Turkish Olympics exhibition offers taste of world culture

Hundreds of foreign students in Turkey for the 6th International Turkish Language Olympics have participated in a cultural festival to promote their countries. "Of course there are many fairs that promote world countries.

But here, there is a difference. The young foreign students speaking in Turkish are informing people about their countries. This definitely makes for a vibrant and interesting atmosphere," said Özlem Oğuz, a visitor to the fair, which took place in Ankara's Altınpark over the weekend as the opening event of the Turkish Language Olympics.

The students brought traditional costumes, photos, food, handcrafts and music from their countries to display at the fair. The food offered by the foreign students was at first accepted with hesitation by Turkish visitors, but when they looked up to see smiling faces and hear kind offers in Turkish they quickly overcame their reserve.