June 8, 2013

President Gül hosts Turkish Olympiad students in Ankara

President Abdullah Gül hosted a group of students coming to Turkey as part of the 11th International Turkish Olympiad, a festival that celebrates the Turkish language and this year brought together 2,000 students from 140 countries around the world, in the capital on Friday.

President Gül says Turkish Olympiads ‘greatest service' to Turkey

The president has branded the annual contest of foreign students on the Turkish language the “greatest service” to Turkey, Turkish culture and its language, as he met with contestants participating in this year's Olympiads.

200 Turkish Olympiad students delight locals in Rumi's Konya

The 200 Turkish-language students from around the world participating in the 11th International Turkish Olympiad delighted thousands of locals during a grand ceremony held on Thursday night in Konya, the city of poet and philosopher Mevlana Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi.

Bulgarian student wins Turkish Olympiad song contest final

Martin Yordanov from Bulgaria won the most prestigious medal for singing at the 11th International Turkish Language Olympiad on Friday night before a crowd of tens of thousands in İstanbul, beating 14 competitors from various countries.