On February 13-14, 2020, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Republic of Turkey Kubanychbek Omuraliev paid a working visit to the cities of Bursa and Iznik.

As part of the visit to Bursa, Ambassador Omuraliev met with the Governor of Bursa Province Yakup Dzhanbolat and noted the necessity of the expanding trade, economic and investment cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and the province of Bursa.

The parties discussed the preparations for the Fourth World Nomad Games to be held in Iznik city of Bursa Province in September 2020. Ambassador Omuraliev expressed the willingness of the Kyrgyz side to share the experience of organizing and conducting the WNG previously held three times in the Kyrgyz Republic, and also noted the necessity of the participating students from Kyrgyzstan studying at the University of Uludag, Bursa, as volunteers in WNG-4.

Ambassador Kubanychbek Omuraliev emphasized the symbolism of holding the WNG-4 in Iznik, where the memorial “Kyrgyzdar Turbesi” is located, which is a cultural and historical bridge between the two brotherly peoples. Governor Yakup Dzhanbolat assured that he would prepare additional information about “Kyrgyzdar Turbesi” for placement in tourist booklets about Iznik.

During the visit to Iznik, Ambassador Omuraliev met with the Mayor of Iznik Kagan Mehmet Ust, together with whom they examined the venue of WNG-4. Mayor Mehmet Usta said that for the WNG-4 it is planned to allocate an area of 20 hectares on which the necessary facilities will be built.

For reference: Iznik (ancient name - Nicaea) is located 86 km northeast of Bursa and 120 km. south of Istanbul. On the territory of Iznik, there is a kumboz, known among local residents as the “Kyrgyz Turbesi” or the Memorial to Kyrgyz soldiers who fell in battles for the capture of Iznik in the 13th century. In the kumboz, Kyrgyz warriors rest, fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Anatolian Turks. They were the first to break into impregnable fortification and in honor of this, during the reign of Sultan Orhan Ghazi, a kumboz was built at the end of the 13th century. In 2000, the General Directorate of Waqfs (Foundations) of Turkey restored the historical monument. In October 2006, a monument to the Kyrgyz warrior, made by the sculptor Sadykov, was erected at the Mausoleum.

For reference: Bursa is a large city in the north-west of Turkey, the fourth largest after Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir and the administrative center of the province of the same name. The population of Bursa is 3,056 million people, as of 2019. From 395 to 1326 Bursa belonged to the Byzantine Empire, in 1326, after the defeat of the Byzantines and the successful siege of the city for the Turks, Bursa passes the Ottoman Empire. In 1326-1365 - The capital of the young Ottoman state.

The main sectors of the economy of the province of Bursa are agriculture, agricultural, textile and automotive industries, trade, tourism, minerals (tungsten, zinc, marble, etc.). There are automobile plants Oyak-Renault and TOFA, Coskunoz, a company manufacturing press equipment for automotive components in Bursa.