
On April 1-2, Consul General Hunter traveled to the Çanakkale region to meet with local government officials and community leaders and to visit cultural and historical sites.The Consul General held meetings with the Governor of Çanakkale Ahmet Çınar and Mayor Ülgür Gökhan to discuss the important relationship between Çanakkale and the U.S. Consulate General in Istanbul. The Consul General also conversed with Fulbright scholars at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, toured the Çanakkale Archeology Museum, and met with leaders from the local cemevi. The Çanakkale Chamber of Commerce hosted the Consul General at the chamber’s Çanakkale Evi. Consul General Hunter also visited the historic Jewish cemetery in Gelibolu.