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)
Information: https://vekam.ku.edu.tr/   
This event is organized with support from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Tolstefanz - GERMANY
Date: October 5, 2018
Performance: Hakan Ulus will perform Karōshi (2018) Version for female voice and found objects WP with Cansu Yalcin Ulus
Place: Tolstefanz, Germany
Information: http://www.hakanulus.de/en/agenda/2018  
Hakan Ulus is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Utrecht - NETHERLANDS
Date: October 5, 2018 
Concert: Mehmet Polat Improvisation concert with Dragonfly, Ecstatic dance Utrecht
Place: Barbeton, Utrecht, Netherlands
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts   
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Berlin - GERMANY
Date: October 5, 6 13, 15, 24, 2018
Concert: Anıl Eraslan with Marie Takahashi, with Ruben Tenenbaum & Thiebault Imm, tba, duo w. Liz Kozack, with Fyodor Stepanov & Eric Wong
Place: Petersburg Art Space, Fincan, Madame Claude, Kuhlspot in Berlin, Germany
Information: http://www.anileraslan.com       
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Antalya - TURKEY
Date: October 7, 2018
Concert: Ferit Odman will be performing as “Ferit Odman Quartet” at the Legendary Jazz Festival 
Place: The Land Of Legends, Kadriye Mahallesi Atatürk Caddesi No: 515-1 Belek, Antalya, Turkey
Information: https://antalyacityzone.com/etkinlik/festival/lengendary-jazz-festival/247 , http://www.feritodman.com/   
Ferit Odman is a recipient of the 2012 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Kalv - SWEDEN
Date: October 8, 2018
Performance: Hakan Ulus will perform “Precious Liquid (2017)” for clarinet and string trio at the Kalv Festival
Place: Kalv, Sweden
Information: http://www.hakanulus.de/en/agenda/2018 , http://kalvfestival.se/program-2018/   
Hakan Ulus is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Haarlem - NETHERLANDS
Date: October 9, 2018 
Concert: Mehmet Polat Trio in Philharmonie
Place: Philharmonie, Haarlem, Netherlands
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts   
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Deventer - NETHERLANDS
Date: October 14, 2018 
Concert: 'Ageless garden' by Mehmet Polat (ud) and Alper Kekeç  (percussions)
Place: Fermerie, Deventer, Netherlands
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts   
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Gent - BELGIUM
Date: October 14, 2018 
Concert: 'Ageless garden' by Mehmet Polat (ud) and Alper Kekeç  (percussions)
Place: De Centrale, Kraankindersstraat 2, Gent, Belgium
Information: http://mehmetpolat.net/#concerts   
Mehmet Polat is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Barcelona - SPAIN
Date: October 18-19, 2018
Conference presentation: Dr. Özgen Felek will be presenting a paper entitled ''The State of Research in Early-modern Ottoman Manuscripts on Manhood and Masculinity,'' at the "Interdisciplinary and comparative studies on religious, (trans) cultural and gender identities in the Iberian Peninsula and the Medieval and Modern Mediterranean Conference.''
Place: The Pompeu Fabra University and The Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Information: https://www.upf.edu/en/agenda, https://www.upf.edu/en/web/humanitats/research-projects 
Dr. Özgen Felek is a recipient of the 2008 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

İzmir - TURKEY
Date: October 20, 2018
Panel: Hazal Gümüş Çiftci will be moderating a panel about design and craft relationship “Sallanan Sarkaç: Tasarım Zanaat İlişkisi” at the Good Design Izmir
Place: İzmir Büyükşehir Belediyesi  Akdeniz Akademisi , Mehmet Ali Akman Mah. Mithatpaşa Cad. No:1087  Konak, İzmir, Turkey
Information: http://iyitasarimizmir.org/
Hazal Gümüş Çiftci is a recipient of the 2012 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

İstanbul - TURKEY
Date: October 20, 2018
Training: “Creative Dance for Children” by Dancer, performer, choreographer and dance pedagogue Lerna Babikyan from October 20
Place: Şişli, İstanbul, Turkey
Information: http://www.lernababikyan.com/ 
Lerna Babikyan is a TCF grantee and recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

İstanbul - TURKEY
Date: October 21, 2018
Training: Dancer, performer, choreographer and dance pedagogue Lerna Babikyan will be giving a Family Dance Training
Place: Bomonti Alt:Travel in Time İstanbul, Turkey
Information: http://www.lernababikyan.com/ 
Lerna Babikyan is a TCF grantee and recipient of the 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Paris - FRANCE
Date: October 25, 2018
Concert: Anıl Eraslan with Sylvain Kassap
Place: Atelier du Plateau in Paris, France
Information: http://www.anileraslan.com        
Anıl Eraslan is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Buffalo, NY - USA
Date: October 26 - November 24, 2018
Exhibition: ‘Then again’ new work by Roberley Bell
Place: Anna Kaplan Contemporary, 1250 Niagara St, Buffalo, 14213 New York, USA
Information: https://www.annakaplancontemporary.art/exhibitions/
Roberley Bell is a recipient of the 2015 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Charlotte, NC - USA
Date: October 29, 2018
Artist Talk: Poetics of Data: A Conversation with Refik Anadol
Place: UNC Charlotte City Center
Information: https://www.artsandscience.org/the-poetics-of-data-a-conversation-with-refik-anadol/ 
This event is sponsored by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

İzmir - TURKEY
Date: October 29 – November 2, 2018
Workshop: Aysel Alver will be giving PAPER PULP/ PAPIER MACHÉ workshop
Place: Nesin Art Village, Kayser Dağı Mevkii, Şirince, Selçuk, İzmir, Turkey
Information: https://www.ayselalver.com/upcoming
Aysel Alver is a recipient of the 2014 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.