(260218) -- ANKARA, Feb. 18, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Giray Fidan, head of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at Haci Bayram Veli University, receives an interview with Xinhua in Ankara, Trkiye, Feb. 16, 2026. Interest in Chinese language and literature has been growing among the Turkish public, mirroring China's economic and technological development, said an Ankara-based Turkish sinologist.
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