Organized by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Turkish Cultural Road Festivals started this year in Cappadocia on August 5th. The second stop of the Culture Road Festivals, which will last until 12 November, will be Trabzon and Erzurum.
According to the statement made by the Ministry, the Turkish Culture Road Festivals, which were first taken with the Beyoğlu Cultural Road Festival two years ago by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to contribute to Turkey's international brand value, started this year in Cappadocia on August 5, until November 12. Trabzon and Erzurum are the second stops of the Culture Road Festivals that will continue.
At the Sümela and Palandöken Festivals, which will be held simultaneously in Trabzon and Erzurum on 19-27 August, hundreds of events that will attract the attention of everyone from 7 to 70, from exhibitions, theaters, concerts, children's activities, film screenings to interviews, will meet with the public.
The festival will start with the Fotomarathon, which will be held with the participation of hundreds of amateur and professional photographers. Photography enthusiasts will come together in the accompaniment of a cortege and band in the areas where the views of Trabzon and Erzurum are most beautiful. Photographs taken during the festival will be evaluated by the jury and a cash prize will be presented to the selected works.
Concerts will color Trabzon and Erzurum
As part of the Sümela Cultural Road Festival; Bengü, Mehmet Erdem and Rubato, 100th Anniversary Marches (Metin Özülkü, Ömür Gedik, Hande Ünsal, Gökhan Tepe, Ferda Anıl Yarkın, Güliz Ayla), Motive, Fatma Turgut, Ali Kınık, Göksel, Dilemma, Dedblüman Names such as Oğuzhan Koç will give concerts.
As part of the Palandoken Cultural Road Festival, Ferhat Göçer, Merve Özbey, Yavuz Bingöl, Elif Buse Doğan, Ali Kınık, Uğur Işılak, Alişan, Sinan Akçıl, Fatma Turgut concerts will take place at the Erzurum Event and Rally Area. In addition, Turkish Folk Music, Turkish Classical Music and Sufi concerts and Folk Dance Ensemble will meet with the audience.
Both cities will get enough of art
Puzzle of Anatolia “Holy Drops” sculpture installation will convey Trabzon's best-known legend to the present day through art. The legend is that Sümela Monastery hides a holy spring in the middle, and large drops of water fell from this sacred pool at various times. Over time, these drops merged with other resources of Trabzon, which are full of abundance and abundance. Here is the installation that tells this legend, which can be seen on the Trabzon Ganita Faroz coastline during the Sümela Cultural Road Festival.
'Secrets of Amber' meets Turkish audience in Trabzon
The Latvian Embassy brings the exhibition 'Secrets of Amber', prepared by the famous artist Andris Zēgners, to Turkish audiences as part of the Sümela Cultural Road Festival. The amber stone, formed 40 million years ago through the lens of Andris Zegners, will be presented with 19 large-scale macro photographs in the exhibition, which aims to share the unique stories and heritage of Latvia with the audience in Turkey.
The digital experience room of marbling art awaits its visitors in the inner courtyard of the Hagia Sophia Mosque.
Audiences who want to experience the Art of Ebru in the Digital Experience room at Hagia Sophia Mosque in Trabzon will have this opportunity throughout the festival. On August 19-20-21, a real-time marbling performance mapping show called Garip Moon will be held in the inner courtyard of the Hagia Sophia Mosque.
Muhammet Mağ 'Nothing' exhibition will be exhibited at Erzurum Double Minaret Madrasa
Calligraphy and illumination artist Muhammet Mağ, who is shown as one of the few illumination masters of Turkey and has many works in many art collections, tries to explain the process from birth to death of a human being. It can be seen in Madrasa.
Sky Observation Festival in Erzurum
Tent Camp and Sky Observation Festival will be held at Konaklı Ski Center in Erzurum on 19-20 August.
With respect to İbrahim Erkal
The Artist from Erzurum, İbrahim Erkal, whom we lost in 2017, will be commemorated again at the Cultural Roads Festival, at the Palandöken stop. Ayşegül Zaim and Enver Merallı's 'With Respect to İbrahim Erkal' concert will meet with the audience on August 19, 2023, the opening day of the festival, at Atatürk University July 15 National Will Hall.
Special films in Sümela and Palandoken
Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality Hamamizade İhsanbey is the movie about the story of Eren Bülbül, 15, who lost his life during the clash with terrorists in Trabzon Maçka, and Petty Officer Senior Sergeant Ferhat Gedik, who was killed by 41 bullets on his 41st birthday to protect him. It will be shown free of charge at the Culture and Art Center.
'Wheat Grain' movie launch in Trabzon
The film "Grain of Wheat", which tells the life of Ak Party Istanbul deputy Serkan Bayram, who gives hope to people with disabilities with his struggle against injustice and marginalization, will take place on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality Hamamizade İhsanbey Culture and Art Center (Great Hall). will meet the audience.
The launch of the film about the Erzurum Congress will be held at the festival.
Produced by Ahmet Yenilmez, about the Erzurum Congress, which was an important milestone in the foundation of the Republic, the movie "Ilk Ses Erzurum" was shot in the historical places of the city, especially the Erzurum Congress building. The launch of the film will be held on August 25, 2023 at Erzurum Painting and Sculpture Museum (Congress Hall) as part of the Palandöken Cultural Road Festival.
20th state photography competition exhibition and award ceremony in Erzurum
The exhibition and award ceremony of the photography competition, which was held for the 2022th time in 20, organized by the General Directorate of Fine Arts affiliated to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, will be held on August 19, 2023, within the scope of Palandöken Culture Road in Erzurum Painting and Sculpture Museum (Congress Building).
Children's events, theaters, musicals
At the Sümela and Palandoken Cultural Road Festival, children will also be brought together with fun and artistic activities. Within the scope of the festival, important theater plays and musicals will also be staged.