KANİ BEKO WAS THE GUEST OF ÇANKAYA WORKER’S LIBRARY

09 March 2020 Monday 10:09

The last guest of the library created by Çankaya Municipality cleaning workers by collecting books which were abandoned to garbage containers was the former DISK Chairman, CHP İzmir Deputy Kani Beko.

The library created by Çankaya Municipality cleaning workers after carefully collecting and disinfecting the books that were abandoned to the garbage containers continues to attract attention. With the donations, the visitors of the library, which has 30 thousand books, are increasing day by day. The last guest of the library created by Çankaya Municipality cleaning workers by collecting books which were abandoned to garbage containers was the former DISK Chairman, CHP İzmir Deputy Kani Beko.

Mr. Beko who received information while visiting the library, thanked all the Senir Management and the employees of Çankaya Municipality who contributed the construction of the library, which has become an example in Turkey and created a tremendous impression in whole world. Following his visit and noting that they want to do a similar work in İzmir, Mr. Beko donated the book "Foundation, Resistance, Existence" to the Çankaya Worker’s Library.

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Workers working at the Çankaya Municipality Cleaning Affairs Directorate started to collect the old books left in the bag next to the garbage container in 2016 and started to accumulate on the construction site. A library was established in the 50-year-old building of the Cleaning Affairs Directorate with books that were cleaned and disinfected. The number of books increased and reached 30 thousand in the library, which was established with 700 books. From cleaning workers and their relatives, to kindergarten  students to university students, there are many visitors visiting the library, which includes a wide range of books  from the encyclopedias, history books, novels to personal development books.

Visitors that can read books in the library can borrow them also. In addition, books in Çankaya Worker’s Lıbrary are sent to the schools all over Turkey and to prisons.  There are also games such as chess in the children's books section created for children in the library.

Those who wish to the library, which is open to everyone, can donate books to Çankaya Belediyesi Temizlik Şantiyesi, İmrahor Mahallesi, İmrahor Caddesi, No: 51 Çankaya/Ankara, and reach the library via phone number 0 312 496 16 13.

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