Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, at the Sur Culture Road Festival, said, “We are in Diyarbakır, the apple of the East's eye. This year it has increased to 5, next year we will increase to 10 and by increasing this number every year, we will reach all provinces. Our priority is to spread the festivals to 7 regions.” said.
Organized in Diyarbakır as part of the Turkish Cultural Road Festivals, the Sur Cultural Road Festival started with the exhibitions opened in the İçkale Museum Complex.
Minister Ersoy, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Ahmet Misbah Demircan, Governor Ali İhsan Su, Sur District Governor Asım Solak, Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Abdullah Çiftçi, AK Party Diyarbakır Deputies Mehdi Eker, Oya Eronat and Ebubekir Bal, AK Party MKYK Member Alaattin Parlak and "Amida Höyük and Artuklu Palace Excavations Exhibition", "Black and White Diyarbakır Exhibition", "Diyarbakır Excavation Traces Exhibition" and the "11. Painting Competition Exhibition” and “Diyarbakır Archaeological and Islamic Artifacts Exhibition”.
Later, Minister Ersoy, who started the "Photomarathon Diyarbakır Event", stated in his speech that the cultural road festivals started with the Beyoğlu Cultural Road Festival, and then, as the Ministry, they decided to spread these festivals to Anatolia.
“5 Additional Cities Coming Next Year, 3 Finalized”
Stating that the festivals that started with the Beyoğlu Culture Road, the Capital Culture Road Festival continues, Minister Ersoy gave the following information:
“This year we started with Çanakkale. Çanakkale was followed by the Konya Mystical Music Festival. On October 1, the Beyoğlu and Başkent Cultural Road festivals started. Now we are in Diyarbakır, the apple of the eye of the East, at the Sur Culture Road Festival. We are giving the start of this on this occasion. It has increased to 5 this year, we will increase it to 10 next year, and by increasing this number every year, we will reach all provinces. We have 5 additional cities coming next year, 3 have been finalized so far.”
Minister Ersoy explained that they have taken under their protection the Adana Orange Blossom Carnival, which will be held in April next year, and noted that the Ephesus Culture Road Festival will also be held in April in Izmir.
Stating that the restoration and renovation works of the Alsancak Tekel Factory will be completed by the end of March, Ersoy stated that they added İzmir to April by creating the activity area.
Culture and Tourism Minister Ersoy continued his speech as follows:
“There was Gaziantep Gastro Festival in September, and we take it under our protection as the Culture Road Festival. As Gastro Gaziantep Cultural Road Festival, we are adding it in September. We will add 2 more to our city. One will probably be the Mediterranean Region, and the other will be Trabzon. Because our priority is to spread the festivals to 7 regions. Then it spread to our big cities and gradually to Anatolia.”
Expressing that one of the most exciting parts of these festivals is the "Photomarathon", Ersoy said that with Fotomaraton, very beautiful photos are produced and spread over social media.
Minister Ersoy and his entourage later visited the “Revolution Erbil Colors and Techniques Exhibition” opened in Goat Bastion.
On the terrace of Goat Burcu, Minister Ersoy, who met with the children participating in the activities held at Dicle University Child Education Application and Research Center, also visited the exhibition of the photographs taken about the historical Zerzevan Castle as part of the "Sky Day Observations" event, and got information about the works.
Cultural Road Festivals Have Become a Brand
Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy expressed his pleasure at the opening of the festival, which was held for the first time this year in Diyarbakır, which has hosted many civilizations throughout history, in the gala program of the “Sur Culture Road Festival” held in İçkale.
Noting that the cultural road festivals, which they set out with the aim of spreading the country's cultural and artistic activities to a wider spectrum, and easier access of the people to cultural and artistic activities, have become a brand, Minister Ersoy stated that the festival, which was held for the first time in September, attracted great attention with its full programs.
Minister Ersoy stated that they were happy with the success they achieved in the Çanakkale Troy Cultural Road Festival, to which 300 thousand art lovers showed interest.
There Will Be More Than 2 Artists in Diyarbakır
Stating that the Başkent and Beyoğlu Cultural Road Festival hosted very important events as well as hosting guests beyond their expectations, Minister Ersoy said:
“We organize cultural road festivals in 5 provinces in total. Next year, İzmir Ephesus Culture Road Festival, Adana Orange Blossom Carnival and Gaziantep Gastronomy Festival will be included in these 5 cities. The description of the happiness of experiencing the festival enthusiasm in this ancient land is very big for us. In this context, we have prepared beautiful events for you. Our activities, which we started today, will continue until October 16th. Art lovers from Diyarbakir and the surrounding provinces will meet with more than 2 thousand artists and more than 600 events. All values will take place in these festivals, from Dengbejs to the Presidential Symphony Orchestra concert, from Turkish and Armenian songs to iwan nights.”
Stating that they organize beautiful concerts for young people, Ersoy said that Yavuz Bingöl, Oğuzhan Koç, Zara, Murat Dalkılıç, Yüksek Loyalty Group and Ziynet Sali will perform at the open-air stage of Dağ Kapı Square, and that Fire of Anatolia will also present a beautiful show in the same venue. conveyed.
Stating that they will present Yılmaz Erdoğan's "Discussion" and Demet Akbağ's "Aydınlıkevler" theater performances at the Sezai Karakoç Culture and Congress Center, Ersoy said that Fakiye Teyran, the greatest poet of Mesopotamia, reflects her point of view on Sufism written about birds. He noted that the musical will also meet with the audience.
Stating that Open Air Cinema Screenings will be held in Keçiburcu Square and Gastro Diyarbakır meetings will be held in Cemil Paşa Mansion, Minister Ersoy continued as follows:
“We will also have colorful activities for our children. Cappadocia's balloons will rise in Diyarbakir. Our festival will become even more colorful with the sky observatory event in Keçiburcu Square. Even if I wanted to, I can't announce all the events here, because there are hundreds of events, the number of them is endless. We welcome all art lovers to the festival. I would like to thank all the stakeholders who contributed to the events. Happy festival. This festival will be held here every year, not just once.”
Minister Ersoy, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Ahmet Misbah Demircan, Governor Su, Sur District Governor Asım Solak, Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality Secretary General Abdullah Çiftçi, AK Party Diyarbakır MPs Mehdi Eker, Oya Eronat and Ebubekir Bal, AK Party MKYK Members Alaattin Parlak, Orhan Miroğlu and AK Party Provincial President Muhammet Şerif Aydın, “Diyarbakır Ulema and Works Exhibition of the Presidency of the Turkish Manuscripts Institution”, “Reading Lessons with Fatih Çıtlak-Devran Show”, “Mesopotamia Photography Exhibition Through the Eyes of Masters”, “Italian Painters Exhibition Hikmet Eraslan Special Collection Exhibition” He toured the "Turkish-Kurdish Mevlit-Group Tillo Concert".
Visiting the Dengbej House in Sur, Ersoy and his entourage listened to the folk songs called “stran” sung by the dengbejs.
Watching the play "One Side of Us Is Always in Çanakkale", in which the story of Bargirhanoğlu Şeyhmus from Diyarbakır, who was martyred in Çanakkale in 1915, is told at the Ulu Mosque Square, Minister Ersoy and his entourage watched Yılmaz Erdoğan's "" He also participated in the one-man show called “Munashaka”.
The festival, which is part of the Turkish Cultural Road Festivals, continues with the events organized.
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