Governor’s statement, Sözcü newspaper and television published yesterday in the news, the Governor’s Office implemented by the “I am reading Istanbul is reading” project “AKP, the first and secondary schools in Istanbul for the book reading competition to be held in the first and secondary schools of 71 million pounds of publishers. Some allegations were transferred in the form of.
05.04.2025 on Saturday, Sözcü Newspaper and Sözcü TV broadcast on TV, the Governor’s Office “I’m Reading Istanbul Reading” project referring to the allegations of the press release …
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The statement stated that it was necessary to respond to the unfounded allegations and distortions in the news that it was prepared without the need to conduct any research about the project and the competition.
The allegations refuted the governor’s office
“The competition in the news, ‘I’m Reading Istanbul Reading’ project is an organization to be organized to direct families to read books. In this context, families, our country’s important historians raised by the deceased Prof. Dr. Haluk Dursun’un Istanbul’s ‘Art in Istanbul’ in the framework of the information of the book. Project Coordinator, Turkish Language and Literature and Turkish Branches of 39 districts in the Directorate were made by taking the opinions of the group teachers.
“Increasing the number of target books”
‘I’m Reading Istanbul Reading’ project is one of the prominent projects that our governorship has realized with the aim of increasing the number of books in school libraries in Istanbul from 6.5 million to 13 million. The determination of the books was made by the Provincial Directorate of National Education in 39 districts and made by the training commissions consisting of 6 educators. With the project, approximately 4 million books from many publishers, including TÜBİTAK Publications, have taken their place in the libraries of our schools. “
In line with the needs of the schools, the purchase processes will continue, “the project within the scope of no political party to receive books, to intervene in the books to be taken to schools to intervene. The project has been designed entirely by the Istanbul Governorship. not according to his opinion, but by considering the contribution of our children to the development of our children. ” The expression was used.
The statement said that the project, which was implemented by the Governor’s Office in order to direct young people to reading books and to strengthen the place of the book in their development processes, will continue to bring you millions of books.
