Over the past 50 years, the republic has signed cultural agreements with 75 states. Ankara sends string quartets to play classical music in Pakistan, has restored Ottoman edifices in Libya, and emptied the treasure rooms of the Topkapi Palace for exhibitions in New York, London, and Tokyo.
Klaus Kreiser criticises Turkey's official cultural policy for not having a clear vision of how to carry the country's rich cultural traditions into modernity.

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A consistent cultural policy cannot be expected from Ankara. Over and above the many non-official cultural contacts, Germany, as a country hosting more than two million Turks, should be entitled to a cultural institute, which is able to provide a more comprehensive portrayal of Turkey than is found in tourist centers and consulate generals.

Klaus Kreiser/Süddeutsche Zeitung/Qantara.de 2006

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Turkish Literature in Germany

The Failings of Turkish Intellectuals and Writers

Despite ample freedoms and opportunities to introduce readers to foreign literatures, Turkish literature suffers from a lack of publishers and readers in German-speaking countries and the western world in general.
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