Turkey: UNESCO-linked group to visit Old Town festival

ANKARA

The World Heritage Travelers, a UNESCO-linked association, will join a cultural festival in Turkey's Mediterranean resort city of Antalya, according to local authorities on Thursday.

The 4th Kaleici Old Town Festival will be held between Oct. 10 and 13, Antalya's Muratpasa municipality said in a statement.

The festival, at which Cuba, Italy and Russia have previously been honored, will welcome Ukraine as the guest of honor this year, the statement added.

It will also host around 35 historical cities from different parts of the world, it said.

The association will also provide training to youths.

The festival in Kaleici, the historic city center of Antalya, will host concerts, exhibitions, installations and street performances.