Kılıçdaroğlu meets Turkish Olympiads participants

Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu met with a group of students participating in the 10th International Turkish Language Olympiads on Friday at the CHP headquarters, the party said in a statement.

Turkmen student is singing a song to entertain the CHP leader. (Photo: Today's Zaman)

Organized by the International Turkish Education Association (TÜRKÇEDER), this year’s Turkish Olympiads are hosting around 1,500 students from 135 countries. The Turkish Olympiads are seen as a cultural festival during which students promote their countries.

The students gave some gifts related to the culture of their countries and entertained Kılıçdaroğlu with poems and songs.

Published on Today's Zaman, 08 June 2012, Friday