The municipality of Kartal of this great Turkish city and the Association of Friendship with Cuba "José Martí" organised last Monday a popular carnival in a central square of this locality that they called "Cuba in the streets of Istanbul", in which the group of Cuban musicians settled in the Eurasian country "EsembleCubafónica", directed by Cuban resident Hakely Nakao, participated as a guest.
The Mayor of Izmir Municipality sends heartfelt condolences to the Cuban people following the events at the Saratoga Hotel, in which 46 people lost their lives and others were injured.
Members of the diplomatic corps accredited in Turkey, the President of the José Martí Cuba Solidarity Association and the Cuban Embassy staff signed the book of condolences to pay posthumous tribute to Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada.
The Cuban Embassy thank the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its condolences to the families of the deceased and to the Cuban people and government on the occasion of yesterday's accident at the Saratoga Hotel, as well as its wishes for the speedy recovery of the injured. #FuerzaCuba
Cuban residents and members of the Cuba-Turkey Friendship Association "José Martí" express their condolences to the families of the victims of the accident at the Saratoga Hotel, as well as their solidarity with the Cuban people. #FuerzaCuba