Türkiye's Deputy Foreign Minister H. Ali Özel, who is visiting Skopje, delivered the opening speech at the 5th International Symposium on Turkish Language Teaching and Turkology in the Balkans. Türkiye's Foreign Ministry announced this.
The symposium was organized by the Maarif Foundation of Türkiye and is being held at International Balkan University in the capital of North Macedonia. The stage design indicates that this year's forum is devoted to Balkan folk literature and oral culture.

Meeting with students
During his visit, Özel also visited International Balkan University and met with students. Türkiye's Foreign Ministry published photographs of the meeting on its official pages.
The Maarif Foundation was established in Türkiye to develop educational cooperation abroad and today supports schools and educational programs in many countries, including those in the Balkans.
Photo: Türkiye's Foreign Ministry