Turkish students awarded scholarship for Chinese language proficiency

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Turkish students awarded scholarship for Chinese language proficiency

STORY: Turkish students awarded scholarship for Chinese language proficiency DATELINE: May 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of Okan University 3. various of China's Acting Consul General in Istanbul Wu Jian 4. various of China's Acting Consul General in Istanbul Wu Jian presenting a certificate of achievement to students 5. various of meetings, officials and students STORYLINE: A total of 29 Turkish students from Istanbul-based Okan University were awarded a consul-general scholarship for their excellency in the Chinese language. An award ceremony was held in the university's grand complex on Monday in the Tuzla district on the Asian side of Istanbul. The Chinese Consul-General Scholarship aims to encourage Turkish college students to study the Chinese language and culture in order to deepen people-to-people exchanges and friendship between the two countries. Before the ceremony, China's Acting Consul G

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