The influence of Muhammed Salah in the cooperation between Egypt and Trabzon

Ambassador Şen stated to the AA correspondent that a reception was held for a city for the first time at the Embassy residence in Cairo, the capital of Egypt.

Stating that a special and emotional bond was formed between Trabzon and Egypt after Trabzonspor transferred Egyptian football player Muhammed Salah, Şen said, "Muhammad Salah in Trabzon, of course, shows an extraordinary performance, and although he is a world-class football player, the extraordinary interest and enthusiasm shown by Trabzonspor fans to Muhammed Salah was greatly reciprocated in Egypt. The Turkish people, the people of Trabzon, have a great love and affection for the Egyptians." he said.

Şen stated that the transfer revived the brotherhood and historical ties between the two countries and noted that in order to establish tourism and trade relations between the countries, the Trabzon delegation organized a Business-to-Business (B2B) meeting in Cairo under the leadership of the Metropolitan Municipality, in partnership with the Trabzon Governorship, Trabzon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Trabzon Commodity Exchange and the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies.

It is aimed to start scheduled flights

Stating that they hosted 1000 people at the reception, Şen said, "Our goal in the coming period is to launch not only charter but also direct scheduled flights from Egypt to our beautiful Trabzon, thanks to the aura of love, relevance and attraction created by Muhammed Salah." he said.

Şen stated that he thought the results of these initiatives would be good and said:

"I met with the notables of Trabzon here for the first time as an Ambassador. My wife is from Trabzon, and last night I was given a Trabzon jersey as a gift. They also wrote my surname as 'Şen'. We were already from Trabzon on my spouse's side, and now when I received the jersey, I officially declared that I am a Trabzonspor fan. Hopefully, I will personally come soon and watch a match."

Explaining that Trabzon and Trabzonspor deserve support, Şen said that Salah contributed to the development of tourism between the two countries and that there were Egyptians in Trabzon who got visas and went to the city to see him.

Şen said, "Turkey is actually the second homeland for every Egyptian, in the person of Muhammad Salah. Turkey is the second homeland for Egyptians, with its faith, culture, tradition and everything. Egyptians always say, 'Muhammad Salah made a great contribution to the revival of the bonds of brotherhood and his eternal memory.' We thank him." he said.

70 business people in the delegation had contacts in Cairo

Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ahmet Metin Genç also stated that relations with Egypt gained momentum after Salah's transfer to Trabzonspor and said, "Relations between Egypt and Turkey have entered a new level. We want to demonstrate the cooperation and unity between Trabzon and Cairo." he said.

Genç stated that they came to Egypt with a delegation of 160 people, including 70 business people, and said, "The view we saw both gave us hope and made us happy. I hope we will get very good results. We saw an atmosphere above our expectations. Companies operating in the B2B field entered into dialogue with 258 Egyptians." he said.