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BAGHDAD
The opening ceremony for the Ottoman Cultural Heritage E-book Exhibition beneath Iraq’s Ministry of Tradition occurred Wednesday in Baghdad.
Iraqi Minister of Tradition, Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Al-Badrani and Türkiye’s Ambassador to Baghdad Ali Riza Guney attended the inauguration of the one-day exhibition within the Iraqi capital.
The exhibition featured a whole bunch of books within the Turkish and Ottoman languages associated to Ottoman historical past together with some calligraphy panels by Iraqi calligraphers.
Al-Badrani stated throughout a press convention on the occasion that the Iraqi Manuscript Home in Baghdad not solely possesses paperwork associated to Iraq’s historical past but in addition the historical past of the whole area.
He recalled that through the 2003 US invasion of Iraq, many works on the heart have been burnt or misplaced.
Highlighting the cordial relations between Iraq and Türkiye, Al-Badrani famous that the historic ties between the 2 nations date again over 500 years, together with geographical and non secular connections.
“The Ottoman archives comprise quite a few paperwork. These paperwork narrate the historical past of the three provinces in Iraq that have been beneath the Ottoman Empire,” he stated, expressing their need to collaborate with Türkiye on archives for the good thing about postgraduate college students.
He added that neighboring nations have contributed to the return of historic artifacts stolen from Iraq.
Ambassador Guney expressed his satisfaction with the show of Turkish books at this historic location.
“The Iraqi Nationwide Library and archive are a helpful supply of data for the wealthy historical past of Iraq and the area,” he stated.
“The constructing we’re in appears to have been reborn from its ashes. The exhibition of artifacts from our shared historical past with our Iraqi brothers and sisters on this constructing that has witnessed historical past sheds gentle on our historic relations, contributing to bridging the space between us.”
Referring to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s initiative in establishing the Nationwide Library, Guney declared their intent to declare at this time, March 27, as Türkiye-Iraq Joint Tradition Day.
He additionally introduced that these artifacts can be exhibited within the Türkiye part of the library with the help of the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Company (TIKA) in a yr’s time.
Following the press convention, Al-Badrani offered a plaque to Guney.
*Writing by Serdar Dincel from Istanbul
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