Yıldırım Municipality initiates "Memory of Bursa" program

The 'Memory of Bursa' project, implemented by the Directorate of Culture, Art and Social Affairs of Yıldırım Municipality, will bring together names that have left their mark on the city's history and culture with the people of Bursa. The events to be held at the Alev Alatlı City Thought and Art Center aim to build bridges between generations.

Yıldırım Municipality is undertaking a new project to contribute to Bursa's cultural and artistic life and to refresh social memory. The 'Memory of Bursa' program series, organized by the Directorate of Culture, Art and Social Affairs, will bring important figures who have witnessed the city's recent past together with citizens.

Ahmet Şevki Şakalar will moderate the meetings to be held at the Alev Alatlı City Thought and Art Center. Within the scope of the project, Nesibe Günalp Kal, Prof. Dr. Mustafa Kara, M. Safiyyüddin Erhan, Prof. Dr. Osman Çetin, and Prof. Dr. Süreyya Beyzadeoğlu will take part as speakers to shed light on the city's history.

Yıldırım Mayor Oktay Yılmaz emphasized that cities are not just made up of buildings and streets, but their essential elements are memory, stories, values, and people. Stating that protecting this heritage and transferring it to future generations is a shared responsibility, Yılmaz invited all fellow citizens to this cultural journey.