The Embassy organized the second leg of Sri Lankan Batiks promotional event  in Turkiye in the city of Antalya which is the tourism hub of Turkiye on 20th July 2022.

The event was organized with the assistance of Mr. Ali Kamburoglu, the Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka to Antalya at Beachpark,Konyaalti Antalya. The visitors admired the glamour of Sri Lankan batiks and handloom sarees, wrap-arounds, shawls and other dresses and showed keen interest of connecting with Sri Lankan suppliers through e-commerce platforms.

Ambassador Rizvi Hassen speaking during the event briefed about batik, handloom and vibrant fashion industry of Sri Lanka. Mr. Ali Kamburoglu, Honorary Consul of Sri Lanka to Antalya also spoke during the event and invited Turkiye to explore the beautiful batik and handloom industry of Sri Lanka and also experience the Sri Lankan short film industry.

The visitors had the opportunity to experience five Sri Lankan short films and also served with Sri Lankan delicacies.

 

Embassy of Sri Lanka

Ankara

21 July 2022