Turkish Culture Portal

TURKISH CULTURAL EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD

USA

Burlington, Vermont
Date: Jan. 30, 2009, 7:30 pm
Concert: Music of Turkey and the Middle East By Omar Faruk Tekbilek Ensemble
Place: University of Vermont Recital Hall
Information: www.uvm.edu/laneseries

Chicago
Date: Nov. 7-9, 2008
Exposition: SOFA -Sculpture Objects & Functional Art Fair Chicago 2008
Turkish Artists: Beril Anilanmert, Lale Cavuldur, and Mehmet Kutlu
Place: Turkish Cultural Foundation Booth, Navy Pier’s Festival Hall
Information: www.sofaexpo.com
Turkish booth and artists are sponsored by the Turkish Cultural Foundation

New York
Date: Nov. 3-6, 2008
Festival: Turkish Festival
Place: Grand Central Train Station
Information: www.tadf.org

Washington DC
Date: Oct.5, 2008
Festival: The 6th Annual Turkish Festival
Place: Pennsylvania Ave NW between 13th and 14th Streets
Information: www.turkishfestival.org

Houston
Date: Oct. 4, 2008
Festival: TurkishFestival 2008
Place: Jones Plaza, Dowtown Houston
Information: turkishfest.atahouston.org

New York
Date: Sep. 28, 2008, 7:00 pm
Concert: Fatih Erkoc
Place: Avery Fischer Hall, Lincoln Center, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
Information: www.lincolncenter.org, www.z-entertainment.com

Berkeley
Date: Sep. 26-27, 2008
Conference: "Orienting Istanbul: Cultural Capital of Europe?"
Place: University of California Berkeley
Information: www.ced.berkeley.edu/istanbulconference/

New York
Date: Sep. 18-21, 2008
Fair: International Carpet Show: September 2008
Information: www.nyics.com

Washington, DC
Date: Sept. 8, 2008, 6:30 pm
Conference: "Leonardo Da Vinci and the Turkish Connection" Speaker: Prof.Dr.Bulent Atalay
Place: Embassy of the Republic of Turkey - 2525 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC
Information: events@turkishembassy.org

Seattle
Date: Sept. 5 - 28, 2008
Exhibition: Exhibition Nadia Arditti, a sculptor from Istanbul and a member of the Istanbul Jewish community
Place: Traver Gallery
Information: www.nadiaarditti.net, www.travergallery.com
This event is sponsored in part by the Turkish Cultural Foundation

California
Date: Aug.30, 2008
Event: 30 Agustos Victory Day&Akdeniz
Place: Corona Del Mar State Beach
Information: www.octaa.org

Washington, DC
Date: Aug. 27, 2008
Luncheon: "Liberalizing Turkish Education: Islam, Secularism and the Future of Democracy”
with Dr. Ellen Rosskam,
Information: www.rumiforum.org

New York
Date: Aug.24, 2008
Festival: New York Turkish Festival
Place: Central Park, East Meadow, New York
Information: www.nyturkishfestival.com

Seattle
Date: Aug. 20, 2008, 7:30 pm
Exhibition: "The Historic Synagogues of Turkey" - Photographs by Devon Jarvis
Place: Sephardic Bikur Holim Synagogue, 6500 52nd Ave S, Seattle
Information: www.world-affairs.org/calendar.cfm?eventID=1041&action=eventDetails
This event is sponsored in part by the Turkish Cultural Foundation

New York
Date: Aug.19-21, 2008
Festival: Turkish Film Week
Place: Scandinavia House, NY
Information: www.nyturkishfestival.com

Kansas City
Date: Aug.15-17, 2008
Festival: 2008 Ethnic Enrichment Festival
Place: Swope Park, KC
Information: www.taakc.org

California
Date: Aug. 2-3, 2008, 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Festival: 11th Annual California Turkish Arts and Culture Festival
Information: www.turkfestca.org, www.taaca.org
This event is supported by the Turkish Cultural Foundation

London
Date: Oct. 25-Mar. 22, 2009
Exhibition: "Byzantium 330-1453"
Place: The Royal Academy of Arts
Information: www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=113670
www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/byzantium/

Liverpool
Date: Aug. 24-25, 2008
Festival: Streetwaves 2008/Mathew Street Festival - Concert by Karavan of Galatasaray University
Place: Liverpool City Center
Information:www.mathewstreetfestival.com/main2008.htm

Liverpool
Date: Jul. 27-Aug. 2, 2008
Theatre Festival: "Contacting the World"-Performance by the Theater 0.2, Yıldız Technical University Theater Society
Place: LIPA & Unity Theatres, Liverpool
Information: www.contactingtheworld.org

AUSTRALIA

Melbourne
Date: 2007-2008
Festival: The 40th Anniversary of Migration from Turkey to Australia
Information: http://www.40yil.com/program/index.htm

GERMANY

Dortmund
Date: Aug. 17-Jan.25, 2008
Exhibition: “Yes-Ja, Ich Will! Wedding Culture and Fashion from 1800s to Today: A German-Turk Encounter,”
Place: Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Dortmund (Museum for the Art and Cultural History of Dortmund)
Information: www.evet-jaichwill.de/

Frankfurt
Date: Aug. 9-Nov. 16, 2008
Exhibition: "Sultan's Nose -- Cartoons from Turkey"
Place: The Museum of World Cultures (Museum der Weltkulturen), Frankfurt
Information: www.mdw-frankfurt.de/home.php
This event is a part of special program under "Frankfurt Book Fair 2008 Guest of Honour Turkey Project"

Gifhorn
Date: May 30-Aug.17, 2008
Exhibition: Turkmen Textile Art
Place: Historical Museum at Schloss Gifhorn
Information: www.hali.com/NewsAll.aspx?Action=-617781463&ID=c4611823-2094-4517-bd19-9e6d0a4d9f51
www.museen-gifhorn.de

SWITZERLAND

Basel
Date: Nov.1-Dec.12, 2008
Festival: Festival Culturescapes
Information: www.culturescapes.ch

TURKEY

Istanbul
Date: Sep. 12-Nov.8, 2009
Festival: The 11th International Istanbul Biennial
Information: www.iksv.org/bienal10/english/giris.asp

Ankara
Date: Dec. 25, 2008
Lecture: "Thracians in History, Thrace and Anatolian Relations" Zulkuf Yilmaz
Place: Lectures at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Information: www.anadolumedeniyetlerimuzesi.gov.tr

Bursa
Date: Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2008
Festival: Bursa International Silk Road Film Festival &
National Short Film Competition/Golden Karagöz Award
Information: www.ipekyolufilmfest.com

Ankara
Date: Nov. 27, 2008
Lecture: "Neolithisation of Southeastern Anatolia in the Light of Excavations of Hakemi Use"
by Yrd. Doc. Dr. Halil Tekin
Place: Lectures at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Information: www.anadolumedeniyetlerimuzesi.gov.tr

Ankara
Date: Oct. 30, 2008
Lecture: "New Discoveries at Catalhoyuk" by Prof. Dr. Ian Hodder
Place: Lectures at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations
Information: www.anadolumedeniyetlerimuzesi.gov.tr

Kas, Antalya
Date: Oct. 22-29, 2008
Fair: Kas Book Fair
Information: kaskitapsenligi@yahoo.com

Istanbul
Date: Oct. 2008-Jun. 2009
Music: Istanbul Recitals
Information: www.istanbulrecitals.com/0809/0809takvim.htmlI

stanbul
Date: Sept. 1-Oct. 30, 2008
Festival: Shoe-Art Istanbul 2008
Information: www.shoeartistanbul.com/tr

Istanbul
Date: Sep.19, 2008-Jan.19, 2009
Exhibition: Salvador Dali: A Surrealist in Istanbul
Place: Sakip Sabanci Museum
Information: www.muze.sabanciuniv.edu

Istanbul
Date: Aug.20-29, 2008
Festival: The 2nd "Golden Hands/Altin Eller" Turkish Traditional Arts Festival
Place: Taksim Square, Gezi Park

Nevsehir
Date: Aug. 16-18, 2008
Festival: Nevsehir International Haci Bektas Veli Memorial Celebrations
Information: www.hacibektas.bel.tr/portal/

Istanbul
Date: Aug. 15-30, 2008
Competition: 5th Leyla Gencer Voice Competition
Information: www.leylagencer.org/en/index.asp?k1=anasayfa

Bodrum
Date: Aug. 15-29, 2008
Festival: 6th Bodrum International Ballet Festival
Information: www.bodrumballetfestival.org

Istanbul
Date: Jul.25-Aug.31,2008
Exhibition: "The Owl's Frames"-Istanbul's Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University's
Photography Department celebrates its 30th anniversary
Place: Istanbul's Pera Museum
Information: www.pm.org.tr

Buyukada
Date: Jun. 28-Sept. 2008
Festival: The Adaevi Summer 2008 Cultural Festival
Information: www.turkishdailynews.com.tr/article.php?enewsid=107895

Istanbul
Date: Jun. 8-Oct.5, 2008
Exhibiton: "Black Eyes"-exhibition on shadows, shadow theatre and silhouettes
Place: Istanbul Modern Museum
Information: www.istanbulmodern.org

Istanbul
Date: Jun.3-Sept. 30 2008
Exhibition: Annual summer Exhibition by Süleyman Saim Tekcan, Nevzat Akoral, Turgut Atalay,
Cafer Bater, Şadan Bezeyiş, Cihat Burak, Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu and Eren Eyüboğlu.
Place: The Almelek Art Gallery, Bebek
Information: almelekartgallery.com/v4/pGallery.aspx?pgID=30&section=1&lang=ENG&bhcp=1

Istanbul
Date: Jun.3-Aug.24,2008
Exhibition: Pinhole Photographs
Place: Istanbul Museum of Modern Art
Information: www.istanbulmodern.org

Istanbul
Date: May 29-Aug. 31, 2008
Exhibition: The Odyssey of the Paper Money from the Empire to the Republic
Place: Yapi Kredi Vedat Nedim Tör Museum
Information: www.ykykultur.com.tr/english/default.asp

Istanbul
Date: Oct 2007- Dec 2008
Exhibition: From Ottoman Empire to Turkish Republic
Place: Istanbul Modern
Information: www.istanbulcityguide.com/sanat/Sergi.aspx?Id=13