The officials responsible for Anadolu Cultural Centers in Syria gathered in Aleppo to evaluate new steps that will revive brotherhood, art, and a shared memory in lands carrying the weariness of years.
Operating under the Bülbülzade Foundation in Azaz, Afrin, Al-Bab, Jarabulus, and Aleppo, the Anadolu Cultural Centers (AKM) continue to heal the Syrian people through culture and art. At these centers, people of all ages receive training in many fields, from technology to language education, from painting to music. The Aleppo Anadolu Cultural Center hosted a warm gathering recently. The managers and field coordinators of the Anadolu Cultural Centers came together in the historic heart of the city. The gathering, which began with the sincerity of people sharing the same fate and the same hope, far from the formality of an official meeting, revealed a shared determination in the eyes of everyone in the room.
ALEPPO’S ANCIENT SPIRIT RISES AGAIN THROUGH CULTURE
Rather than desk-based reports, the discussions focused on the stories of people struggling to make a living in the streets and, in particular, the stories of children. The center officials addressed one by one the activities ranging from libraries to painting workshops, from Turkish language courses to traditional handicrafts. Reminding everyone that the value of a colored pencil placed in a child’s hand and the smile brought by a book a young person discovers in a library corner are priceless, the representatives expressed their desire to revive Aleppo’s ancient spirit through culture.
At the end of the meeting, it was emphasized that the doors of all five cultural centers in Syria will remain wide open to Syrians of all ages who wish to replace pain with hope.
