ISTANBUL, April 1 (Xinhua) -- The citizens of Turkey's largest city Istanbul have been in full swing for the upcoming Beijing Olympics torch relay, regarding it as a new opportunity for the two countries to cooperate in sports and promote themselves. Posters with Chinese characters and Turkish which reads "Light the Passion, Share the Dream" were set around the streets of Istanbul, reminding the citizens and tourists that the Olympic flame is around the corner.

Yacin Aksoy, general director of the Preparation and Organization Council for the Islanbul Olympic Games, told Xinhua that China's preparations for the Olympics is "pretty good," adding that "Both China and Turkey will benefit from the unprecedented and well-planned Olympics in Beijing this summer."

"It is the most well-prepared Olympic Games I have ever seen," Aksoy said.

Hilmi Aydin, 44, curator of the famous Topkapi Palace Museum, said the museum receives more and more Chinese guests due to China's booming economy, and the Beijing Olympics is a good chance for China to show its history and culture, and also, a good chance to promote Istanbul and Turkey.

"I will certainly go to the scene that day and I am sure most Turks will take part in the torch relay in their respective ways," Aydin said.

Topkapi Palace Museum, a must-go of Istanbul which has numerous classical antiquities, manuscripts, ceramics, armour, textiles and particularly a large collection of more than 10 thousand pieces of ancient oriental china, is just a few minutes walk from the Hagia Sophia Museum where the torch relay will kick off on Thursday.

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