Hıdırellez, the herald of spring, will be celebrated on Friday, May 5, in Izmir, in the former Buca Prison, with beautiful concerts and events. Metropolitan Mayor Tunç SoyerA call will be made once again to all of Turkey to turn this area into a park.
The people of Izmir will celebrate Hıdırellez, which is considered the beginning of spring and the awakening of nature, with concerts and events, each more beautiful than the other, in the former Buca Prison. İzmir Metropolitan Municipality Mayor will attend the celebration that will start on May 5 at 18.00:XNUMX. Tunç Soyerwill make a call for the former Buca Prison area to be turned into a park and opened to public use.
Turn the former Buca Prison area into a functional park
Expressing that they want to transform the old Buca Prison area, which has been idle and empty for years, into one of the 35 Living Park projects, the President Tunç Soyer“We aim to turn the 69 thousand square meter area into a park with many different functions and open it to the use of the people of Izmir. In the plan we prepared, the park will become a social area consisting of a children's playground, sports fields, basketball court, skateboard track, tea garden, street market, many meadows and squares. In addition, many events such as fairs and festivals, open-air workshops, mini-fair area, open-air concerts and theaters, and city dinners can be held in the area. In addition to all these, we aim to use the park as a gathering area in case of a disaster. I invite all Izmir residents to the Buca Prison area on May 5, once again, to make our voices heard.”
Hıdırellez will be celebrated with enthusiasm
The celebration organized by the Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in the former Buca Prison area will host colorful moments. Street artists will perform at the event, which will start at 18.00. There will also be a movie screening in the area. DJ Uğur Ablak and Tepecik Orchestra will take the stage at the celebration.