Turkey, India kick off festival to honor cultural ties

[Cobra Arbok]

Still on ignore, I simply wanted to read the article.

Good. It is easier to counter the garbage you post when you do not bother to call me an Islamaphobic Bhakt every other day.

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

ANKARA

The Indian Embassy in Ankara inaugurated a festival Wednesday to celebrate the cultural ties between India and Turkey.

“India and Turkey are two countries that have known each other for millennia,” Ambassador Sanjay Bhattacharyya said at the opening ceremony of the festival, titled "India by the Bosphorus".

“We have traveled over land, crossed seas and bridged the skies for business and the exchange of ideas,” Bhattacharyya said.

“India and Turkey are old civilizations and brothers, but it is the tremendous transformations that have taken place in recent decades in our respective countries, in our economies and in our societies that make us natural partners in the 21st century.”

Battacharya said the “mega-festival of India in Turkey” is being hosted for the first time and will be held annually.

He said the festival will feature 10 different art forms. Classical Indian music and dance, Indian blues and funk and Sufi music will be performed. Yoga and Ayurveda, a traditional healing system, will be introduced and workshops for Bollywood dance will be organized. Puppet theatre performances and a rare photo exhibition of Mahatma Ghandhi, also known as the father of the Indian nation, will also be held during the festival. Visitors can also enjoy an Indian food festival and a fashion show.



Huge growth in tourist traffic

Battacharya told Anadolu Agency that around 160,000 Indian tourists visited Turkey in 2018, up 80 percent from 2017.

“There has been tremendous growth in the flow of tourists from India to Turkey,” he added.

The envoy stressed that only Turkish Airlines has direct flights between India and Turkey, operating seven flights to New Delhi and seven to Mumbai. He added that beginning March 21, another 14 flights will be operated by Indigo Airlines.



Festival to learn more about India

Ahmet Haluk Dursun, Turkey’s Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism, stressed the importance of culture as a way that societies integrate.

“Art is perhaps the most beautiful and effective way to introduce and convey this culture,” he said.

“The cultural richness of India, which we always see as a friend and sister country, has aroused the curiosity and interest of the people of Turkey,” Dursun said.

“Thankfully, we will get to know this culture and civilization more closely thanks to the valuable artists taking part in the festival.”



Similarities between India and Turkey

Sanjoy Roy, managing director of Teamwork Arts, said Turkey and India have much in common, from literature to architecture, food and dance.

“Most people in India have Turkey on their wish list to discover the many wonders you have,” Roy said.

Roy said Turkey offers so many opportunities for Indians preparing to get married.

“The wedding is the peak occasion, and everybody looks to make their festival special,” Roy said, adding Turkey will be the next destination for Indians to organize their special day.

Roy said a reason for Indians to choose Turkey as an international route for weddings is that India finds Turkey’s culture similar to its own and Turkish people are “efficient to work with” and “hospitable”. Roy also said the cost of a wedding is cheaper than in Europe or other parts of the world.

Leading artists of India will present performances during the four-day festival, which will showcase the diversity of India.

The festival will be held from March 20-24 and April 15-28 in the cities of Ankara, Konya, Izmir and Istanbul.

Thanks.

India is largely irrelevant in concern to Turkey.

India-Turkish ties

Pak-Turkish ties

 

[Cobra Arbok]

Thanks.

India is largely irrelevant in concern to Turkey.

India-Turkish ties

Pak-Turkish ties

Wow just as I thought. This simple article is bringing out the butthurt trolls.

 

[Microsoft]

Thanks.

India is largely irrelevant in concern to Turkey.

India-Turkish ties

Pak-Turkish ties

That's not even worth comparing even the most delusional of Indians are butthurt by Pak-Turkey relationship. Best to ignore this guy trying to bait some sort of response so he can feel relevant.

 

[Cobra Arbok]

That's not even worth comparing even the most delusional of Indians are butthurt by Pak-Turkey relationship. Best to ignore this guy trying to bait some sort of response so he can feel relevant.

When did I ever claim that Indo-Turk relations are stronger than Pak-Turkish relations? The fact that simply posting an article that made no mention of Pakistan triggered you so much shows how insecure you are.

 

[Microsoft]

When did I ever claim that Indo-Turk relations are stronger than Pak-Turkish relations? The fact that simply posting an article that made no mention of Pakistan triggered you so much shows how insecure you are.

The only thing it shows is how senile you are and how desperatly you're you're trying to attract attention. Look at 100% of replies by your fellow countrymen on the thread and you can gauge how much of an attention whore you are being. Don't expect any more replies.

 

[Cobra Arbok]

The only thing it shows is how senile you are and how desperatly you're you're trying to attract attention. Look at the replies by 100% of your fellow countrymen on the thread and you can gauge how much of an attention whore you are being. Don't expect any more replies.

Good. go troll somewhere else.

 

[doorstar]

Sounds like a good analogy for the Pak-China relation. Thank you.

listen gangoo tailee, the street shitter! do you truly believe that once you finish helping in destruction of China/Pakistan, you'll be given skin grafts to make you white super power?

Just like Pakistanis were abandoned in the aftermath of Soviet demise, you ugly monkeys will also be be discarded. and there may not be any Russia/China left to fall back on by the time you cunts come to your senses and abandon these bollywood inspired fantasies of being some arya smaj super race

 

[Cobra Arbok]

listen gangoo the street shitter! do you truly believe that once you finish helping in destruction of China/Pakistan, you'll be given skin grafts to make you white super power?

Just like Pakistanis were abandoneded in the aftermath of Soviet demise, you ugly monkeys will also be be discarded. and there may not be any Russia/China left by the time you cunts come to your senses and abandon these bollywood fantasies of being some some arya smaj super race

The difference between us and you is we don't need to rely on another country to survive. We are the world's 6th largest economy and consistently grow between 7-8 percent, whereas you struggle to surpass 4% and have to beg to Saudi, IMF, etc. to keep your economy alive. And if you want to talk about poverty, less than 20% of our population lives below the poverty line and that number is rapidly decreasing with tens of millions of people being lifted out of poverty every year. Whereas poverty in your country is increasing. And using racial slurs does nothing to help your argument. @waz @Oscar @Irfan Baloch

 

[OIO]

Hopefully. . But remember when a population gets too much fanatic it's hard to revert.

when populism rise, Turkey will destroy his neighbor or himself.

 

[gangsta_rap]

Indo Turk relations have a stronger historical basis compared to Pak Turk.

 

[kris]

Turkey is the bridge to Europe...
Ties with them will be good..

Hope erdogan steps down early and brings stability to that country

 

[Super Falcon]

Turkey wont change its policy against india which is to resolve kashmir issue and stop killing of muslims

 

[Cobra Arbok]

Turkey wont change its policy against india which is to resolve kashmir issue and stop killing of muslims

As long as Erdogan remains in power, you are correct

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

Let this thread die, brothers. Indian desperate trolls want our attention.