Qatar Foundation (QF)'s QatarDebate Center held Sunday the first meeting of Hagia Sophia Talks, in cooperation with Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakif University in Turkiye's Istanbul.
Held under the slogan 'language and culture in Islamic civilization', the event brought together diplomats, representatives of official and scientific institutions and NGOs in Istanbul, and a group of prominent academics.
Hagia Sophia Talks aims to promote intellectual dialogues, exchange different cultures, highlight joint efforts between Turkiye and the Arab world in education and cultural exchange, and activate QatarDebate's role in launching initiatives and programs with partners from around the world.
The meeting saw welcoming speeches showcasing the Republic of Turkiye's efforts in teaching Arabic and spreading the culture of Arabic debating. There was also a presentation on the language and culture in the Islamic civilization that showed the importance of promoting Arabic and Turkish as languages for learning and debating in Turkiye's universities.
The second meeting of the talks will gather a group of Arab and Turkish journalists from all Turkiyebased Arabic and Turkish media outlets as well as Arabic debating academics.
Source: Qatar News Agency