10 cyclists will cycle from Şanlıurfa to Şırnak's Cizre district to celebrate Nevruz, which marks the first day of spring, or the Equinox, as part of the "From Abraham to Noah Urfa-Cizre Bicycle Tour." Organized by Türkiye'yi Pedallıyorum Bicycle Group and Batman Tourism Association, the event was introduced to the public in a press conference in Batman. Cengiz Yargıç, the representative of Türkiye'yi Pedallıyorum Bicycle Group, pointed out that Şanlıurfa is the hometown of Abraham and Cizre is the hometown of Noah. "We organized this event to give a message of peace and brotherhood from the hometown of Abraham to the hometown of Noah," he said. "Our intention is to announce the peaceful atmosphere that is created through the Reconciliation Process to the whole of Turkey. The atmosphere in the region, which is used to being associated with negative incidents has been changed. In order to breathe this peaceful air, we organized a bicycle tour from Şanlıurfa to Cizre," he continued.
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