Based on this information, write a new short title in English: Işık Bookstore Fair opened its doors for the 35th time
According to this information, write a new article in English:
The 35th Işık Bookstore Fair, whose main theme was determined as “Where is the Dead End”, started yesterday evening.
The fair, which will last for 12 days, is open for book lovers every day between 09.00-13.00 and 17.00-24.00 at the Youth Center. During the fair, books are sold at a discount of 10 percent.
In the book fair opened with the speech of Nahide Merlen, owner of Işık Bookstore, honor awards were given to Acar Akalın and Panikos Hrisantu last night; Hakkı Yücel was given the Literature-Art Service Award. The award was presented to Akalın by CTP Chairman Tufan Erhürman, to Hrisantu by CTP Deputy Sami Özuslu and to Yücel by writer-poet Neşe Yağın.
In the night where the award winners also gave short speeches, Serdar Kavaz gave a concert of Acar Akalın’s compositions. Some songs were accompanied by Acar Akalın.
– Fair program
A panel on “Secularism and Human Rights” will be held this evening at the book fair, where all activities will start at 20.30. Mine Yücel, Burak Maviş, Can Azer and Aslı Murat, who will also be the moderator of the panel, will speak at the panel.
Nilgün Güney, Okan Ersan and Tuğçe Tekhanlı will give speeches in the panel themed “Struggle with Art Against Interventions in the Cultural Field” to be organized by the Artists and Writers Union tomorrow night. Halil Karapaşaoğlu will be the moderator of the panel.
On Thursday, “Where is the Dead End in Turkish Cypriot Community?” panel will be held. Cemal Özyiğit, Hakan Gündüz, Yusuf Avcıoğlu and Macide Artaç Özdal will speak at the panel. . Fehiman Eminer will be the moderator
On Friday, guest writer Murat Menteş from Turkey will give a talk on “Life Based on a Novel” and sign his books.
“Nationalism; Niyazi Kızılyürek, Mete Hatay and Ali Dayıoğlu will speak in the panel titled “Reproduction and Rise”. CTP Deputy Doğuş Derya will moderate the panel.
A panel on “Literature and Life” will be held on Sunday, September 3, where Emrah Öztürk, Salamis Ayşegül Şentuğ and Hüseyin Bahca will speak. The moderator of the panel will be Mihrican Aylanç.
Kudret Özersay, Asım Akansoy, Ergün Olgun and Ahmet Sözen will be the speakers. The panel on the theme will be held on Monday, September 4, moderated by Umut Bozkurt.
Vasfi Çiftçioğlu will moderate the panel on “Resisting the Dead End with Art” to be held on Tuesday, September 5, and speakers will be Mine Balman, Ümit İnatçı, Cemal Yıldırım, Doğuş Özokutan and İzel Seylani.
On Wednesday, September 6, guest artist Melisa Keskinz from Turkey will participate in a talk moderated by Fatoş Avcısoyu Ruso.
Sami Özuslu, Tacan Reynar and Berna Çelik will speak at the panel themed “Being a Turkish Cypriot” to be held on Thursday, September 7th.
On Friday, September 8, the last night of the fair, a panel titled “A Dilemma in Turkish Cypriot Media” will be held. Gürdal Hüdaoğlu and Ali Baturay will speak at the panel moderated by Canan Onurer.
