was attended by Embassy of Republic of Turkey in Budapest Counselor A. Noyan Özkaya, Embassy of Republic of Turkey in Budapest Trade Consultant Başak Araslı Akyol, Kispest Mayor Gajda Péter, Csokakö Mayor Fűrész György, Gül Baba Foundation General Manager Szalai István, Representative of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) to Budapest Selda Çimen, Director of National Museum of Hungary Tomka Gábor, Turkish-Hungarian Businessmen's Association President Osman Şahbaz, Turkish Airlines Budapest Director Akın Çarkçı, and many civilian administrators, educators and business.

The program was supported by Pendik Municipality, the National Museum of Hungary, Mettravel Travel Agency, Budget Car Rental and Pre-School Educational Institutions Association of Turkey (OKED). The program ended with speeches of thanks and presentation of gifts.