Turkish-Chinese letter-writing contest concludes in Istanbul

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Turkish-Chinese letter-writing contest concludes in Istanbul

STORY: Turkish-Chinese letter-writing contest concludes in Istanbul DATELINE: Dec. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:42 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of "Letters of the Silk Road" contest 2. various of Chinese song performed by the arts association 3. various of people practicing taichi organized by the Turkish Chinese Association 4. various of Zhu Fengye, who came 1st in the competition, reading her letter 5. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): WU JIAN, China's acting Consul General STORYLINE: A Turkish-Chinese letter-writing contest concluded Wednesday in Türkiye's largest city Istanbul. Organized by the Turkish-Chinese Cultural Association, the "Letters of the Silk Road" contest invited language students from China and Türkiye to write letters in each other's languages. "We organized the contest in order to raise awareness of the Silk Road and to create lasting friendships between Turkish and Chinese students," said Turkish-Chinese Cultural Association President Irfan Karsli in an online c

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