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A Double Bass Masterclass was held at MAD Art Academy, hosted with the support of the Anatolian Contemporary Arts Association and led by the world-renowned double bass soloist, musician, and luthier Thomas Martin. Organized at...

JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TAKAHIKO KATSUMATA: ‘HOSPITALITY’ PERFECTLY REFLECTS OUR BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP Takahiko Katsumata, who first came to Türkiye in 1983 to learn Turkish, later served twice as a diplomat at the Japanese Embassy in Türkiye, and was...

The embassies of Poland and Lithuania co-hosted a special reception in Ankara to celebrate their countries’ shared cultural heritage and to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of composer and painter Mikalojus Konstantinas...

At a tea tasting event held in honor of International Tea Day, Australian Ambassador Miles Armitage highlighted the tea cultures of Türkiye and Australia, pointing out a meaningful connection between the two nations. “One...

The Ankara State Opera and Ballet brings together a new ballet production titled Tango Passion, which blends the music of Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla and Mexican composer Arturo Marquez. Presented as a synthesis of...

POLISH AMBASSADOR MACIEJ LANG HIS FAVORITE WORD IS ‘EFENDİM,’ THE MOST CHALLENGING ONE IS ‘GERÇEKTEN’ Maciej Lang, who first came to Ankara in 2018 and served as Poland’s Ambassador to Türkiye for two years, returned to...

World-renowned Spanish guitarist Pablo Sainz Villegas took the stage as a soloist with the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Antonio Pirolli. Before the concert, Villegas shared his reflections on music, culture, and the...

Émile Zola’s unforgettable novel Thérèse Raquin meets the stage again, with a modern interpretation by the Turkish State Theatres. M. Ferhat YÜKSEL Translated from French into Turkish and adapted for the stage by Onur Ali Yüce,...

At a reception marking the anniversary of Poland’s 1791 Constitution, Polish Ambassador to Ankara Maciej Lang delivered a speech in Turkish, offering messages of peace and cooperation in a style reminiscent of Ottoman rhetoric....

The Portuguese Embassy in Ankara celebrated the anniversary of the 1974 Democratic Revolution with a prıvate concert. Songs by José Afonso, one of the most iconic figures in Portugal’s folk and protest music scene,...