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.

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.

Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture - JAPAN
Date: June 15 – July 8, 2018
Exhibition: İpek Kotan’s work on display at “From the Momoyama Period to the Present” exhibition
Place: Sogo Museum of Art
Information: https://twitter.com/ipek_kotan
İpek Kotan is a recipient of the 2014 and 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

London, UNITED KINGDOM
Date: June 28 – July 4, 2018
Exhibition: İpek Kotan’s work will be presented by Adrian Sassoon at Masterpiece London
Place: Masterpiece London, South Grounds, The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Information: https://www.masterpiecefair.com/info  
İpek Kotan is a recipient of the 2014 and 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Amsterdam - NETHERLANDS
Date: July 1, 2018 
Concert: Mehmet Polat in concert with Amsterdam Turkish Classical Music Choir
Place: OBA Theater, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Rotterdam - NETHERLANDS
Date: July 1, 2018 
Concert: 'Ageless Garden” by Mehmet Polat & Alper Kekeç
Place: Jazzcafe Dizzy, Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts 
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Firenze - ITALY
Date: July 1 - 15, 2018         
Exhibition: James Thurman’s work will be on display at “Contemporary Enamel” 
Place: Officine Nora
Information:https://www.facebook.com/events/2029076987167102/
James Thurman is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Caldas da Rainha, PORTUGAL
Date: July 4 – 7, 2018
Presentation: Dr. Muhammed Emin Soydaş will be presenting a paper entitled "Using Extant Lutes as a Source in Reconstructing the Ottoman Kopuz" at the ANIMUSIC International Organological Congress
Place: Museu José Malhoa, Park Dom Carlos, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal
Information: https://congressorganimusic.wixsite.com/co2018oc
Dr. Muhammed Emin Soydaş is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

Rudolstadt - GERMANY
Date: July 7, 2018
Concert: “Divan der Kontinente” by Anıl Eraslan
Place: Rudolstadt-Festival, Rudolstadt, Germany
Information: http://www.anileraslan.com    
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Amiens - FRANCE
Date: July 8, 2018
Concert: “Sousta Politiki” by Anıl Eraslan
Place: Festival Voyage au coeur de l'été, Amiens, France
Information: http://www.anileraslan.com    
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Arles - FRANCE
Date: July 9, 2018
Concert: Anıl Eraslan in concert, with Grégory Dargent & Wassim Halal
Place: Sud Arles, Arles, France
Information: http://www.anileraslan.com    
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

İstanbul - TURKEY
Date: July 9 - 22, 2018
Training: Dancer, performer, choreographer and dance pedagogue Lerna Babikyan will be giving a Creative Dance Teacher Training
Place: İstanbul, Turkey
Information: http://www.lernababikyan.com/
Lerna Babikyan is a TCF grantee and recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Bonn, GERMANY
Date: July 14 – August 10, 2018        
Residency: Berna Kurt will participating in a choreographic residency project titled “We’R’Dansöz”
Place: Bonn, Germany
Information: http://www.theaterwrede.de/flausen/residenz/werdansoez/
Berna Kurt is a recipient of the 2012 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Berlin - GERMANY
Date: June 23, 26, 27, 2018
Concert: Anıl Eraslan in concert, with Utku Tavil (July 3), with Lena Czerniawska (July 4)
Place: Worldwidewindow, Modular Space, Berlin, Germany
Information: http://www.anileraslan.com     
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Amsterdam - NETHERLANDS
Date: July 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 2018 
Concert: Mehmet Polat in concert with Ziel/Rouh | ICK & Amsterdam Andalusich Orkest at Over het IJ Festival
Place: Over het IJ Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Vienna - AUSTRIA
Date: July 24, 2018
Book Presentation: "Mansur Bildik's Saz Method" by Mansur Bildik at ICTM Joint Symposium of the Study Group on Music and Minorities and the Study Group on Music and Gender
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna, Department of Folk Music Research and Ethnomusicolog
Place: Anton-von-Webern-Platz 1, A-1030 Vienna, Austria
Information: http://www.mdw.ac.at/ive/?newlang=en , http://sazverein.org/mansurbildik.com/?lang=en 
Mansur Bildik is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Utrecht - NETHERLANDS
Date: July 28, 2018 
Concert: Mehmet Polat trio
Place: De Voorkamer, Utrecht, 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.