Turkish cultural center in South Africa said it would start Show traditional Turkish archery lessons in African country soon.
“We have sent South Africans to Turkey in this april year To study archery they are now back. They will teach sports in our institute “Abdulaziz Yagit, director of Yunus Emre Institute in South Africa, according to Anadolu Agency.
Classes are scheduled to start in September, Yigit said, adding that traditional Turkish archery, both practice on Foot and horse riding, turned into a sport over the horns with that it various Principles, rules, rituals and social practices.
On foot, that includes shooting, long-distance shooting, darp shooting (bombing), bota shooting and performance shooting. Listed by UNESCO as part of of humanity’s intangible cultural heritage in 2019.
According to Yiğit, Yunus Emre Institute is also Planning to open a Turkish Cuisine School in The largest in South Africa city of Johannesburg to meet the ever-growing number of people Searching for Turkish dishes in The most advanced in Africa economy.
During the Turkish Cuisine Week that was held in Johannesburg and Pretoria in May this year people show up great benefit in learning how “Turkish cuisine has been prepared,” Yigit said.
Turkish embassy in The capital, Pretoria, provided free breakfasts and meals to many South Africans to try Turkish traditional dishes as part of Turkish Cuisine Week.
Turkey was promoting its cuisine in a series of events Held across the country and all that it has missions Abroad during Turkish Cuisine Week, held for The first this time year on May 21-27. The events Organized under the auspices of of Turkish Presidency and with The support of Ministry of Culture and Tourism. “We hope that once this school opens, it will train many Turkish chefs to meet the needs of continued growth. market of “Turkish cuisine,” Ayget said.
Since its inception in South Africa in In 2017, Yunus Emre Institute taught about 300 students the Turkish language language And the art. “many people Our Turkish language language Courses for various purposes. some want be informed language for business Communication and some want to me join higher Educational institutions in Among other reasons Turkey.”
institute that also Promotes cultural relations in coordination with South African local cultural institutions, which previously taught only Turkish-Ottoman calligraphy art form but has now expanded with several more art courses. These include ebro, marbling, ceramic tiles and traditional Turkish handicrafts and others. Yigit said they were suspended face-to me-face Trainings during the coronavirus pandemic and interactive lessons will resume this month. “During the pandemic, we taught our students online. Before the pandemic, we had 160 Turks language the students. But now the number is down to 60. added That the institute was aggressively advertising for start of face-to me-face studies. “many people You have already Respond by signing up for courses”.
