The top belly dancer from Turkey, Didem Kinali visited Thessaloniki for the first time and stated that she feels like a Thessalonian, since her parents were born in Thessaloniki.
"I love your city and the people who live here very much. You don't need to welcome me because I don't feel like a stranger in this city. My mother and father were born in Thessaloniki, so my roots are here," said the Didem Kinali in an interview with Lady's note and continued by adding: "I am quite happy and excited to be in this city where my parents are from, I feel like a Thessalonikiian."
The 29-year-old belly dancer was in Thessaloniki to participate in the 5th Thessaloniki International Dance Festival of Oriental Culture and Art. Her visit to the city is also her maiden visit to Greece.
Source: www.seleo.gr