Officials and scholars from China's Nanjing and Türkiye's Istanbul gathered in Istanbul this week for the "Nanjing-Istanbul Urban Civilization Dialogue" to exchange ideas on heritage conservation and sustainable urban development.

The dialogue was held Thursday and co-organized by China's State Council Information Office and the Chinese Embassy in Ankara, bringing together more than 100 representatives from local governments, international organizations, academia, the publishing industry, literary communities and the media.