ANKARA, Jan 9 (A.A) - The ''International Nazim Hikmet Year'' which was announced by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) upon the 100th birthday of Nazim Hikmet, a famous Turkish poet, will start on January 14.
The activities which would be held on January 15 in Paris for Nazim Hikmet have been postponed to March due to certain technical deficiences and the opening of Nazim Hikmet monument in Istanbul which would be the same day has been postponed due to severe weather conditions.
A meeting will be held in Istanbul on January 14 upon the beginning of International Nazim Hikmet Year. A documentary on Nazim Hikmet prepared by Can Dundar will be shown in the meeting.
Famous singer and compositor Zulfu Livaneli will also give a concert in the meeting in which actor Genco Erkal will read poems. An exhibition of Nazim Hikmet's photographs will also be displayed at Ataturk Culture Centre.