Izmir, November 10 (TDI): Mayor Tunç Soyer of Izmir inaugurated the ‘Pakistan Boulevard’. The inaugural ceremony was also attended by Ambassador of Pakistan in Turkey Syrus Sajjad Qazi, Honorary Consul General of Pakistan in Izmir Cahit Yasar Eren, Selami Poyraz, President of the Chamber of Commerce Assembly, and Mahmut Ozgener, President of the Board of the Izmir Chamber of Commerce.
Welcome to the Pakistan Boulevard in #Izmir, Turkey❗️
Inaugurated this week by Mayor @tuncsoyer with Pakistan’s Ambassador to Turkey H.E @syrusqazi in attendance.
🇵🇰 🤝 🇹🇷 #PakistanDiplomacy https://t.co/AdLmznr3Nc pic.twitter.com/FIk2xcnW7y
— Foreign Minister’s Public Diplomacy 🇵🇰 (@FMPublicDiploPK) November 10, 2021
Pakistan Boulevard is a 1.5-kilometer-long roadway in Izmir’s corporate and financial area.
Ambassador Syrus Sajjad Qazi also visited Pakistan Pavilion in Izmir. The Pakistan Pavilion is located in Izmir’s Kulturpark, which hosted Turkey’s First International Fair.

Built-in 1938, the Izmir Tourism Office and Exhibition Center has been restored.
The Ambassador congratulated the Izmir Municipality and the people of Izmir for these warm gestures, which will promote people-to-people interactions and boost cultural collaboration between Pakistan and Turkey, during a meeting with Tunç Soyer, Mayor of Izmir. Both dignitaries talked about more public diplomacy chances. Pakistanis and Turks have strong ties that are based on a shared cultural and linguistic background.