The third Toronto Turkish Festival attracted 100,000 festivalgoers and was covered by the media.

Toronto Turkish Festival celebrated on Aug. 2-3 at Toronto's Dundas Square and brought more than 100,000 Canadians and Turkish expats together in a friendly atmosphere filled with fun activities.

It was a great opportunity to develop ties between Canadians and Turks, and to introduce the Turkish culture to our Canadian friends in the best way possible.

Also, the festival was a good chance to present a wide variety of Turkish art, handcrafts, goods, cuisine, music and folkdance. First year's festival was one day only but this year's festival lasted two days, and the next year's festival to last three days.

Toronto city councilor Michael Thompson, on the other hand, expressed gratitude to the Canadian-Turkish Friendship Community for having organized such great festival. "I would like to extend my thanks to this community for the values it has gained to Canada's multi-cultural tissue. I hope this festival to be held every year. I applaud those who contributed to the formation of the indescribable atmosphere we witnessed during the festival. Such activities are means for Canadians to feel real Turkey," he remarked.