ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc congratulated on Saturday Hanukkah festival of Turkish citizens of Jewish origin.
Issuing a message, Arýnc said that religious festivals remind people once again the need for friendship and cooperation.
Arinc said in his message that the bomb attacks on two synagogues which claimed the lives of many people in Istanbul last month didn't disturb the common feelings among people of the country, but on the contrary they increased the solidarity. Arinc hoped no such sad incidents to take place in Istanbul anymore.
(ÖÞ) 20.12.2003