BELGRADE (AA) - Turkish ambassador in Belgrade Mehmet Kemal Bozay received basketball team of Turkey in his residence on Thursday night.
At the reception ambassador said: "End of Ramadan for us is a very important holiday, we celebrate it with the family. The opportunity to celebrate together with the national team of basketball players makes it special this time."
Turkey's basketball team came to Belgrade to participate in the "Belgrade Trophy" tournament this weekend.
One of the most successful Turkish international players Hidayet Turkoglu talking on the forthcoming tournament said: "We play an important tournament, we hope to go to the finals and play with Serbia. What we want is return to Istanbul with success."
The two-day tournament is played as a preparation for the upcoming European Championships in Slovenia. Turkoglu adds: "All the teams are coming from Europe and success of all depends on how well they prepared. As for us, we are a strong team."
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