The first Turkish flag sewed during the national struggle years was presented to the Dr. Fazıl Küçük Museum on Friday to be put on display.

Amber İbrahimoğlu who donated the flag said that she had sewed the red and white colours despite a law during the British colonial administration prohibiting the manufacturing of such symbols.

Attending the ceremony, President Ersin Tatar said that Amber İbrahimoğlu’s actions were a perfect example of the contributions of Turkish Cypriot women to the national struggle.

It was an emotional moment on Friday, as Amber İbrahimoğlu handed over the Turkish flag, the first to be sewed during the national struggle years, to be put on permanent display at the Dr. Fazıl Küçük museum in Lefkoşa.

İbrahimoğlu, had defied a strict law imposed by the British colonial administration prohibiting the manufacture of any such nationalist symbols.

Speaking at the ceremony, President Ersin Tatar said that İbrahimoğlu had preserved our Turkish identity and her love for Türkiye by putting her handicrafts skills to sew the flag which was not allowed during the British colonial rule.

“We cannot continue our existence on this island with Türkiye,” he said, adding that such acts demonstrated the long standing bond that exists between the Turkish Cypriot people and Türkiye.

He added that the Turkish Cypriot people were able to live freely and securely under their own flag thanks to the support of motherland Türkiye.