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The Yunus Emre Institute in Jerusalem hosted a panel in Ramallah on Tuesday on Palestinian cultural heritage during the Ottoman era, bringing together officials, researchers, and historians to share studies based on extensive archival material.
The panel was attended by Palestinian Tourism Minister Hani al-Hayik, Türkiye's Consul General in Jerusalem Ismail Cobanoglu, and many Palestinian researchers and historians.
Speakers presented various studies and analyses on Palestine's cultural heritage during the Ottoman period.
Ensar Firat, director of the Yunus Emre Institute in Jerusalem, told Anadolu Agency that the YEE center in Ramallah hosted many researchers and historians in cooperation with the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism.
Firat noted that there are nearly 60,000 Ottoman-era artifacts across the Palestinian territories and that many topics still require research and examination.
Pointing to the existence of hundreds of thousands of archival documents related to Palestine, Firat said:
"Thousands of documents related to Palestine and historical matters exist in the Ottoman archives. Through these seminars, we aim to revitalize scientific and academic ties between the two countries and make these documents available to Palestinian researchers so they can access and study materials related to their own history."
Firat added that, to strengthen cultural and academic cooperation between institutions in Palestine and Türkiye, the institute plans to hold additional seminars and conferences in Jerusalem and Ramallah in the future.
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