Prof. Dr. Şeref Ateş President Greetings to you, our valuable reader in the first issue of spring months... he voice of Newroz, symbol of rebirth and harbin- from 52 countries and held for the second time this ger of the spring, echoed in the concerts we orga- year, was very fruitful for our Enstitü. In the panel titled Tnized in collaboration with TÜRKSOY in Bucharest "Turkish Language Instruction in the World" organized and Constanta. We introduce Newroz that has been ce- as part the fair, we shared the contributions we made to lebrated as the common holiday of the Turkic world for Turkish language instruction. thousands of years, in all the regions we reach. We celebrated the National Sovereignty and Children's We have completed the second "Robotic Training" Day, presented to architects of the future, children on program we have organized for the Syrian youth in April 23rd 1920, in cities such as Vienna, Baku, Nico- collaboration with the Turkish Red Crescent which is sia and Astana. These celebrations were crowned with a partner institution. At the same time, the Syrian stu- the Children's Festival organized in our sister country dents who have learned Turkish in courses we organi- Bosnia-Herzegovina. We came together with nearly ze, received A1 level Turkish certificates. On the road ten thousand Bosnian children through Turkish in the we set off to introduce Turkey and Turkish to the world, event honoured by Turkish Minister of Culture and Tou- we continue our efforts to ensure our gu- rism Nabi Avcı, and we experienced the ests' adaptation to Turkey. indescribable joy of celebrating this festi- val presented to children almost a century We commemorated the Gallipoli Vic- ago. tory on its 102th anniversary with various events held in Astana, Khartoum, Nicosia Around the same time, we hosted the and other Enstitü centres. We remember members of the Global Public Diplomacy with mercy and gratitude our martyrs who Network (GPDNet) Yunus Emre Enstitüsü is made history by fighting courageously in the term president of, in Turkey within the Çanakkale for the homeland and other scope of "Fairy Tales for All Festival". Pro- martyrs. fessional storytellers from different count- ries who visited Turkish capital together Another event in March was Mihri Müşfik with representatives of GPDNet member and Istanbul Exhibition we opened on the occasion of institutions, performed tales on the theme "Love and Af- March 8th World Women's Day with contributions of the fection" which are important assets of their respective Turkish Consulate General and Embassy in London. regions and the audience had unforgettable moments. With this exhibition, we both got the opportunity to ce- We have also contributed a small share to consolidati- lebrate the first contemporary Turkish female artist and on of tolerance and sincerity among countries through to celebrate the women's day. fairy tales that are building blocks of culture history. While continuing our activities in our Enstitü centres We will introduce you Tbilisi Yunus Emre Enstitüsü lo- and establishing collaborations with various instituti- cated in the capital of Georgia in "Our Windows ope- ons, we also continue our promotional activities. The ning to the World" section in this issue. EURIE Eurasia Higher Education Summit, participated by 2 thousand universities and educational institutions Hope you will enjoy this issue. MARCH-APRIL 2017 ❖ 3 ISSN 2536-5061 Type of Publication and Printing History Bulletin (Bimonthly global periodical) March-April 2017 Publisher on Behalf of the YEE Prof. Dr. Şeref Ateş Editor-In-Chief Hüseyin Caner Akkurt Executive Editor Şenol Selçuk Turan Editor Ezgi Akseki Ilkı Photograph Yunus Emre Enstitüsü Archive Headquarter Anafartalar Mah. 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Göl Sok, No:1 • Bosnia Herzegovina - Sarajevo H Yenibosna 34192 Bahçelievler / İstanbul • Hungary - Budapest • Montenegro - Podgorica T • Brazil-Sao Paulo Tel: 0212 656 49 97 • Morocco - Rabat • The Netherlands – Amsterdam C I • Iran - Tehran P U • Croatia - Zagreb • Palestine - Jerusalem Type of Publication • Cyprus - Nicosia Northern • Italy - Rome • Jordan - Amman Global / Periodical • Pakistan - Karachi • USA - Maryland J • Pakistan - Lahore Neither text, photographs nor illustrations from ‘Yunus Emre • Japan - Tokyo Enstitüsü Bulletin’ magazine may be reproduced either in full or • Poland - Warsaw summary without acknowledging the second and without prior permission from the publisher. CONTENT 14 20 30 35 18 28 33 38 8 TBILISI YUNUS EMRE EN- STITÜSÜ Tbilisi Yunus Emre Enstitüsü launched its activities on May 31st, 2012 under Ivane Javakhisvili Tbilisi State University Faculty of Humanities. "COLOURS OF ENGLISH "CONTEMPO- LOVE FOR TURK- ANATOLIA TRANSLATION RARY TURK- ISH BROUGHT PROJECT" OF "MEMOIRS ISH HISTORY" THOUSANDS OF INTRODUCED IN OF AN OTTO- DISCUSSED STUDENTS TO- FAIRY TALES JERUSALEM “MIHRI MÜŞFIK MAN PRINCE" "VIEWING DAR- IN LEBANON APRIL 23RD GETHER IN FROM AROUND AND ISTANBUL” LAUNCHED IN DANELLES FROM CELEBRATED BOSNIA-HERZE- THE WORLD MET EXHIBITION IN LONDON BEIRUT" EXHIBI- WITH ENTHUSI- GOVINA IN ANKARA LONDON TION IN BEIRUT ASM IN VIENNA 24 25 44 TURKISH MANUSCRIPTS IN FRANCE WERE TPT IS NOW AN “OFFICIAL EXAM” THE BOOK "I LEARN VOCABULARY DISCUSSED AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY IN POLAND THROUGH PICTURES" RELEASED Yunus Emre Enstitüsü (YEE) and the Ministry of Turkish Proficiency Test (TPT) held by Yunus Emre Yunus Emre Enstitüsü made a new addition to Culture and Tourism held a conference on "Turkish Enstitüsü, earned "official exam" status in Poland. its publications in the field of Turkish Language Manuscripts in French National Library" at the National Instruction. Library Yunus Emre Hall. 6 ❖ MARCH-APRIL 2017 MARCH-APRIL 2017 ❖ 7 YUNUS EMRE ENSTİTÜSÜ BULLETIN TbiYUNUS lisi EMRE ENSTİTÜSÜ 8 ❖ MARCH-APRIL 2017 MARCH-APRIL 2017 ❖ 9 YUNUS EMRE ENSTİTÜSÜ BULLETIN organized, Enstitü participates in festivals and fairs in various fields. Enstitü continues to offer Turkish education in six different schools within the scope of the "Elective Course Turkish Project". Tbilisi Yunus Emre Enstitüsü that signed a Turcology protocol with four major universities in Georgia, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Kutaisi Akasi Tsereteli State University, Samstskhe-Javakheti State University and Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, organizes conferences on different topics every month in these universities. Currently, Enstitü has 12 staff and 350 students who learn Turkish this year. bilisi Yunus Emre Enstitüsü launched its activities on May 31st, 2012 under Ivane Javakhisvili Tbilisi State TUniversity Faculty of Humanities. The Enstitü that continues its activities in its independent building since 2014, has given Turkish instruction to nearly 3,500 trainees in Tbilisi in the past five years. In addition to its education activities, Enstitü has also achieved important tasks in the field of culture and arts. In addition to marbling, tiling, illumination and miniature courses; painting and photography exhibitions; fashion shows and concerts 10 ❖ MARCH-APRIL 2017 MARCH-APRIL 2017 ❖ 11 YUNUS EMRE ENSTİTÜSÜ BULLETIN Esra Yucasu Tekle Chakhaia Instructor Local Administrative Staff Born in Zugdidi in 1990, Chakhaia Born in Elazığ in 1986, she graduated graduated from Turcology TBILISI from Fırat University Department of Department. Chakhaia worked as Turkish Language and Literature. She an interpreter for national channels Yunus Emre Enstitüsü continues her master's degree with between 2012 and 2014. Since 2014 thesis. She taught Turkish Language Chakhaia has been working as local and Literature for some time. Yucasu administrative staff at Tbilisi Yunus started working as a lecturer at Emre Enstitüsü. Skopje Yunus Emre Enstitüsü in 2014, and since 2015 she has been giving lectures at Tbilisi Yunus Emre Enstitüsü. Ahmet Bahadır Şahin Gucha Kutateladze Deputy Director Local Secretary Hamza Salduz Born in Tskaltubo in 1987, Kutateladze He was born in Ordu in 1986. He completed the Instructor completed undergraduate degree in Department of Turkish Language Teaching at Bolu Abant 2008 at Ivana Javakhishvili Tbilisi State İzzet Baysal University. He continues his graduate studies He was born in Anamur in 1987. He University (TSU) Department of Turkish in Sakarya University