Organised by Eastern Mediterranean University Business and Economics Faculty, Business Department, “International Local Governments Symposium” commenced with an opening ceremony taking place at Salamis Bay Conti Resort Hotel at 9:30 a.m. on 25 November 2014. 

The opening ceremony started with the national anthem and the screening of EMU Promotional Film. Assist. Prof. Dr. Deniz İşçioğlu, EMU Business Department Chair Assoc. Prof Dr. Mustafa Tümer, EMU Board of Trustees’ chair and Famagusta Mayor İsmail Arter, TRNC Municipalities Union chair Ahmet Benli, Famagusta District Governor Şifa Çolakoğlu and TRNC Minister of Internal Affairs Teberrüken Uluçay delivered speeches. Students of EMU Education Faculty Fine Arts Music Teacher Education Program contributed to the event with a mini concert.

The symposium started with the session chair Prof. Dr. Ruşen Keleş’s presentation. Continuing until 26 November 2014, the symposium will put special focus on Turkey’s, TRNC’s and other Turkic countries’ local government systems under the heading of “Problems of Local Governments”.