Students coming from Tunisia to Türkiye for his or her greater schooling not solely promote Turkish tradition of their area but in addition contribute to the literature of each nations. Among such initiatives, the launch of “Sahra Magazine,” a bilingual publication in Tunisia, brings collectively Turkish lovers within the area.
Tunisian love for Türkiye is just not unknown to the nationals of each nations, and over time their ties are getting even stronger.
The bilingual journal is printed in Turkish and Arabic beneath the management of Türkiye’s Education Counselor in Tunisia professor Ilyas Yavuz.
Students and lecturers from Algeria and Morocco additionally contribute to the journal, which principally contains articles about college students studying Turkish and adapting to Turkish tradition.
The articles about touring, memoirs, poetry, literature and free articles are featured within the publication supported by the lecturers affiliated with the Ministry of National Education who train Turkish classes overseas.
Explaining the explanations for publishing the journal, Yavuz stated: “This publication is an educational home for our students.” He shared that the thought of publishing {a magazine} was a mutual choice, as it will be helpful to publish a Turkish journal along with Turkish lecturers in Tunisia to extend the variety of college students studying Turkish and to inspire present college students.
Sharing how they selected the identify Sahara for the publication, the professor stated: “At first, we searched for a name that describes this region and has a relationship with us. Our students also supported us during the process. Out of about 40 names we chose Sahara, ‘the desert,’ because not only Tunisian but also Algerian students learn Turkish in Morocco. We wanted to address a region rather than a country.”
“The Sahara Desert is a common natural feature in all these countries. It reflects a common culture and lifestyle,” he added.
Referring to the Ottoman state within the area, Yavuz stated: “We have lived together with the people of the region for about three centuries. There is a common future between Türkiye and this region. Therefore, we strive to develop the common culture among us.”
Emphasizing that they’re attempting to incorporate everybody who desires to contribute to the journal, Yavuz stated: “Among those who write in this magazine are Tunisian students learning the Turkish language and our Turkish teachers. But our magazine is open to all Turkish lovers. Our students translate into Arabic articles in Turkish and then submit them to the editorial board. In this way, our students hone their writing and editing skills.”
Touching upon his expertise of working in Tunisia for about two years now, the professor stated: “We have observed a significant increase in the number of students who want to learn Turkish. The demand for the Turkish language has increased in high schools and language institutes of universities.”
“We try to support our students. We have also organized joint trip programs from time to time to ensure that our successful students visit Türkiye,” he added.
Reiterating that Turkish was initially taught as an elective course in excessive colleges in Tunisia in 2012, Yavuz stated that beneath the mutual settlement, the Tunisian colleagues come to Türkiye and train Arabic at colleges. “Similarly, we also encourage Turkish teachers to go to the ‘Sahara region’ to teach Turkish,” he concluded.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
