The decision to become a confederation, taken in Beyşehir

Executives of Konyalılar associations and foundations from İzmir, Ankara, İstanbul, Konya, Antalya, Uşak, Aydın, Denizli, Manisa and Bursa came together in Beyşehir, Konya, to form a confederation. In a statement to our newspaper Ege Manşet (www.egemanset.com), Mehmet Aydoğan, President of KONFED, the Konyalılar Federation, and of the Konyalılar Foundation, announced that at the meeting hosted by Beyşehir Mayor Adil Bayındır they had decided to establish a confederation with a strong structure. “As our associations and foundations from all provinces, we stood together in unity at the meeting in Beyşehir and decided to move towards a confederation,” President Mehmet Aydoğan said.

THEY TOURED THE DISTRICTS OF BEYŞEHİR, SEYDİŞEHİR AND HÜYÜK...

President Mehmet Aydoğan also said they had been warmly welcomed by the mayors of Beyşehir, Seydişehir and Hüyük, the districts of Konya where they were guests: “Our Beyşehir Mayor Adil Bayındır showed us the world’s largest natural Water Lily Garden in Beyşehir’s Çiftlik neighbourhood. Everyone should see and experience the beauty of this world wonder, recently opened to tourism. We travelled seven and a half kilometres by boat through the reeds to see the magnificent Water Lily Garden on the water. Our Hüyük Mayor Mehmet Çiğdem Tolca gave the whole team breakfast and showed us around Hüyük. We were hosted at the Seydi Şifa Thermal Facilities as guests of our Seydişehir Mayor Mehmet Tutan. We thank all our mayors for their attention and hospitality.”