Amjad Islam Amjad given prestigious Turkish award.

KARACHI -- Renowned writer and poet Amjad Islam Amjad received the prestigious Necip Fazil International Culture and Art Award at a ceremony in Istanbul on Saturday.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and leading literary figures attended the event, said a dawn.com report.

The annual award ceremony is organised by leading Turkish newspaper Star in collaboration with the Turkish ministry of culture and tourism.

The ceremony is organised to honour the cultural and literary heritage of Turkish poet Necip Fazil.

Addressing the ceremony, the Turkish president said: 'Amjad Islam Amjad is one of the most important poets in modern Urdu literature and a prominent figure in Pakistan.'

'Pakistan is a cherished friend of Turkey. [Typically] relationships are based on mutual benefit, but the Turkey-Pakistan friendship is [...] based on sincerity and solidarity,' he said.

In his acceptance speech, Amjad...