Other names listed as founders are Ambassador Lalu Muhamad Iqbal, Tahir Nursacan (Honorary Consul of the Republic of Indonesia in Kayseri), Kadem Cakiroglu (Honorary Consul of the Republic of Indonesia in Trabzon), Yudhi Ardian (Counsellor of the Indonesian Embassy in Ankara), and a number of businessmen, Alper Ozbilen, Ibrahim Cavga and Ilhan Erdal.
"The establishment of the association is expected to strengthen Indonesia's diplomacy in Turkiye. One of the immediate projects is the post-earthquake reconstruction and rehabilitation project in one of the earthquake-affected provinces in Turkiye. This project will be the flagship program of the association supported by the governments of both countries and Indonesian NGOs" explained Dhanny Perkasa, Counselor at the Indonesian Embassy in Ankara who helped oversee the establishment of the association. (WHY)