Burak Özçivit at the Znanie.Pervye Marathon: "Russia and Turkey Are Good Neighbors with Common Values. Love and Sincerity Unite Us"

Turkish actor Burak Özçivit spoke about his love for Russia, the phenomenon of popularity of Turkish cinema and his career to the participants of the Znanie.Pervye Marathon at the World Youth Festival site. The interview with the star of the TV series "The Magnificent Century", "Black Love", "Çalıkuşu" made a sensation among the listeners - the guests of the lecture hall of the Russian Znanie Society cried with joy to see the idol, asked questions and confessed their love to the actor.

At the meeting with young people Burak Özçivit admitted that he likes Russia, and in the future he would like to work in Russian cinema or in a joint project with Turkey.

"Turkey and Russia are good neighbors who have always historically been in close contact. Actors in Turkey are ready to play in Russian TV series. If we create a joint project, I'm sure we will get success and make a lot of movies in the future. I would like to come to Russia more often, I like your energy, I know that Russians love the works where I managed to star," said Burak Özçivit.

Burak Özçivit told fans from different countries about the secrets of success of Turkish TV series that find their audience around the world, as well as the potential success of possible Russian-Turkish projects.

"Human feelings are universal. And the main feeling that brings everyone together is love. It is the first emotion that allows us to reach every heart. That's why communication through TV series is important: this is how we can convey common values, unite the whole world," Burak Özçivit said.

According to the Turkish actor, he is ready for the main role in the Russian series, which will conquer every viewer in every country in the world.

The Turkish actor's performance caused a stir in the audience. Many people wanted to know how the actor was coping with the huge success and popularity. One of the participants of the marathon - Elvira from Azerbaijan - asked how the actor withstands a high load during filming.

"I am coping thanks to the support of my spouse, she is also an actress. Without the support of your family, you won't be able to withstand the fatigue. Family is very important, the most important thing in life. If I didn't have a family in my life, I don't know how I would live," Burak Özçivit replied.

What is the secret behind the actor's popularity, asked Simandi from India. Viewers were very interested in how Burak Özçivit disposes millions of people around the world and how to find his calling.

And, as it turns out, the answer is simple. As the actor admitted, the secret - in sincerity and love for the audience.

The Russian Znanie Society is the general partner of the educational program of the World Youth Festival. The educational Znanie.Pervye Marathon became one of the main events of the educational program. The most striking presentations of lecturers can be seen on the 24-hour media channel https://russia.znanierussia.ru/tv/Znanie.TV.

An open dialog of young people with Burak Özçivit took place at the marathon within the track "Multinational Unity", which is dedicated to national diversity, folk traditions, the right of every nation to identity and sovereignty.

Also on March 3, the second day of the educational marathon, among the lecturers of the thematic track "Multinational Unity" are Fabio Mastrangelo, chief conductor of the Moscow Symphony Orchestra "Russian Philharmonic", Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT TV channel and Rossiya Segodnya media group, President of the All-Russian Federation of Phygital Sports, Olympic champion in artistic gymnastics Nikita Nagorny, 18-time world champion, 10-time European champion, three-time absolute champion of Russia in rhythmic gymnastics, Honored Master of Sports of the Russian Federation Dina Averina and 5-time world champion in rhythmic gymnastics, Honored Master of Sports of the Russian Federation Arina Averina and many other outstanding people.

The Znanie.Pervye Marathon takes place in Sirius and covers six venues of the World Youth City: WYF International Airport, Yamal, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Belgorod, Moscow pavilions. The tracks of the educational marathon are consonant with the meanings of the Festival: “Responsibility for the fate of the world”, “Multinational unity”, “A world of opportunity for everyone”, “Saving the family for future generations” and “We stand together with Russia”. In addition to the Znanie.Pervye Marathon, as part of the educational program of the World Youth Festival, the Russian Znanie Society organized the intellectual tournament Znanie.Game with the participation of scholars from different countries and Znanie.Cinema Lectorium, where viewers can watch legendary Russian and foreign films and discuss them in the company of famous actors and directors. For the Festival participants a multimedia exhibition of the National Photo Contest Znanie.Russia will work, where they will be able to see the main achievements of Russia in the 21st century and immerse themselves in their atmosphere with the help of augmented reality technology.

The World Youth Festival shall become a platform for open dialog between young people from Russia and other countries. After the completion of the events on the Sirius Federal Territory, Russian Znanie Society will continue the educational line of the World Youth Festival from March 9 to 17 within the framework of the WYF 2024 regional program, which will cover all federal districts of our country.

The World Youth Festival takes place to promote international youth cooperation.

20,000 young leaders in education, science, international cooperation, culture, volunteering, charity, sports, business, media, etc., including 10,000 foreign participants, will take part in the WYF 2024. For the first time in the history of the festival movement, teenagers from 14 to 17 years old had the opportunity to join the event, including 500 from Russia and 500 from abroad. 5,000 volunteers from all regions of Russia, including 228 residents of the LPR, DPR, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Regions be involved in the organization and delivery of the Festival. The organizer of the World Youth Festival is the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs (Rosmolodezh), the operator of the WYF-2024 is the Directorate of the World Youth Festival.

The first federal education marathon was held in May 2021 and became a symbol of the reboot of the Russian Znanie Society. More than 850 lecturers shared their experience during the marathon.

The Russian Znanie Society traces its history back to the Soviet public organization founded in 1947 on the initiative of representatives of the Soviet intelligentsia as the All-Union Society for the Dissemination of Political and Scientific Knowledge (since 1963 — the All-Union Znanie Society, since 1991— the Znanie of Russia Society). Members of the Society were engaged in popularizing science and lecturing on the achievements of the Soviet economy and industry. In 2016, Znanie of Russia was transformed into the Russian Znanee Society. On April 21, 2021, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the need to restart the Russian Znanie Society on a modern digital platform in his address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.