DUTCH EMBASSY MARKS KING’S DAY
King’s Day, held in honor of Dutch King Willem-Alexander’s birthday, was celebrated with a reception in Ankara. The event took place at the residence of the Dutch Embassy. Guests were asked to wear accessories...
“INCE MEMED MADE ME FEEL TURKISH”
FRENCH-MOROCCAN AUTHOR SLIMANI
French-Moroccan author Leïla Slimani, in Ankara to help select the Turkish winner of the world-renowned French literary prize, the Goncourt, said she had read Yaşar Kemal’s İnce Memed and added: “I clearly...
CLASSICAL MUSIC MEETS SHAKESPEARE
St. George’s Day and Shakespeare’s 461st Birthday Celebrated with Classical Music in Ankara
Ankara marked St. George’s Day, the United Kingdom’s national day, along with the 461st birthday of William Shakespeare, through a special classical...
CLASSICAL MUSIC UNITES ANKARA
One of Ankara's longest-running cultural and artistic events, the International Ankara Music Festival, welcomed art lovers for the 39th time. The 39th International Ankara Music Festival began with a concert by the Ankara Festival...
LONGING FOR HOME DEPICTED ON CANVAS
OPENED HIS INNER WORLD WITH THE "BLACK BOX"
Mustafa Cemal Yıldırım, who has lived in Switzerland for nearly 40 years and is one of the prominent representatives of the "Tashism" movement, opened his first solo...
HUNGARIAN ART ON DISPLAY IN ANKARA
Hungarian Ambassador Viktor Matis made special remarks before the exhibition "The World of Image; Reviving the Painting," organized by the Hungarian Academy of Arts. Matis highlighted the cultural ties between Türkiye and Hungary and...
ON STAGE WITH A 300-YEAR-OLD VIOLIN
The Presidential Symphony Orchestra (CSO) performed under Finnish conductor, Jonas Pitkanen. Czech violinist Josef Spacek accompanied the orchestra, playing a Guarneri del Gesu violin from 1732. Pitkanen performed Czech composer Antonin Dvorak’s Violin Concerto...
DIPLOMATIC MELODIES
The 48th concert of the "Music Life Around Us" project, initiated by Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası (CSO) violinist Zeynep Erkan and classical music enthusiast Zeynep Ersavcı, took place under the patronage of the Ambassador of...
THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FRIENDSHIP AGREEMENT CELEBRATED
WE CAN BE ALLIES IN INNOVATION
The Swiss Embassy in Ankara will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Friendship Agreement signed between Türkiye and Switzerland in 1925 with a series of events. Switzerland’s Ambassador to...
GREECE CELEBRATED INDEPENDENCE DAY
Greece’s Independence Day was celebrated with a reception held at the Hilton Hotel. The reception was attended by Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and EU...
























