Turkish playwright Ozen Yula and Istanbul Theatre Festival director Leman Yilmaz delivered speeches at the session held at the City Theater Complex. A number of Iranian critics and experts attended the meeting.

Yilmaz welcomed a plan to organize a similar session for Iranian theater during the 2019 edition of the Istanbul Theatre Festival.

Based on the plan, troupes from Iran will also perform readings of a selection of plays by their fellow playwrights at the Istanbul festival.

The Fajr International Theater Festival will be running until February 23.

Source: Tehran Times