Istanbul 2010 Capital of Culture prepares to sign off

Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency held a closing ceremony at Istanbul’s Congress Center on Sunday night, just days before handing over the title. “Istanbul will be one of the cultural capitals of the world with its assets, historical heritage and spirituality, which inspired our civilization based on tolerance and affection,” Turkish State Minister [...]

TDK plans to offer more foreign Turkologists’ works in Turkish

The Turkish Language Association (TDK) has provided more momentum for a project launched in 2003 intended to translate more works by foreign Turkologists into Turkish. Speaking to the Anatolia news agency, Professor Nevzat Gözaydın, the TDK’s Project Assessment Board head, said the society has decided to translate all works by foreign Turkologists into Turkish regardless [...]