Within the 37th International Book Fair held in Istanbul, the Head of the department for Book circulation and publishing issues of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture Aslan Jafarov, met deputy director of the Department of Libraries and Broadcasting of the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Demet Koç and Head of the Department of Exhibitions of the Ministry Shula Aygun.
During the meeting, Aslan Jafarov informed his Turkish colleagues about a project called "Recognition of the Azerbaijani Book in the World" initiated by the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan.
He said that under the project, more than works of 36 Azerbaijani writers were translated into Turkish and presented to readers of the fraternal country.
Most often asked books by Turkish readers who visit the Azerbaijani stand during the exhibition will also be translated into Turkish soon.
The project was also welcomed by employees of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey.
The issue of wider dissemination of Azerbaijani books in Turkey was also discussed at the meeting.
The sides also discussed the issue of participation of several Turkish publishers through the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey in the International Book Fair which will be held in Baku in 2019.
The 37th Istanbul International Book Fair ended on November 13.