Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

We celebrated the 54th Library Week with the Istinye-Author Meeting

The event titled "Istinyeli-Author Meeting" organized by Istinye University Library within the scope of 54th Library Week took place on March 28, Wednesday at Istinye University Topkapı Campus with the participation of Istinye University Faculty of Arts and Sciences faculty member, writer and poet Ali URAL.

Istinye University plans to traditionalize the event; poetry and music concerts, as well as library friends awards. Muhammed Emin Genceli, a student of the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Istinye University was among the winners. Ali URAL pointed out that a rapidly growing number of books and libraries in Turkey stressed that despite the low literacy rate of ripening conditions. "The virtual world becomes a waste of information. People who do not read prefer a shallow life" Ali URAL, who emphasized the importance of the color brought to our lives by the words, stated that families should instill a love of literature for their children. "Families want their children to be doctors and engineers. However, communication with the person and society will become impossible. In this case, they will not be successful in their professions" Ali URAL warned the families that the libraries would not be used for study purposes only.