Dedeman Attends the "Fair Distribution of Social Welfare" Panel and the "Women Shaping the World" Event in the USA...

Banu Dedeman, Board Member of TÜROB, the Association of Turkish Hoteliers, attended the "Fair Distribution of Social Welfare" panel held at the Turkish House (Türkevi) in New York under the patronage of Mrs. Emine Erdoğan, wife of President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in a program attended by the spouses of heads of state, representatives of international organizations and a distinguished group of guests. Speaking at the panel, Emine Erdoğan referred to the historical existence in Anatolia of caravanserais, inns, soup kitchens and bathhouses that were placed at the service of people without discrimination and served as a means of sharing prosperity, saying: "Within the framework of the deep-rooted heritage it has inherited, our state continues to be the conscience of the world today as well. Our people's charity has also played a major role in preserving social balance and peace. The principle of equity has always been at the center of these practices." Stating that Türkiye sees humanity as "a single family", Emine Erdoğan said: "Our country will continue to extend a compassionate hand to asylum seekers, refugees and all the oppressed, just as it does to its own citizens."

In the program, attended by the spouses of the heads of state of Albania, Ecuador and the Seychelles, speeches were also delivered by Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, UN Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs Navid Hanif, UAE Minister of Community Development Shamma bint Suhail Faris Al Mazrui, and Serbian Minister of Family Welfare and Demography Darija Kisić Tepavčević.

TÜROB Board Member Banu Dedeman also attended the "Women Shaping the World" event organized by the Turkish Businesswomen's Association (TİKAD) at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, which was attended by numerous guests, foremost among them Mrs. Emine Erdoğan, wife of President Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş.