Fidel Castro's famous words of "Another world is possible" reflect the common wish of billions of people from Latin America to Asia, Middle East to Africa, regardless of their political orientation, Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement released after the death of Cuba's legendary leader on Saturday.
The ministry said Castro's death was received with great sorrow, expressing condolences to Castro's family and fellow Cuban people, noting that his lifelong struggle echoed not only in Cuba, but across the world and stirred respect even in different political camps.
Ruling Cuba for 49 years after 1959 revolution and surviving numerous attempts against his life, Castro died on late Friday at the age of 90.
The statement praised Castro's efforts against global injustice and for establishing a more egalitarian world in solidarity.
"Having engraved deep marks in political history and carrying out rooted reforms in various fields from health to education, arts to science, Fidel Castro has bequeathed values and ideals that would lead the younger generations in Cuba," it added.
The statement reminded the intense interest and affection from Turkish people when Castro visited Istanbul for the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in 1996.
