ANKARA - Activities to celebrate International April 23 Children's Day started on Saturday.
Turkish Radio and Television Corp. (TRT) Director General Senol Demiroz received children from 33 countries who came to Turkey to mark the International TRT April 23 Children's Festival.
Turkey started celebrations of the festival in 1979 which was announced as the ''World Children's Year'' by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Demiroz said.
Demiroz recalled that children from only six countries joined the festival in 1979 but today Turkey was hosting children from 33 countries.
(BRC) 17.04.2004