The Spring Meeting, hosted by the European Turkish Writers Group, of which Fakir Baykurt, one of the important writers of Turkish Literature, is the founder and honorary president, was held in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on 12-14 April. Important writers and musicians such as Hamdi Tanses, Nuri Gazibeyoğlu, Mustafa Altıntaş and Devrim Kavallı, who sang melodies in twenty-one languages, attended the event. Çiğli Municipality; While he was deemed worthy of the Culture and Arts Award at the 2024 Spring Meeting, where he attended as a special guest; The 2023 winner of the Fakir Baykurt Novel Award was Dursaliye Şahan. Şahan also introduced his work at the organization.
“CULTURE AND ART; "AN IMPORTANT KEY"
President Yıldız; in the statement; Baykurt said, "If you have a library, you also have a road, a fountain, and a bridge." remembering your words; He pointed out that education, culture and art are a great struggle tool and an important key that will pave the way for social development.
Emphasizing that Çiğli has great talents in many fields in the field of culture and art and the strength of the cultural heritage of the district, Mayor Onur Emrah Yıldız said, “Cities can literally turn into a living space as long as they can protect and keep their cultural heritage alive. As Çiğli Municipality, with this awareness, we will intensify our efforts to protect the cultural heritage of our city, give the value it deserves to art and our artists, and strengthen our citizens' ties with art and literature. At this point, I attach great importance to our Ahmed Arif Culture and Art Center Project. "We were all happy to receive such a meaningful award from an organization founded by Fakir Baykurt, for whom our municipality organized the 'Novel Award'." said.
