The Yunus Emre Institute, which implements cultural, artistic and scientific activities in many parts of the world in order to promote Turkey and the Turkish language, history, culture and art as well as enhance Turkey’s cultural exchanges and friendship  with other countries, is launching a new project called “I Learn About Turkey”  

The Institute aims to provide an opportunity for the Turkish and  foreign children living  in Ankara, Gaziantep, Adana, Mersin, Konya, İzmir, Bursa, Kilis, Hatay and Şanlıurfa provinces who have never left their provinces before to visit other cities in order to learn more about Turkey. In particular, the project aims to get the foreign children who are victims of war socialize with their Turkish peers.         

The  project “I Learn About Turkey” will be implemented jointly by the Yunus Emre Institute and the Children Protection Center of the Ankara Branch of the Turkish Red Crescent. It covers a cultural program involving visits to Istanbul, Bursa, Nevşehir and Ankara.     

The event is intended to contribute to the harmony between Turkish and foreign children and to give an opportunity for the foreign children to practice their Turkish and learn more about our culture by visiting our cultural and touristic sites. A total of 91 children aged between 14-18 years from 9 different provinces of Turkey will attend the program. 31 of them are Turkish, 53 Syrian, 5 Iraqis and 2 Palestinians.      

The event will start on Thursday,  July 1^st , and will be concluded in Ankara on Tuesday, July 19^th , with a closing program.