JAKARTA - Minister of Culture Fadli Zon said, Indonesia and Turkey agreed to build collaboration in the field of culture, including the production of joint films.
"We agreed to build collaborative efforts in the field of culture to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries, including joint film production that published the Ottoman empire and the Sultanate of Aceh, joint painting exhibitions and the construction of Indonesian cultural homes in Turkey," said Minister ofbud Fadli Zon, in a statement Thursday, April 10.
Fadli, who accompanied President Prabowo on a state visit to the Republic of Turkey and held a meeting with Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, adding that the two countries that have a very large Muslim population also have many opportunities to work together in the field of intangible cultural heritage such as the Fitra tradition, calligraphy, and the assembly that can be encouraged to be included in the UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list.
As for evidence of cultural interaction between the two countries, he said he had been found in various artifacts and manuscripts including ancient gold coins found in Gamping Pande, Aceh, which were named Sultan Aceh, Alaudin Riayat Syah Al Kahar and Sultan Ottoman, Suleiman I.
Indonesia's commitment is also increasingly clear in strengthening the historical and cultural relations between the two countries that have existed since the Ottoman empire and the Sultanate of Aceh in the 16th century as evidenced by various historical findings.
Other findings include hundreds of coins from the Umayah and Abasiyah dynasties found on the Bukit Bongai website, North Sumatra as well as the graves of Ottoman royal figures in Aceh such as Muthalib Ghani bin Mustafa Ghani in Bitai, added Fadli.
Regarding the humanitarian crisis situation that occurred in Palestine, the Minister of Education emphasized that the destruction of Palestinian historical sites and cultural heritage by Israel was an act of heinous and inhumane genocide.
"Indonesia and Turkey have agreed to continue to support Palestinian independence, including through cultural efforts, as well as against the destruction of Palestinian identity and cultural heritage," he said again.
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The two countries also signed a joint agreement in the field of culture, which is faced with encouraging the preservation of cultural heritage, art collaboration and capacity development in the management of contemporary cultural talent, literature and art including film, music and digital culture.
Bilateral cooperation in the field of culture is a strategic step in strengthening relations between Indonesia and Turkey not only through the exchange of arts, traditions and cultural values but also as a means to strengthen diplomatic relations between the two countries by utilizing their respective cultural potentials, the two countries can build partnerships that are more inclusive and sustainable," concluded Fadli.
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