Prepared with the cooperation of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality and Izmir City Council, the oratorio “Lament of the Century” met with art lovers from Izmir. The oratorio consisting of elegies and ballads from 11 cities affected by the earthquake attracted great attention.
Prepared with the cooperation of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality and İzmir City Council, İzmir Tülay Aktaş Volunteer Organizations Power Union, İnci Foundation, Belgian Turkish Women's Association and Heart Office Turkish Music Education Therapy Club joint work "Lament of the Century" oratorio, at Ahmed Adnan Saygun Art Center (AASSM) He met with art lovers from Izmir.
The oratorio “Lament of the Century”, consisting of elegies and ballads from 11 provinces affected by the earthquake that stunned Turkey, attracted great attention. Mustafa Özuslu, Deputy Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, Member of the Executive Board Nüsret Doğan Albayrak, representing Izmir City Council, Tülay Aktaş Volunteer Organizations Force Association. Sözcüü Fatoş Dayıoğlu, İnci Foundation President Ece Elbirlik Ürkmez, İzmir Metropolitan Municipality bureaucrats and İzmir residents. Oratorio writers Berin Oğultürk and Dr. In addition to Ekin Ercan, Fatma Çelik, who supported the oratorio, was among the guests. Yılmaz Özfirat, the conductor of the Antakya Civilizations Choir, who attended the night, made an emotional speech.
“We will not forget”
Mustafa Özuslu, Deputy Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality, thanked those who contributed to the organization and said, "We have not forgotten, we will not forget". Özuslu stated that they embraced the earthquake victims who came to İzmir and said, “We will bind up the wounds”. İzmir Tülay Aktaş Volunteer Organizations Force Association SözcüSü Fatoş Dayıoğlu also said, “As in every disaster, we have combined our strength with the public and local governments from the very first day, and we have contributed to the pools of kindness with all our efforts to reach more people. We feel ourselves in a long marathon. We will continue our work for the region with all our strength in cooperation.”
Nüsret Doğan Albayrak, the Founding Member of the Izmir City Council, thanked everyone who supported the region with the determination to do something after the earthquake disaster. At the end of the event, the National Anthem was sung in unison.