Bahçeşehir University Opens a New Reading Hall

The "Mithat Esmer Hall" at Bahçeşehir University Barbaros Library, completed with 20,000 works donated by collector Mithat Esmer, will open on Tuesday, 22 February 2011.

Mithat Esmer, whose collecting and remarkable life story became the subject of the film "10 to 11" in which he also played the lead role, made possible the establishment of a new reading hall by donating 20,000 written works from his collection to Bahçeşehir University.

The "Bahçeşehir University Barbaros Library Mithat Esmer Hall" will open on 22 February 2011 with the participation of Mithat Esmer, the protagonist of "10 to 11," a film directed by Pelin Esmer that has returned with national and international awards from many festivals.