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Turkey's coffeehouses eyed as youth reading rooms by education minister
Ankara AP reports Turkey's historic coffeehouses, long community centers, may host reading rooms for youth with free books. Minister Vehbi Dincerler proposes "hook corners" as libraries, amid shortages in school space and high youth unemployment. Residents like Baba's regulars favor keeping them as study spots. others urge better libraries. Coffeehouses, from Istanbul to villages, reflect social roles and shifts through centuries.
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Ankara
Turkey
Vehbi Dincerler
Baba
Law and Political Science
Baba’s
Kadir Bas
Tuncay Karaartu
Arabia