Ankara - TURKEY
Date: May 12 - September 16, 2018
Exhibition: “Weaving the History: Mystery of a City“, an exhibition on the Ankara Sof fabric.
Place: Ankara Rahmi M. Koç Müzesi (Çengelhan) Necatibey Mah. Depo Sok. No: 1 Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey
Information: https://vekam.ku.edu.tr/tr/content/tarihi-dokumak-bir-kentin-gizemi-sof
This event is organized with support from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.
İstanbul - TURKEY
Date: May 21-June 7, 2018
Exhibition: James Thurman will be attending “Contemporary Enamel.”
Place: Ayşe Takı Gallery, Teşvikiye, Şakayık Sokağı No:53, 34365 Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey
Information: http://www.aysetaki.com/atgnews/
James Thurman is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Bodrum - TURKEY
Date: May 23-June 5, 2018
Exhibition: “Dream Essay” by Esra Sağlık
Place: Milta Bodrum Marina Osmanlı Tersanesi Kaymakamlık Sanat Galerisi, Neyzen Teyfik Cad. No:5, Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey
Information: http://www.miltabodrummarina.com/#!duyurular-550
Esra Sağlık is a recipient of the 2015 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Barcelona - SPAIN
Date: June-July, 2018
Residency: Ayse Gül Süter will be the sole Artist-in-Resident for 2018 at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona).
Place: IRB Barcelona, Parc Científic de Barcelona C/ Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona - Spain
Information: https://www.irbbarcelona.org/en/artist-in-residence-programme
Ayse Gül Süter is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Amsterdam - NETHERLANDS
Date: June 1-2, 2018
Concert: Mehmet Polat with Jonge Zielen | ICK & Amsterdams Andalusisch Orkest
Place: De Krakeling, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Boston, MA - USA
Date: June 2, 2018
Conference: Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol will present on "Creating ‘The New’ by Discovering ‘The Old’: musical innovation through Turkish microtones and instruments" at the Turkish American Scholars and Scientists Association Annual Conference
Place: George Sherman Union, Boston University, Boston, MA - USA
Information: http://www.tassausa.org/Annual-Conferences/2018/Program
Dr. Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is a TCF grantee and recipient of the 2012 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.
İstanbul - TURKEY
Date: June 2-5, 2018
Workshop: James Thurman will be co-teaching a four-day workshop, “Glass+Metal” with Güçlü Polat integrating glassblowing with metalworking
Place: The Glass Furnace Foundation, Öğümce Mahallesi Seniye İsmail Hanım caddesi No:72/A Beykoz, İstanbul, Turkey
Information: https://www.camocagi.org/en/events
James Thurman is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship, the Glass Furnace Foundation is a multi-year TCF grantee.
Strasbourg - FRANCE
Date: June 3, 2018
Concert: Anıl Eraslan with Şevket Akinci & Elif Bleda + Collectif PILS
Place: Stimultania, Strasbourg, France
Information: http://www.anileraslan.com
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Paris - FRANCE
Date: June 7, 2018
Concert: Anıl Eraslan with Sevket Akinci, Elif Bleda, Olivia Scemama
Place: Tiasci, Paris, France
Information: http://www.anileraslan.com
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Braga - PORTUGAL
Date: June 7-9, 2018
Presentation: “Empowering village women along the Lycian Way” by Kate Clow, Chairman of Culture Routes Society-Turkey and Hüseyin Eryurt, Coordinator of the Culture Routes Society-Turkey at the “CREATOUR 2nd International Conference: Emerging and Future Trends in Creative Tourism”
Place: University of Minho, Campus Gualtar, Braga, Portugal
Information: https://creatourconference.weebly.com/
Kate Clow and Hüseyin Eryurt are recipients of the 2014 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.
Amsterdam - NETHERLANDS
Date: June 8 & 24, 2018
Concert: 'Ageless Garden & Turkish Music essentials' by Mehmet Polat & Alper Kekeç
Place: Mixtree and Geelvinck Salon in het Cromhouthuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Amsterdam - NETHERLANDS
Date: June 9, 2018
Concert: Wereldmuziek in de wijk - Selim Doğru & Mehmet Polat
Place: De Meevaart, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Paris - FRANCE
Date: June 12, 2018
Concert: Anıl Eraslan with Philippe Lemoine
Place: Chat Noir, Paris, France
Information: http://www.anileraslan.com
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Tokyo - JAPAN
Date: June 12-14, 2018
Presentation: “Developing a Natural Dyeing Method for Obtaining Turkey Red Color” by Dr. Recep Karadağ, TCF Cultural Heritage Preservation and Natural Dyes Laboratory-DATU, at The Fiber Society's Spring 2018 Conference on Fibers and Textiles for Value Creation in Connective Industries
Place: Tower Hall Funabori, Tokyo, Japan
Information: https://www.thefibersociety.org/
Vienna - AUSTRIA
Date: June 15, 2018
Concert: Concert by Mansur Bildik and Timna Brauer
Place: Straßenfest Gschwandnergasse 42, A-1170 Vienna, Austria
Information: http://sazverein.org/mansurbildik.com/?lang=en
Mansur Bildik is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Rotterdam - NETHERLANDS
Date: June 15, 2018
Concert: Mehmet Polat Trio at Pilgrim Harbour Festival
Place: Pelgrimvaderskerk, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Berlin - GERMANY
Date: June 22, 23, 29, 2018
Performance: “Re-flig” by Dancer, performer, choreographer and dance pedagogue Lerna Babikyan Place: Apartment Project Kulturverein e.V. Hertzbergstr. 13, 12055 Neukölln, Berlin, Germany
Information: http://berlin.apartmentproject.org/projects/about-apartment-project/
Lerna Babikyan is a TCF grantee and recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Amsterdam - NETHERLANDS
Date: June 23-24, 2018
Event: Artist Marco Cops will be joining the central show and a studioshow at Pakhuis Wilhelmina Viert Feest
Place: Vereniging Pakhuis Wilhelmina, Veemkade 572, 1019 BL Amsterdam, Netherlands
Information: https://www.pakhuiswilhelmina.nl/agenda/pakhuis-wilhelmina-30-jaar
Marco Cops is a recipient of the 2015 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Berlin - GERMANY
Date: June 23, 26, 27, 2018
Concert: Anıl Eraslan in concert, with Johannes Ammon (June 23), Duo with Marcello Busato (June 26) and Trio with Hilary Jeffrey & Elena Kakaliagou (June 27)
Place: Gallery Kremers, Loophole and Hosek Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
Information: http://www.anileraslan.com
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Berlin - GERMANY
Date: June 24, 2018
Performance: “In Spheres” by Dancer, performer, choreographer and dance pedagogue Lerna Babikyan & Korhan Erel at Soundance Festival
Place: Lake Studios, Berlin, Germany
Information: http://www.lernababikyan.com/spheres-soundance-festival-berlin-june-24th/
Lerna Babikyan is a TCF grantee and recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Upper Austria - AUSTRIA
Date: June 24, 2018
Concert: AvusTürk Trio with Mansur Bildik
Place: Am Stadtplatz, A-4780 Schärding, Upper Austria, Austria
Information: http://sazverein.org/mansurbildik.com/?lang=en
Mansur Bildik is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Vienna - AUSTRIA
Date: June 27, 2018
Concert: Semester concert by Vienna Saz Association with Mansur Bildik and his students
Place: Amerlinghaus, Stiftgasse 8, A-1070 Vienna, Austria
Information: http://sazverein.org/mansurbildik.com/?lang=en
Mansur Bildik is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Vienna - AUSTRIA
Date: June 29, 2018
Concert: Vienna Saz Association presents: KAPIKO - Ethno-Jazz from Istanbul by Mansur Bildik
Place: Festsaal Bezirksvorstehung Landstraße, Karl-Borromäus-Platz 3, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Information: http://sazverein.org/mansurbildik.com/?lang=en
Mansur Bildik is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
Amsterdam - NETHERLANDS
Date: June 30, 2018
Concert: Solo concert by Mehmet Polat at Indische Buurt Festival, Javaplein
Place: Java Bookshop, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.
The events listed on this newsletter require registration or invitation. For more information on how to attend, please visit the provided links.
For a listing of Turkish cultural events around the world, visit the TCF Calendar.
