The “Türkiye-Russia-China-Iran alliance” is being built step by step. Speaking at the opening, DÜNYA-MER President Prof. Dr. Semih Koray, CPC International Affairs Deputy Minister Jin Xin, and Patriotic Party Chairman Dr. Doğu Perinçek emphasized the role of the Turkish-Chinese revolutions in the founding of the new world civilization.
The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center (DÜNYA-MER) was inaugurated with the participation of Jin Xin, Deputy Minister of International Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC). At the opening held yesterday at the Grand Meyra Palace Hotel in Ankara, the builders and founders of the world’s new civilization came together.
In addition to the ten-member Chinese delegation, diplomatic representatives from Russia, Iran, Belarus, Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, as well as many prominent figures from Türkiye, attended the meeting. Among the Turkish participants were Patriotic Party Chairman Dr. Doğu Perinçek, AK Party Deputy Chairman for Foreign Affairs Dr. Muhammed Emin Saraç, former State Minister and former CHP Secretary General Mehmet Sevigen, 24th term MHP Deputy Özcan Yeniçeri, 27th term HDP Deputy Habip Eksik, TÜRK-İŞ Confederation Deputy Chairman Ramazan Ağar, and the Center for Eurasian Studies President, retired Ambassador Alev Kılıç.
Activities in Many Fields
Established to strengthen the historical interaction between world civilizations, reveal the role of the rising Asian civilization in humanity’s common future, and research the contributions of Turkish-Chinese revolutions to humanity’s progress, DÜNYA-MER will operate in many fields including history, politics, sociology, and economics.
Prof. Dr. Semih Koray explained DÜNYA-MER’s mission: “Drawing upon humanity’s civilizational heritage in the struggle against these falsehoods and decay is of vital importance. The World Civilizations Initiative Research Center is being founded precisely to fulfill these challenging yet exciting tasks.”
Jin Xin stated: “The Chinese side stands ready to work with the Turkish side to actively implement the important consensus reached between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.”
Doğu Perinçek declared: “We Asians have contributed to humanity’s great civilizational advances throughout history. Today, we again stand on the threshold of a historic responsibility.”
Key Messages
Three important speeches were delivered at the opening meeting. For full texts and videos, see:
- Prof. Dr. Semih Koray’s Opening Speech
- Jin Xin: Let Us Build Bridges Between Peoples Through Cooperation and Dialogue
- Dr. Doğu Perinçek: We Are Builders of a New Civilization
Participants
Diplomatic participants: Ambassador of Nicaragua Tatiana Daniela García Silva, Deputy Ambassador of Iran Mahmud Alizade, Political Counsellor of Venezuela Yaifred Raquel Ron Aguilera, Counsellor of Cuba Oscar Redondo, First Secretary of Belarus Gleb Krykanu, Minister-Counsellor of Russia Sergey Koritskiy, Cultural Counsellor of Russia Aleksandr Sotniçenko, along with the Iranian delegation members.
Domestic participants: Patriotic Party Secretary General Özgür Bursalı, Dr. Muhammed Emin Saraç, Mehmet Sevigen, Özcan Yeniçeri, Habip Eksik, Ayhan Bilgen, Hasan Korkmazcan, Ambassador Alev Kılıç, Ramazan Ağar, USMER President Şule Perinçek, and many other prominent figures.
Binali Yıldırım (Former Prime Minister): “In today’s international context, strengthening inter-civilizational dialogue, deepening mutual understanding, and keeping channels of constructive interaction open between different cultures is of great importance. I hope the friendship and cooperation between Türkiye and China will be further strengthened through such platforms.”
