The opening meeting of the Anadolu Mektebi International Literature and Culture Camp on its 15th Anniversary, held at the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality Aytepe Diriliş Camp Area, was attended by Deputy Governor Dr. Olgun Öner, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Prof. Dr. Sami Güçlü, Başiskele District Governor Soner Şenel, Deputy General Director of Secondary Education at the Ministry of National Education Cengiz Mete, Deputy General Director of Religious Education at the Ministry of National Education Ömer Akmanşen, TÜRKSOY Deputy Secretary General Sayit Yusuf, Provincial Director of National Education Emrullah Aydın, and invited guests.

Teachers, academics and students from various provinces of Türkiye, as well as from Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, North Macedonia and Uzbekistan, participated in the camp. Within the scope of the program, participants from different countries and cities were brought together around literature, culture and ideas. The camp, which aims to help young people become acquainted with different cultures and strengthen bonds of friendship among participants, included activities focusing on books, ideas, art and culture. The program also aimed to contribute to enriching the participants’ intellectual perspectives and supporting intercultural interaction.

Başiskele Mayor Yasin Özlü also visited the camp and met with teachers, academics and students. Özlü followed the activities held at the camp and conversed with young people who came from different cities and countries.

The camp, which featured various seminars and panels bringing students and teachers together around books, ideas, art and culture, was attended by a total of 346 participants, including 308 participants from different provinces of Türkiye and 38 participants from different countries.