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Topkapi Museum hosts seminar on Iran-Turkey cultural connections
TEHRAN, Feb. 9 (MNA) -- A seminar on the cultural and literary relations between Iran and Turkey was held at the Topkapi Palace Museum auditorium on February 5.
The event was held as part of the closing ceremonies of Iran’s millennia-old history and civilization exhibition entitled “10,000 Years of Iran’s Civilization and 2,000 Years of Joint Heritage”.
The seminar was held by Iran’s cultural attaché office in Istanbul and was attended by Iranian and Turkish scholars. Acting Iranian Consul General Mahmud Heydari and Iran’s cultural attaché Mahmud Sedqizadeh also attended the event.
At the ceremony, the museum’s director Ilber Ortayli pointed out the enduring cultural connections between the two countries and stressed the importance of holding such exhibitions.
Turkey always has been affected by Iranian culture and civilization throughout history and it has become an integral part of Turkish civilization, he added.
He went on to say that Ottoman kings composed poems in Persian and Iranian kings composed poems in Turkish. The Turkish nation always paid attention to Persian poets like Sadi, Hafez and Ferdowsi.
“Studying Persian language and literature is important for those students who study history or literature in Turkey,” he added.
The program was part of a series of cultural activities held in 2009 under the title “A Year of Iranian - Turkish Culture,” under the auspices of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry and the Iranian Presidential Office.
The event was held as part of the closing ceremonies of Iran’s millennia-old history and civilization exhibition entitled “10,000 Years of Iran’s Civilization and 2,000 Years of Joint Heritage”.
The seminar was held by Iran’s cultural attaché office in Istanbul and was attended by Iranian and Turkish scholars. Acting Iranian Consul General Mahmud Heydari and Iran’s cultural attaché Mahmud Sedqizadeh also attended the event.
At the ceremony, the museum’s director Ilber Ortayli pointed out the enduring cultural connections between the two countries and stressed the importance of holding such exhibitions.
Turkey always has been affected by Iranian culture and civilization throughout history and it has become an integral part of Turkish civilization, he added.
He went on to say that Ottoman kings composed poems in Persian and Iranian kings composed poems in Turkish. The Turkish nation always paid attention to Persian poets like Sadi, Hafez and Ferdowsi.
“Studying Persian language and literature is important for those students who study history or literature in Turkey,” he added.
The program was part of a series of cultural activities held in 2009 under the title “A Year of Iranian - Turkish Culture,” under the auspices of the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry and the Iranian Presidential Office.
