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Ankara's newly-built Nation's Library to be disabled-friendly

Turkey's largest library, set to be inaugurated in the capital Ankara on Thursday, will feature 4 million printed books and offer disabled-friendly services starting right from the carpark to the library.

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With the inauguration looming, the library will be open to the public around the clock.

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With its rich book collections and services for visitors, the library is expected to become a world-renowned research center.

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The Nasreddin Hodja Children's Library will be available for visitors ages 5-10, and those age 10-15 will be able to use the Youth Library.

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There will also be separate mini libraries focusing on sounds and images, rare books, and research.

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Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about classical Turkish history thanks to departments shedding light on the history of the Seljuks and Anatolia.

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The library also features a special hall named Cihannuma (world atlas). There are 16 columns in the hall representing Turkic states from the annals of history.

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With a collection of 200,000 books in an area of 3,500 square meters (37,673 square feet), the hall is ready for visitors.

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In addition, citations from the Muslim holy book, the Quran, on the significance of reading and writing are inscribed on the dome of the hall.

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In collaboration with the Foreign Ministry, scores of books were brought to the library from every country where Turkey has a diplomatic mission. These books on the culture and history of the countries will be available in the World Library inside Cihannuma Hall.

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Ambassadors and representatives of countries including Uzbekistan, Chile, China, France, and Belarus personally visited the presidential complex and graciously donated books that were later added to the library's archive.

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Notably, French President Emmanuel Macron sent a special envoy and said the Turkish and French national libraries could collaborate in the field of literature.

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The library is also projected to be a lifelong education center where visitors -- whether children or adults -- will be offered courses on artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, augmented reality, and coding.