 the Bowling Green Association for this tremendous partnership that allows us to celebrate our diaspora and immigrant communities here in New York. When I ran into Ibrahim in an event, I think Staten Island, we spoke and immediately got our heads together and said, why don't we do this for our communities in Lower Manhattan? Not just in our neighborhoods across the city, but in such an important historical location, not just for New York, but for the country. And so it's 10 months in and we've raised many, many flags, celebrated many, many communities. So I'm very proud of our friendship, Abraham, and the partnership we have with the Bowling Green Association. Again, this is a location not just pivotal to New York City, but also to the country where we celebrate our common struggle and fight for democracy, for liberty and for opportunity and who better than our diaspora communities to celebrate such values. And I see the mayor of New York is here. So let's give it up for the mayor of the city of New York. Long live. Okay, okay, so. I have a couple more announcements. Long live Turkey! Yeah! Long live the city of New York! Here, let me thank you, Strafi, where are you, Strafi? Where are you? Thank you. Since eight o'clock this morning, he's here from New Jersey helping me. I'm very, very grateful. Thank you. Okay. Okay. Let us welcome, may I welcome, you know, 99 years is a great joy for us. But what makes it more of a joy is, let me welcome your honor to the proclamation celebration of the Republic of Turkey here in the People's Park of Bowling Green. And no one's parked but the city's parked and the People's Park and the loyal Turkish American community. Your presence here today, especially during this celebration brings us all supreme joy and honor and strength, which only the chief executive of New York City could offer us. Let us all welcome your honorable Eric Adams. You honor us with your presence. We wish you, sir, our great city, our respective countries and all people of good will, best wishes, and God bless the Republic of Turkey, God bless America. The mayor of New York City. Such a significant day to be here at a flag raising a country that I have visited many times, probably six or seven times, and really enjoy the spirit and the history of Turkey from Istanbul to Cappadocia to so many Antioch to so many different places and understanding the sister city agreement that we have in one of the important cities, Uzkada, in Turkey. And so the real spirit and energy. We know that New York City is the Istanbul of America, and we want to continue to thank this community, the people of Turkey, small business owners, you believe in education, you believe in public safety, you believe in the power of really reaching out across our different cultures and making this a great city. And I want to thank all that are here as we raise the flag, the energies to raise the spirit and energy of our city. My good friend, Councilor General Asgore, is really someone that I have communicated for many years during his time, and now as the Councilor General, as he brings together the spirit and energy of the Turkish people here in New York. So thank you for coming today. This is a significant moment as we raise the flags of all of our different cultures. That's what makes our city great. It is the melting pot of the energy of all of our cultures coming together and stating we are one as a city. Thank you to the Turkish people. Thank you so much. I appreciate you and the proclamation. Whereas, was the Councilor General, Councilor General, whereas Turkish Americans have long enhanced the five boroughs, and they will continue to play a key role as we take bold steps to come back stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic, grow our economy and build a safer, fairer, more prosperous future for all. At today's ceremony in Manhattan Historic, Bowling Green Park, Turkish New Yorkers will commemorate the milestone foundation of their homeland by raising its red flag featuring a white star and crescent moon, which will fly proudly next to the American flag. Today's event is also a wonderful occasion to celebrate the vibrant tradition of this vital community and our enduring friendship with their homeland. I look forward to the many ways everyone gathered would further invigorate New York as we unite to get stuff done to rebuild Eric Adams, Mayor of the City of New York. Thank you. Mayor, thank you so much. Mike, we're going to start with the national anthem. So let us just set up. Okay. Okay. Okay. We're going to hold on one second. Mike, one second. Mayor, we're going to raise the Turkish flag. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Music Society group Sibel Özdemir and Şeref Özdemir. Thank you for honoring us and singing the national anthems. Mike, we're going to do the Turkish national anthem. One second. Başkan Sosum, you ready? OK. All right, Michael. Let me take the opportunity and thank you for the Georgian community, the Pakistani community. My friend Musa from the African community. Michael, we'll do the 10-year song. Thank you for coming, His Excellency Mayor Adams. Thank you for honoring us. Really, really appreciate it. Thank you for coming. Next year, we have the 100th anniversary. And also, we have a photo exhibit in the back by Tufan Sevimli. Please visit the photo exhibit in the back.