"Library Week" was celebrated with different events at Bursa Technical University. The guest of honor of the events, which included exhibitions, competitions and interviews, was Writer Professor Mustafa Kara. Within the scope of the events, "those who read the most" were also rewarded.
In addition to instructive and educational events at BTÜ, special days and weeks are not forgotten. In this context, special programs were organized for Library Week, which was celebrated between 25 March and 31 March at BTÜ. The events organized by the Library and Documentation Department started with book and painting exhibitions. While the exhibitions continued throughout the week, "those who read the most" were also rewarded. The guest of honor of the events was Writer Professor Mustafa Kara. While Kara met with his readers for his book titled "Bridge Personalities that Carried Ottoman Culture to the Republic", he also opened a special photography exhibition on the subject. BTÜ Rector Prof.Dr. Naci Çağlar attended the opening, Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Barış Tamer Tonguç, Secretary General Selim Uzun, academic and administrative staff and students attended.
A Book of Loyalty to Those Who Carry the Culture
After the opening of the exhibition, Prof.Dr. Kara met with his readers and analyzed the book, noted that in his book 'Bridge Persons Who Carried Ottoman Culture to the Republic', he included important cultural figures who lived in the Ottoman period but also witnessed the Republic period. Kara said, “There are people who connect the Ottoman and Republican cultures. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Republic, I wanted to write about people who wrote their books in Ottoman Turkish, but also published these works according to the new letters during the Republic period. There are more than 50 personalities in the book. The works of these people bridge the gap and unite the culture. Our job would be very difficult if it weren't for the works of these people who can handle pens from every branch: men of letters, historians, mathematicians and dervishes. We owe them a debt of gratitude for bringing this culture to us. "This book is a book of loyalty on my part," he said.
Most Readers Rewarded
After the writer-reader meeting, "those who read the most" were rewarded. The student who read the most books was Havva Kara, followed by Özlem Celleoğlu and Hilmi Tunahan Topak. Students received their awards from BTÜ Rector Professor Dr.Naci Çağlar. The academic staff member who read the most books was Professor Dr. Ramazan Kurt, followed by Lecturer Mehmet Oytun Cibaroğlu and Research Assistant Zeynep Barut. While Filiz Kaya received the award for the administrative staff who read the most books, Birgül Çetin came 2nd and Serhat Binbir came 3rd. “The 1st winner of the Photography with My Favorite Book competition was İmer İmeri, the 2nd winner was Ali İmran Kalkan and the 3rd winner was Hilal Saraçoğlu. The winner of the Book Finding Competition was Serdar Ayvalı, followed by Ahmet Diken, Selman Uzman, Ahmet Ferhat and Emirhan Ahmet Sesigür. Rector Professor Dr. Naci Çağlar congratulated the award recipients.
