Turkey is 'guest of honor' at 2014 Beijing International Book Fair
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Around 3,000 pieces of classical and contemporary Turkish literature will be showcased at major international event.
Turkey will be the guest of honor at the 21st Beijing International Book Fair scheduled from between August 27 to 31.
"There will be around 3,000 books from classical and contemporary Turkish literature on three stands covering an area of 932,000 square meters (10,000 sq feet)," Onur Arici, deputy minister of Culture and Tourism, told a press conference in Istanbul on Wednesday.
"There will also be live performances of the traditional arts of calligraphy, illumination and marbling," Arici said, adding that a team of 120 authors, academics, publishers and artists would be attending panels and making presentations.
"Twenty publishers and nine royalty agencies supported by the ministry will also be at the fair to promote and arrange meetings," Arici said.
The fair will also provide an opportunity to promote Turkey's T.E.D.A. Project, known as the Translation Support Program, initiated by the ministry in 2005.
"So far 1,648 books have been translated and published within the scope of T.E.D.A. of which only 17 are Chinese. Hopefully, this number will increase," Arici said.
The primary objective of the project is to encourage publishers to translate qualified literary books into other languages and publish them abroad by providing subsidies to cover the expenses of translation, printing and promotion campaigns.
"There will be around 3,000 books from classical and contemporary Turkish literature on three stands covering an area of 932,000 square meters (10,000 sq feet)," Onur Arici, deputy minister of Culture and Tourism, told a press conference in Istanbul on Wednesday.
"There will also be live performances of the traditional arts of calligraphy, illumination and marbling," Arici said, adding that a team of 120 authors, academics, publishers and artists would be attending panels and making presentations.
"Twenty publishers and nine royalty agencies supported by the ministry will also be at the fair to promote and arrange meetings," Arici said.
The fair will also provide an opportunity to promote Turkey's T.E.D.A. Project, known as the Translation Support Program, initiated by the ministry in 2005.
"So far 1,648 books have been translated and published within the scope of T.E.D.A. of which only 17 are Chinese. Hopefully, this number will increase," Arici said.
The primary objective of the project is to encourage publishers to translate qualified literary books into other languages and publish them abroad by providing subsidies to cover the expenses of translation, printing and promotion campaigns.
