On March 15-16, 1993, the troops of the Abkhaz army made an attempt to liberate the capital of our Motherland, Sukhum. Our units crossed over to the left bank of the Gumista, broke through the enemy defenses in several places and engaged in battles for the capture of strategically important heights.

 However, this operation was unsuccessful. During the offensive, 222 wars were killed, 23 fighters were considered missing, about 100 were wounded. The March offensive is one of the bloody operations during the Patriotic War of the people of Abkhazia. The most tragic event in the annals of the Patriotic War is connected with this date. We bow before the memory of our heroes, may our Abkhaz flag fly proudly forever!

Today in 10^th of March, 2021 a very important event related to our diaspora took place in the Republic of Turkey. In the city of Kocaeli near the settlement of Kefken, on the Black Sea coast, was held an event of planting trees, namely olive trees in honor of the memory of our ancestors, the memory of the representatives of our diaspora who were forced to leave their historical lands, their historical homeland as a result of the events of the mid-19th century.

This event took place near the coast of the village of Kefken, since it was in this place 155 years ago that the largest number of representatives of the Abkhaz-Adyghe ethnic group in the Ottoman Empire landed as a result of Russian Caucasian War. This area bears great historical significance; it is here that events are held on May 21 to commemorate the victims of Mahajirism. This is the first time such an action has been organized in Turkey. The action was held under the leadership of the Abkhaz cultural center of the city of Kocaeli, as well as with the assistance of the administration of the city of Kocaeli. Due to the restrictions that swept the whole world, a small number of representatives of our diaspora took part in the action, but nevertheless there were more than 100 people, including the leadership of the Federation of the Abkhaz Cultural Center in the person of Atanur Akusba, the head of the regional branch of the Abkhaz-Abaza Congress in the person of Akhmet Khapat, adviser to the plenipotentiary representative of Abkhazia in Turkey, Jansuha Lazba, heads of Abkhaz cultural centers that are part of the federation of cultural centers from different regions and representatives of the public of our diaspora. Of course, the chairman of the Abkhaz cultural center of the city of Kocaeli Hasan Chichipa, as well as the city leadership and representatives of the administration of the city of Kocaeli, took part in this event. The olive tree was chosen very symbolically, as it symbolizes its historical characteristics. It should also be noted that this event was attended by representatives of the local media. At the beginning of the event, there were short speeches on behalf of representatives of our diaspora, the leadership of Abkhazfed and an adviser to the plenipotentiary representative of Abkhazia in the Turkish Republic.

The State Committee for Repatriation of the Republic of Abkhazia, as the central body of state administration of the Republic of Abkhazia, performing the functions of developing and implementing state policy in the field of repatriation, provides repatriates with social assistance in ensuring the construction and provision of housing for repatriates, the implementation of measures to study the Abkhaz language, assistance in obtaining citizenship Republic of Abkhazia and their employment.

Also, in accordance with the procedure established by law, the State Committee for Repatriation of the Republic of Abkhazia decides to provide the following material assistance to repatriates: - material assistance for renting housing for a period of 1 (one) year with the right to prolong, - in case of illness, for the treatment of repatriates and (or) their members families, depending on the severity of the disease in the presence of medical certificates, - on the occasion of marriage, - on the occasion of the birth of the first, second, third and subsequent child, ensuring their social rights - assistance in case of loss of a breadwinner - as well as assistance in paying tuition fees in the amount of 50%.

The State Committee for Repatriation of the Republic of Abkhazia provides all types of assistance during the 5-year period of validity of the repatriate status.

On March 4, at the State Committee for Repatriation, Vadim Kharazia opened the meeting of the expanded collegium with a welcoming speech.

The board consisted of both committee employees and public figures. During the meeting, a draft "types of social assistance to repatriates" was developed, according to which, in accordance with the procedure established by law, the State. The repatriation committee makes a decision on the provision of social and material assistance to repatriates from the funds financed by the State off-budget fund.

According to the order of the chairman of the repatriation committee of the Republic of Abkhazia Vadim Kharaziya , Syrma Ashuba was appointed chief specialist of the information and analytics department.

Syrma Ashuba is a graduate of the Faculty of Philology with a degree in journalism at the Abkhaz State University. For more than twenty years she worked in the Abkhaz state television and radio company, covering the life of compatriots abroad. Today he is the chief editor of the thematic department "Apsadgyl Abzhy" on the Abkhaz radio.

On January 25, Chairman of the RA State Committee for Youth and Sports Cemal Gubaz held a meeting with Deputy Chairman of the RA State Committee for Repatriation Astamur Bagateliya, Head of the Compatriots Relations Inal Khutaba, President of the RA Professional Boxing Federation Albert Kardi-Oglu and our compatriot from Turkey Nizam Hapat.

At the office of the Federation of Abkhaz Cultural Centers of Turkey in Istanbul, the Chairman of the Repatriation Committee Kharaziya Vadim and his Deputy Bagateliya Astamur met with representatives of the Federation of Abkhaz Cultural Centers in Turkey. During the meeting, a cooperation agreement was signed between the chairman of the Abkhazian Repatriation Committee Vadim Kharazia and the chairman of the Federation of Abkhazian Cultural Centers in Turkey Atanur Akusba. The agreement includes 22 points and represents a wide range of interaction in different areas of mutual cooperation.

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MMA fighter Koray Cengiz (Atsugba) is a 35-year-old mixed martial arts athlete, Abkhaz by origin. Since 2014 he has been engaged in wrestling and kickboxing, since 2017 he has been participating in MMA competitions, won six of 11 fights. Takes part in the German MMA Championship and the Hard Fighting Championship (a French organization for mixed martial arts, organized in 2010).

 In the final of the GMC German MMA Championship, an athlete nicknamed "Machine" (translated from English "machine" - ed.) Met with a German wrestler of Greek origin Mark Dusess. Koray brought the Abkhaz flag to the ring.

 "I am an Abkhaz and I am proud of it. The Abkhaz flag is with me at all matches, and everyone respects it. In everyday life I wear T-shirts with the Abkhaz flag. This attracts the attention of many, and I get the opportunity to tell about my homeland. there are many representatives of the Abkhaz diaspora. I love my country and I am proud to be a part of it. It is a great honor for me to speak under the symbols of Abkhazia. I love my historical homeland and people very much and I want them to be proud and happy about my victories. Unfortunately, I don’t know my native language, but I really want and am going to learn it, ”said the athlete. The athlete's family is from Abkhazia.

His father Ozkhan Cengiz (Atsugba) worked as a mixed martial arts coach in the republic for a long time. Koray himself has not yet been to his historical homeland.