As part of the German Goethe Institute culture project “European Literature Goes to Turkey/Turkish Literature Goes to Europe,” an event kicks off today at Ankara University’s faculty of language, history and geography. Set to run through Nov. 14, the event will feature literature readings and talks by such internationally acclaimed authors as Jutta Richter, Mircea Cartarescu and Christoph Ransmayr. Admission for the events is free of charge.  

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Despite Turkey being among the countries whose populations read the least number of books in a year, some promising campaigns have prevailed in the country. The “I love reading” campaign at İstanbul’s Bağcılar Atatürk Elementary School, which has been categorized by the European Union as a Transnational Young Entrepreneurship Project, could be seen as a step in the right direction to remedy people’s lack of interest in books. In the “I love reading” campaign, aiming to get students...