New York, NY – USA
Date: May 1-5, 2017
Exhibition: “Stone Sounds: 4,000 Years at Sinop Kale” Sinop Festivali 2017
Place: The Explorer's Club, 46 E 70th St, New York, NY 10021
More Information: https://explorers.org/events/detail/sinop_festivali_2017
This event is supported by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Duisburg, Essen, Köln, Berlin – GERMANY
Date: May 2,3,4,11,13,17,23,25, 2017
Concerts: Concerts by Anıl Eraslan & Kemik Trio
Place: Alte Mitte, Galerie Kalk, T-Berlin, Poetic Hafla, Hosek Contemporary, T-Berlin, TBA
Information: http://www.anileraslan.com
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

İstanbul - TURKEY
Date: May 3-6, 2017
Exhibition: Sümer Sayın will participate in “Yarın”, an exhibition organized by Plato Sanat.
Place: Gaia Gallery
Information: https://www.facebook.com/events/283862208702471
Sümer Sayın is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Muğla - TURKEY
Date: May 3-7, 2017
Symposium: Esra Sağlık will give a presentation on “New Media Aesthetics in Art Education" at the II. International Symposium of Philosophy, Education, Arts and History of Science.
Place: Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Information: http://www.egitim.mu.edu.tr/tr/etkinlik/2_-uluslararasi-felsefe-egitim-bilim-tarihi-ve-sanat-sempozyumu--6651
Esra Sağlık is a recipient of the 2015 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Paris - FRANCE
Date: May 3-8, 2017
Exhibition: Swiss Ceramics will represent İpek Kotan's works at the “Revelations - International Fine Craft and Creation Biennial”.
Place: Grand Palais
Information: https://www.revelations-grandpalais.com/en/
İpek Kotan is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Berlin - GERMANY
Date: May 4, 2017
Concert: Hakan Ulus will give a presentation on his music as a fellow of the Berlin Stipendiary, Academy of Arts.
Place: Academy of Arts Berlin
Information: http://www.hakanulus.de/en
Hakan Ulus is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Boston, MA - TURKEY
Date: May 8, 2017
Symposium and Concert: Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol will participate in the “Chanting the Word of God” symposium and will give a concert with his group Dünya after the symposium.
Place: Northeastern University
Information: https://web.northeastern.edu/chant/
Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is a recipient of the 2012 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Antalya - Turkey
Date: May 10-12, 2017
Presentation: Dr. Recep Karadag of TCF's Cultural Heritage Preservation and Natural Dyes Laboratory-DATU will give a presentation entitled “Reproduction of Ottoman silk brocades and the importance of natural dyes” and Ms. Emine Torgan will present on “Natural dyes and sustainability in modern day textiles : Armaggan Collection” at the 2nd International Natural Dyeing Symposium.
Place: Olbia Hall, Akdeniz Univeristy, Antalya
Information: http://gsf.akdeniz.edu.tr/2-uluslararasi-dogal-boya-sempozyumu-calistayi-sergisi/

İstanbul - TURKEY
Date: May 19-21, 2017
Symposium: Dr. Ahmet Yaşar will present his paper on "Çakmakçilar Yokuşu: Osmanlı İstanbul’unun Ticari Bölgesi İçin Yeni Bir Mevki, 1650-1850” [Çakmakçılar Ramp: A New Locus for Istanbul’s Commercial Space, 1650 – 1850]" at the International Symposium on Ottoman Istanbul – V.
Place: İstanbul 29 Mayis University
Information: http://www.osmanliistanbulu.org/en/index.php/using-joomla/extensions/components/content-component/article-category-list/8-beginners
Dr. Ahmet Yaşar is a recipient of the 2008-2009 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

Bonn - GERMANY
Date: May 22, 2017
Concert: Hakan Ulus will participate in “250 Piano Pieces for Beethoven - International Composition project by Susanne Kessel “ and will give a “World Premiere of Alaq II (2017)” concert
Place: Haus der Luft - und Raumfahrt
Information: http://250-piano-pieces-for-beethoven.com/en/composers/hakan-ulus/
Hakan Ulus is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

İstanbul - TURKEY
Date: May 23, 2017
Concert: Hakan Ulus will give a presentation on his music and on contemporary music in Germany.
Place: Mimar Sinan University
Information: http://www.hakanulus.de/en
Hakan Ulus is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

İstanbul - TURKEY
Date: May 25-June 11, 2017
Exhibition: Sümer Sayın will showcase her work at Elgiz Museum as one of the recipients of the Rotary Art Prize.
Place: Elgiz Museum
Information: http://www.istrotarysanat.com
Sümer Sayın is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Zurich – SWITZERLAND
Date: May 26, 2017
Concerts: Concert by Anıl Eraslan & Kemik Trio trio with Yuko Oshima & Frantz Loriot
Place: WIM, Zurich,Switzerlan
Information: http://www.wimmusic.ch/programm/
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Zurich – SWITZERLAND
Date: May 28, 2017
Concert: Solo concert by Anıl Eraslan
Place: Wunderkammer-Glattpark, Zurich, Switzerland
Information: https://wunderkammer-glattpark.ch/wunderkammer/
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

New York, NY - USA
Date: First Saturday of every month at 4:00 pm
Program: Turkish Story Time, a program of Makam New York
Place: Book Culture on Columbus, 450 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024
Information: http://makamnewyork.org/turkish-story-time-turkce-hikaye-zamani/
This program is sponsored by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.


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.