Saturday, October 29, 2011- Festival Opening
12:30 p.m.
City Hall Plaza, Boston

TURKISH REPUBLIC DAY

Celebration of the 88th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey and
opening of the 16th Boston Turkish Arts and Culture Festival.
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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Stubbins Room, Gund Hall
48 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA

HAN TUMERTEKIN
[redefining] ALTERATION PROJECTS IN HISTORIC ISTANBUL

Presented by the Aga Khan Program

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Saturday, November 5, 2011
2:00 p.m.
Goethe Institut, Boston
170 Beacon Street, Boston

COLORS OF ANATOLIA DANCE WORKSHOP

by Ahmet Luleci, internationally acclaimed choreographer, performer, dance teacher;
accompanied by musicians Cengiz Pehlevan (ud) and Burkay Gur (darbuka).   

Come and join us as we celebrate rich and diverse heritage of Anatolian folk dances through this workshop. Don't miss this this rare opportunity to learn new dances from internationally acclaimed choreographer Ahmet Luleci and listen to great music from Cengiz Pehlevan (ud) and Burkay Gur (darbuka). MORE

Saturday, November 12, 2011
3:00 p.m.
Alfond Auditorum
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston

OTTOMAN WORLD IN THE 19th CENTURY 3D PHOTOGRAPHS

The layered history, dynamic urban bustle, and multicultural population of Istanbul were vividly recorded by nineteenth century photographers. This presentation of rare stereo-photographs from 1855-1900 Turkey and related areas in the Near East will bring the twilight of the Ottoman Empire to life, especially as the audience will be able to view these scenes in three dimensions as intended by the original photographers.  MORE

November 15 - December 15, 2011
Howard Thurman Center at Boston University
775 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston

Art Exhibition
LYRICAL ABSTRACTION - ISTANBUL
by Devrim Erbil

Expression of art; is a superordinate-language stature which questions the reasons behind existence, explaining the dimensions of being and existence using an artistic, plastic language, a state whose material is decided upon by its own kind. On the other hand, expression of art is also the deduction of the energy spectrum of the creative artist's grand existentialist mission, into a grand energy aggregate, with dedication to a transcendent dimension and language. From this perspective a Devrim Erbil canvas is the progression on the canvas of a perceptual imagery/apprehension/ and phenomenal conception based on artistic elements. MORE

Friday, November 18, 2011
8:00 p.m.
Goethe Institut, Boston
170 Beacon Street, Boston

Concert
SOUNDS OF ANATOLIA
featuring Boston Meyhanesi

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December 1 - 8, 2011

DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Enjoy this rare opportunity to view finalist films of the competition, the first of its kind organized in North America. The competition has already transformed to a great tradition where Bostonians are able to explore works of the emerging filmmakers first hand.

Competition Results, Finalists and Screening Schedule

Tuesday, December 13, 2011
6:00 p.m.
Boston University Food and Wine Program
SOLD OUT
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FLAVORS OF ANATOLIA
with Ana Sortun and Ihsan Gurdal

Chef Ana Sortun of "Oleana Restaurant" and "Sofra Bakery and Café" in Cambridge teams up with Cheese Connoisseur Ihsan Gurdal, owner of Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, South End and New York City, to present an evening of exquisite food, accompanied by distinctive wines of Kavaklidere winery from Anatolia. MORE