Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Program introduced to foreign press
(2009 12 29 15:27)
The press conference and dinner was held by Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency on 22 December 2009.
Hüsamettin Kavi, the Chairman of Advisory Board of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture emphasized the importance of Istanbul’s selection as the European Capital of Culture on Turkey’s travel to the European Union, and added that Istanbul people were looking forward to celebrating it with European friends all along 2010. He also concluded that what this whole project would bring out for Istanbul for beyond 2010 is much more important than the events to be realized in 2010.
Yılmaz Kurt, the Secretary General of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture talked about the projects which would be put forward in 2010 by the Agency, and pointed that Istanbul had been hosting and interacting with people from diverse cultures for centuries. Yılmaz Kurt went on to say that the main target of the 2010 program is not merely arranging events but also creating perpetual works which will maintain their functioning in forthcoming years as well.
The meeting ended by the visual presentation of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency Tourism and Promotion Director Özgül Özkan Yavuz to show some examples from the 2010 Agency program.
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