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16th International Kocaeli Book Fair Ongoing

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The 16th International Kocaeli Book Fair, organized by the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality, continues at the Kocaeli Congress Center through October 11. Featuring Professor Dr. Ahmed Güner Sayar as the guest of honor, the event is themed ‘Human Remembers’ and ‘In the Footsteps of Novels and Memoirs’. To promote inclusivity, the fair has implemented accessibility measures, such as sign language interpretation for seminars, enabling hearing-impaired visitors, including athlete İrem Topaloğlu, to participate in the programming. Educational and cultural workshops remain a central feature. Archaeologist Kaan Polatlar led a session on mythology and the historical significance of Göbeklitepe, while researcher Uğur Ünal hosted a workshop combining literature with traditional Turkish coffee culture. Recent sessions have focused on social, psychological, and familial dynamics, featuring contributions from educators and academics such as Alişan Kapaklıkaya, Tuna Tüner, Associate Professor Saniye Bencik Kangal, and Professor Halis Aydemir. The fair has drawn massive interest, with visitors frequently utilizing suitcases, market carts, and strollers to transport large book purchases. The event also gained national attention through a viral photograph of an 80-year-old reader and featured the launch of a scientific book regarding the sports history of Kocaeli. As of October 9, the Kocaeli event celebrated reaching its one-millionth visitor. The fair features 515 publishers and over 1,000 activities, including philosophical talks by Bahadır Yenişehirlioğlu. Recent programming has addressed global conflict and social development. Bosnian journalist and author Amina Seçeroviç Kaşlı delivered a talk titled ‘A View from Sarajevo to Gaza’, sharing her childhood experiences of the Bosnian War and discussing the impact of conflict on children. In observance of International Day of the Girl Child, psychologist Serdar Vatansever presented ‘He Who Does Not Praise His Daughter Will Regret It’, focusing on the necessity of family support and the role of male family members in raising confident girls.

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