Hungary-Türkiye cultural season programmes continue

The ongoing Hungarian-Turkish cultural season continued with high-level state representatives opening programmes in Ankara and Istanbul, the culture and innovation ministry said on Tuesday.

A meeting of the joint working group in charge of the cultural season held in the Turkish foreign ministry on September 20 in Ankara established that the programmes held since the season’s launch last December “have been successful beyond all expectation”. The participants discussed tasks next on the agenda and started preparations for the cultural season’s closing event, the ministry said in a statement.

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As part of the ongoing programmes, an exhibition of the works of contemporary Hungarian artists including Dora Maurer, Vera Molnar and Gizella Rakoczi opened in Istanbul’s Pera Museum. In his address, Tibor Navracsics, Hungary’s public administration and regional development minister, said the exhibition was proof that cultural exchange plays an important role in promoting deeper understanding and cooperation between the two nations.

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“Hungary highly values its close ties with Türkiye which are strong not only in culture, but in the fields of trade, education and diplomacy as well,” he said.

Hungarian government commissioner Peter Hoppal said at the opening that the aim of the 100 programmes, symbolising the 100th anniversary of the two countries’ establishment of diplomatic ties, was to have programmes that would continue to strengthen Hungarian-Turkish cooperation in the future as well.

The cultural season will close in December this year.

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