Çok Sevgili Üyelerimiz,

Aşağıda sizlerle Skal International Başkanı Nigel Pilkington’un mesajını paylaşmak istiyorum.

Bu üzücü günde hepimize geçmiş olsun dileklerimi sunarken, her ne kadar artık “iyi” ve “güzel “ kelimelerini kullanmak çok zor olsa da;  hepinize sevdiklerinizle ve sizi sevenler ile birlikte umutlu olacağınız güzel bir bayram diliyorum.  Hakettiğimiz şekilde daha iyi günlerimizin olacağı umudunu taşımak istiyorum. 

Derin sevgilerimle,

Bahar Birinci  
Başkan
SI İstanbul Kulübü

Dear President Fatma Bahar

It is so sad that once again I find myself writing to you to pass on the entire Skal family’s prayers and solidarity following another cowardly attack on your beautiful city – this time at Ataturk International Airport.

I pray that all Skalleagues, their families and friends are safe and well and I also pass on my headful prayers for all the people of Turkey.

Let’s us pray that one day very soon these acts of madness will stop

I have asked the office to place the following message on the front page of the Skal website

We must all stand strong with Turkey

Turkey has once again been the target for senseless terrorism with a cowardly attack on Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul. Once again innocent people have been killed and maimed in the name of some misguided belief that terror can effect change – it can’t – it simply steels the resolve of all decent, freedom loving peoples.

Our hearts and prayers go out to all the peoples of Turkey and we commit ourselves to standing beside you in this dark hour. Only by standing shoulder to shoulder and refusing to allow the continued senseless slaughter of innocents to stop us from living free and democratic lives can we hope to defeat these cowards.

As an industry we must stand beside and not shy away from the destination. We must work beside our Turkish colleagues and ask what can we do to help restore tourism?  How can we work together to re-establish travel plans and how can we help rebuild confidence – just as we have done with Brussels, Paris and countless other destinations around the world that have suffered terrorism. It is not just Turkey, it is global and only by acting globally and standing resolute can we defeat it.

Kindest personal regards & Skal

Nigel

Nigel A Pilkington
President
Skal International

 

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