Chinese Culture Year in Turkey kicks off in Ankara
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The activities organized for the Chinese Culture Year in Turkey started with opening of a painting exhibition by famous Chinese painters at the Cer Modern Contemporary Art Center in Ankara yesterday. The opening ceremony was attended by Culture and Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay, Deputy Parliament Speaker Sadik Yakut, Chinese Ambassador in Ankara Xiaosheng Gong, Chinese Deputy Culture Minister Yang Zhijin and many other guests from the two countries. The congratulation messages from Chinese President Hu Jintao and Turkish President Abdullah Gul were also read prior to the opening ceremony, where Gunay said that the world would focus on China, as well as Turkey in the 21st century.