Ankara Book Fair Gathers Huge Numbers of Visitors

Desislava Toncheva, BTA correspondent Nora Cholakova

Ankara Book Fair (BTA Photo)

Ankara,

02.12.2024 11:04

(BTA)

Interest in this year's 21st edition of the Ankara Book Fair is extremely high.

Huge queues of people wishing to visit the fair formed in front of the ATO Congresium congress centre in the Turkish capital. The event opened on November 29 and will last until December 8.

This year, over 400 publishing houses are participating in the fair and books by more than 800 writers are being presented. The fair also includes various conferences and seminars with the participation of a number of famous writers.

The number of people wishing to visit the fair is especially large during the weekends. Throughout Sunday, despite the cold there was a queue of over a kilometre of citizens of all ages in front of the congress centre.

The fair features many new Turkish books, as well as publications by foreign writers. The publishing houses of most leading Turkish universities have their own stands at the event.

Many of the publishing houses offer discounts on books, in some cases even up to 50%.

The fair, which lasts ten days, is open from 10 am to 8 pm. On weekdays, entrance for students, pensioners and people with disabilities is free. Tickets are available online.

/DT/