Raindrop Turkish House executives Yasar Tiryakioglu and Ali R Candir participated in a farewell ceremony organized by Turkish Consulate in Houston for the Hon. Nicolay Sofinsky, Consul General of Russia.

The Hon. Atilla Uzer, Consul General of Turkey, gave a speech and talked about how Mr. Nicolay is a good friend of him as well as for many. Mr. Nicolay thanked to Mr. Uzer for his kind words and to all participants because of their attendance. (May 13, 2008, Houston, TX)

He also commented that he wishes to see hopefully all of them in the future since he had many friends during his time in Houston.

President of Raindrop, Mr. Yasar, presented a small memory to Mr. Sofinsky as a sign of friendship of Turkish-American community to him and wished to him a successful life.