The rector of Thrace University Prof. Dobri Yarkov participated in the event "Culture and education - a bridge between Bulgaria and Turkey" in Ankara

The rector of Thrace University Prof. Dobri Yarkov participated in the event "Culture and education - a bridge between Bulgaria and Turkey" in Ankara The rector of Thrace University Prof. Dobri Yarkov and the vice rector for research and international activities participated in the event "Culture and education - a bridge between Bulgaria and Turkey" in Ankara.

he event is on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the declaration of Turkey as a Republic by Kemal Atatürk and is organized by BTA. Prof. Yarkov stated that he was impressed by what the General Director of BTA Kiril Valchev and the Bulgarian Ambassador in Ankara Angel Cholakov have done. The climax of the event is the opera gala performance "Tosca" of the Sofia Opera and Ballet in Ankara and Istanbul. The gala tour of the Sofia Opera and Ballet is under the title "Bulgaria congratulates Turkey: Happy Centenary of the Republic!" and is under the patronage of Mrs. Desislava Radeva, wife of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria, and Mrs. Emine Erdogan, wife of the President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "As rector of Thrace University, I am proud to be here.

We have dozens of students from Turkey who are extremely motivated. These are doctors, veterinarians mainly, but I feel with my heart that a new stage in our joint cooperation with the Republic of Turkey after its centenary. I am convinced that the University of Thrace will be part of this bridge that is being created between Turkey and Bulgaria in the field of education and science," pointed out Prof. Yarkov. "Culture, education and science create the fastest and easiest bridges between people, because there the language spoken is the same.

And I am convinced that thanks to what we sow today, those after us will reap good fruits ", the rector of the Thrace University in Stara Zagora also pointed out. He wished success to the opera "Tosca" directed by Plamen Kartalov, as well as to the national press club of BTA in Ankara. "I am convinced that we will often be in this club as guests and will continue our contacts with the universities in Turkey", Prof. Dobri Yarkov added in conclusion.

The tour of the Sofia Opera in Turkey with the performance "Tosca" by Giacomo Puccini is the idea of the Bulgarian Embassy in Ankara and personally of Ambassador Angel Cholakov with the support of the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture

And the proceeds from the opera tour in Ankara and Istanbul will be directed to the areas affected by this year's devastating earthquakes.

he archives of BTA keep messages from memorable days for Turkey, when the foundations of the Turkish Republic were laid. This was stated by the general director of BTA Kiril Valchev at the opening of the meeting "Culture and education - a bridge between Bulgaria and Turkey".

According to Kiril Valchev, the archives of BTA, which was already 25 years old in 1923, contain messages from the memorable days for Turkey in October and November, when the foundations of the modern republic were laid. Source of photos and information: BTA