Delegation Led by the Official Representative of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus at the Translation Centre
The Azerbaijan State Translation Centre (AzSTC) received a visit from Ufuk Turganer, Baku representative of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Jeyhan Ozyildiz, a notable writer, member of the Board of the Department of Culture at the Ministry of Tourism, Youth and Environment of Northern Cyprus, and Serkan Soyalan, a well-known poet-writer.
The meeting focused on enhancing literary ties between Azerbaijan and Northern Cyprus, prospects for literary exchange between the two countries, and upcoming projects aiming at promotion of literature of both countries worldwide.
It was decided to sign a Memorandum on mutual cooperation between the State Translation Centre and the Baku representation office of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus regarding the organization of the planned events.
In conclusion, the honourary guests were donated the copies of the book “Karabakh Victory - Backstage of the 44 Days” by Aygun Attar, the books from the series “Pearls of World Literature” and Khazar World Literature Magazine, and the delegation, in turn, presented books and souvenirs about the history and culture of Northern Cyprus to the Translation Centre.
Gallery
AND OTHER...
-
Yusif Samadoglu’s Creativity on German Literary Portal
“Schreiber Netzwerk”, the popular German literature portal, has posted in German the short story “The Cold Stone” by Yusif Samadoglu, the People’s Writer of Azerbaijan, as part of the AzSTC project “Azerbaijan Literature in an International Virtual World.”
-
Orkhan Fikretoglu’s creativity on Spanish Literary Portal
“Alquibla”, the popular Spanish literature portal, has posted in Spanish the short story “The Tale of the Last Valiant” by Orkhan Fikretoglu, a popular Azerbaijani writer, as part of the AzSTC project “Azerbaijan Literature in an International Virtual World.”
-
The Book “Heydar Aliyev and Georgia” Presented in Tbilisi
The presentation ceremony of the book “Heydar Aliyev and Georgia” dedicated to the “Year of Heydar Aliyev” and published by the leading Georgian “Merani” Publishing House has been held in Tbilisi. In her opening speech at the event launched in the large assembly hall of the Parliament of Georgia Makvala Gonashvili, the Chairman of the Writers’ Union of Georgia and winner of the Rustaveli State Prize, spoke about Heydar Aliyev’s decisive role in the political, economic and social life of Georgia in the difficult periods of its history and energy projects thanks to which fundamental changes in the field of policy and economic realities in the region had been achieved. Then, Afag Masud, the Board Chair of the Azerbaijan State Translation Centre and People’s Writer took the floor.
