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SERBIA
Belgrade
Date: May 11, 2013 7:30 pm
Concert: Sirin Pancaroglu Dervent (harpist) concert at the 12th International Belgrade Harp Festival solo recitals
Place: The Atrium of the National Museum
Information: http://www.harfa.rs/index.php/en/info
The artist is a recipient of the TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

AUSTRIA
Vienna
Date: July 10 - August 14, 2013
Event: Leyla Postalcioglu (dancer and choreographer) at the Dance WEB Residency Program within the frame of ImPulsTanz-Vienna, International Dance Festival
Information: http://www.dancewebeurope.net/index.php?id=19
The artist is a recipient of the TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

HOLLAND
Amsterdam
Date: December 07, 2012 - May 05, 2013
Exhibition: Troy. City, Homer and Turkey
Place: Allard Pierson Museum
Information: http://allardpiersonmuseum.nl/english/exhibitions/index.html

PORTUGAL
Port
Date: June 19 - 21, 2013
Conference: "Food, Health and Wellbeing in Urunlu Village, Turkey" by Dr. Begumsen Ergenekon at The 8th International Conference on Culinary Arts and Sciences in Portugal
Place: The Rectorship building of Porto University
Information: http://www.iccas2013.org/
The artist is a recipient of the TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

USA
Illinois - Chicago
Date: October 26 - 27, 2013
Dance: Turkish American dancer and choreographer Nejla Yatkin’s NY2Dance performs Oasis
Place: Storefront Theatre
Information: http://ny2dance.com/events
This event is supported by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Washington D.C.
Date: August 19, 2013
Dance: Turkish American dancer and choreographer Nejla Yatkin’s NY2Dance performs Oasis
Place: Family Theatre John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Information: http://ny2dance.com/events
This event is supported by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

New York
Date: July 27 - 28, 2013
Dance: Turkish American dancer and choreographer Nejla Yatkin’s NY2Dance performs Oasis
Place: Alvin Ailey Citigroup Theatre
Information: http://ny2dance.com/events
This event is supported by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Maine - Lewiston
Date: July 12 - 13, 2013
Dance: Turkish American dancer and choreographer Nejla Yatkin’s NY2Dance performs Oasis
Place: Bates Dance Festival
Information: http://ny2dance.com/events http://www.batesdancefestival.org/
This event is supported by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

New York
Date: July 04 - 28, 2013
Performance: “Untitled Act New York” by Ali Dolanbay (contemporary and performing artist) at Brooklyn International Performance Art Festival (BIPAF)
Place: 104 Meserole Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Information: http://www.panoplylab.org/anysize.html
The artist is a recipient of the TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

New York
Date: June 19, 2013 6:30 pm
Book Talk & Signing: "Forty Thorns 7 Kirk Diken" by Judy Light Ayyildiz
Place: ATS Offices- 305 E. 47th Street, 8th Floor
Information: http://www.americanturkishsociety.org/upcomingevents.aspx

Massachusetts - Boston
Date: June 13 - 16, 2013
Conference: Gulfidan Ozmen (glass artist) / exhibit her glass art works in the "+1" Glass Show as part of attend Glass Boston
Place: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Information: http://www.societyofcrafts.org/learn/glassboston.asp
The artist is a recipient of the TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

New York
Date: June 01, 2013 7:00 pm
Concert: "Sabahat Akkiraz & Mustafa Ozarslan" Turkish Folk Music Concert
Place: Drom
Information: http://www.dromnyc.com/

New York
Date: May 24, 2013
Concert: EGE Mediterranean Special
Place: Drom
Information: http://www.dromnyc.com/

New York
Date: May 19, 2013 3:00 pm
Performance: "Istanbul Meets New York: Live Performance Art Blending Food & Mixology" by Dilara Erbay
Place: Effeti at Terminal Stores (11th Ave. between 27th and 28th Sts.)
Information: http://www.americanturkishsociety.org/upcomingevents.aspx
This event is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

New York
Date: May 18, 2013 5:00 pm
Exhibition: "Design: Istanbul-New York" Debut Exhibition of Turkish Designers
Place: Terminal Stores Building- on 11th Ave. between 27th and 28th Sts.
Information: http://www.americanturkishsociety.org/upcomingevents.aspx
This event is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

New York
Date: May 18, 2013 4:00 pm
Conversation: "Design Entrepreneurship" by Gaye Cevikel and Melissa Feldman
Place: Wanted Design Restaurant at Terminal Stores 11th Ave. between 27th and 28th Sts.
Information: http://www.americanturkishsociety.org/upcomingevents.aspx
This event is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

New York
Date: May 18, 2013
Event: "A bit of Istanbul with Ahu Gural" "19 Mayis" Turkish Day Parade Afterparty
Place: Drom
Information: http://www.dromnyc.com/

Washington D.C.
Date: May 16, 2013 6:00 pm
Film Screening: "The Other Town" by Nefin Dinc with commentary by Herkul Milas
Place: World Bank - J1-050
Information: http://www.atadc.org/?cat=1

New York
Date: May 07 - June 30, 2013
Exhibition: "Inner Space Station" by Can Altay
Place: The SE entrance of Seward Park, East Broadway at Jefferson St., in front of The Seward Park Branch of the New York Public Library
Information: www.protocinema.org

New York
Date: May 04, 2013 11:00 pm
Event: Alaturka Night w/ Hasan Isakkut Ensemble
Place: Drom
Information: http://www.dromnyc.com/events/2450/alaturka-hasan-lsakkut-ensemble-live#.UXBD7WbpV0o

New York
Date: April 30, 2013
Concert: International Jazz Day Celebration with Sharel Cassity & NY Gypsy All-Stars
Place: Drom
Information: http://www.dromnyc.com/events/2441/international-jazz-day-sharel-cassity-ny-gypsy-all-stars#.UXCFDWbpV0o

Massachusetts - Boston
Date: April 27, 2013 8:00 pm
Concert: "The Harp in Makams by Sebla Akbulut, harp, Hayat Köprüce Mertel, soloist, Nağme Yarkın, kemenche" Closing concert of the 12th Boston Turkish Film and Music Festival
Place: Goethe Institut, 170 Beacon Street, Boston
Information: http://www.bostonturkishfilmfestival.org/
This event is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Washington - Seattle
Date: April 27 - 28, 2013
Festival: The Fourth Annual International Children's Friendship Festival (ICFF)
Place: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute,104 17th Ave S.Seattle
Information: http://childrensfest.tacawa.org/
This event is supported by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

New York
Date: April 26, 2013
Concert: Beduk Live
Place: Drom
Information: http://www.dromnyc.com/events/2371/bedk-live

Washington D.C.
Date: April 21, 2013 11:00 am
Event: ATA-DC "23 Nisan" Children's Day Celebration
Place: McLean High School
Information: http://www.atadc.org/?p=2084

North Carolina - Cary
Date: April 20, 2013 11:00 am
Festival: Children's Day Festival of Cary
Place: Sertoma Amphitheatre and Kiwanis Shelter
Information: http://kids.ata-nc.org/index.php?id=32

North Carolina
Date: April 14, 2013
Festival: Fifth Annual Nazim Hikmet Poetry Festival Celebrating Palestinian Poet Mahmoud Darwish
Place: Page Walker Arts & History Center
Information: http://www.nazimhikmetpoetryfestival.org
This event is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

New York
Date: April 10, 2013 7:30 pm
Concert: Gulsin Onay Piano Recital
Place: Merkin Concert Hall, Kaufman Center 129 W. 67th Street New York, NY 10023
Information: http://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/gulsin-onay-piano-recital

Illinois - Evanston
Date: April 10, 2013 5:00 pm
Lecture: "Ephesus: Ancient Metropolis, Modern Excavation Enterprise, Tourist Attraction" by Sabine Ladstätter, Austrian Archaeological Institute
Place: Buffett Center, Harris Hall, Room 108 1881 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL
Information: http://www.bcics.northwestern.edu/

New York - New York City
Date: April 09, 2013 7:00 pm
Lecture: "Imperial Ottoman Jewellery: Reading History Through Jewellery" by Prof.Dr. Gul Irepoglu
Place: Lexington Avenue at 92nd St
Information: http://www.92y.org/tickets/production.aspx?pid=91366&utm_source=92Y_HP&utm_medium=cal_learn&utm_campaign=Institutional

New York
Date: April 05 - 09, 2013
Workshop: Second Annual Turkish Music Institute Workshop
Contact: info@makamnewyork.org
Information: www.makamnewyork.org
This event is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

New York
Date: April 04, 2013 7:30 pm
Concert: "Sounds of the Bosphorus" by Omer Erdogdular, Ross Daly, Yurdal Tokcan, Ahmet Erdogdular
Place: Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025
Information: http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/7887-sounds-of-the-bosphorus
This event is supported by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Washington D.C.
Date: April 04, 2013 7:00 pm
Event: "Imperial Ottoman Jewellery: Reading History Through Jewellery" by Prof. Gul Irepoglu
Place: Turkish Embassy Residence
Information: http://www.anatolianartisans.org/pdf/flyerArtisans.pdf

Massachusetts - Boston
Date: March 21 - April 27, 2013
Festival: 12th Boston Turkish Film & Music Festival, organized by the American Turkish Cultural Society of New England.
Information: www.tacsce.org
This program is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Texas - Houston
Date: March 20 - April 05, 2013
Exhibition: "Stories of Anatolian Territory – 2 Balance Ceramic Exhibition" curated by Isik Gencoglu
Place: Canal Street Gallery
Information: http://canalstreetgallery.com/
This event is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

California - Los Angeles
Date: March 19 - May 08, 2013
Exhibition: "The Active Apparatus and Liminal Landscapes" by Refik Anadol
Place: Young Projects Gallery
Information: www.youngprojectsgallery.com
The artist is a recipient of the TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

FRANCE
Paris
Date: May 30 - 31, 2013
Conference: "Global Heritage Cities: A New Perspective for the Adaptation of the Historic Urban Landscape Approach to the Globalised Urban Context" by Deniz Ikiz
Place: The University of the Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris (May 30) and the University of Cergy, Pontoise (May 31)
Information: http://www.u-cergy.fr/_attachments/conservation-des-villes-historiques-et-developpement-durable-
The artist is a recipient of the TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

TURKEY
Istanbul
Date: June 24 - 27, 2013
Symposium: Third International Sevgi Gonul Byzantine Studies Symposium
Place: Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations
Contact: Buket Coskuner bcoskuner@ku.edu.tr and Seyda Cetin seydacetin@ku.edu.tr
Information: http://rcac.ku.edu.tr/sgsymposium2013

Istanbul
Date: June 07 - 08, 2013
Workshop: Turkish American Studies, organized by the Turkish Cultural Studies Association and Kadir Has University
Place: Fener Hall, Cibalı Campus, Kadir Has University, Balat
Information: http://turkamer.kulturad.org/
TCF’s Executive Director is a speaker at this event.

Istanbul
Date: June 04, 2013 3:00 pm
YESAM Lecture: “A General Look Into Turkish Cuisine ” by Engin Akın
Place: TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM - Nuruosmaniye Cad. No:65 Nuruosmaniye Istanbul
Information: www.culinaryartcenter.org/en/

Istanbul
Date: May 25, 2013 8:00 pm
Concert: "Gecmisten Gunumuze Istanbul'da Musiki Konseri" by Eyup Musiki Vakfi
Place: Sisli Kent Cultural Center
Contact: Rsvp: 0212 564 25 74
This event is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Istanbul
Date: May 14, 2013 2:30 pm
TCF Istanbul Lecture Series: “Conserving Turkey’s Globally Important Biodiversity.” by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Çağan Şekercioğlu, University of Utah
Place: YESAM - Nuruosmaniye Cad.No:65 Nuruosmaniye-İstanbul
Information: http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.org/pages.php?ID=60

Istanbul
Date: May 08, 2013 4:30 pm
TCF Istanbul Lecture Series: “Gökyüzüne Çıkış İle İlgili Efsaneler.” by Prof. Dr. Gönül Tekin, Ottoman Studies Foundation
Place: TCF Istanbul Office
Information: http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.org/pages.php?ID=60

Istanbul
Date: May 08, 2013 3:00 pm
YESAM Lecture: Honey
Place: TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM - Nuruosmaniye Cad. No:65 Nuruosmaniye Istanbul
Contact: Rsvp: Banu Ozden, 0212 522 28 00 0212 522 28 00 or lecture@yemeksanatlari.org

Muğla
Date: May 03 - 11, 2013
Festival: Fethiye International Music Festival
Place: Fethiye
Information: http://fethiyedunyamuziklerifestivali.blogspot.com/2013/01/fethiye-dunya-muzikleri-senligi.html

Istanbul
Date: April 30, 2013 9:00 pm
Event: The 2nd Annual International Jazz Day All-Star Concert
Place: Hagia Irene Museum
Information: www.unesco.org/days/jazzday www.jazzday.com

Istanbul
Date: April 29, 2013 2:00 pm
Lecture: "Türkiye’nin Mimarı Sultan II. Abdülhamid Han" by Mustafa Armagan
Place: Yildiz Palace Theatre
Contact: yildizsarayivakfi@gmail.com

Bolu
Date: April 25, 2013 2:00 pm
TCF Scholar’s Lecture: "Doğal Boyamacılık da Tarihin Tekerrürü" by Dr.Recep Karadag, Head of the TCF Natural Dyes Research and Development Laboratory-DATU
Place: Abant Izzet Baysal University, (BAMER).
Information: http://www.ibu.edu.tr/index.php/tr/etkinlikler/960-haftalik-program

Istanbul
Date: April 24, 2013 3:00 pm
YESAM Lecture: "Sakin Şehrin Lezzetleri; Seferipazar - Tastes of Cittaslow; Seferipazar," lecture by Nedim Atilla.
Place: TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM - Nuruosmaniye Cad. No:65 Nuruosmaniye Istanbul
Contact: Rsvp: Banu Ozden, 0212 522 28 00 0212 522 28 00 or lecture@yemeksanatlari.org

Istanbul
Date: April 18, 2013 6:30 pm
Film Screening: "The Other Town" by Nefin Dinc with commentary by Herkul Milas
Place: ARIT
Information: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/IstanbulCenter.html

Istanbul
Date: April 18 - 21, 2013
Sculpture Exhibition: Emel Vardar Sculptures / Eylul Art Gallery
Place: Istanbul Congress Center, All Arts Istanbul Art Fair, No:113
Information: http://www.allartsistanbul.com/
Emel Vardar has been a TCF featured artist at the Sculpture Objects and Functional Art – SOFA.

Istanbul
Date: April 15, 2013 6:30 pm
Lecture: “The Anatomy of the Iron Age Capital on the Kerkenes Dag in Central Turkey" by Prof. Geoffrey Summers
Place: ARIT
Information: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ARIT/IstanbulCenter.html

Istanbul
Date: April 11 - May 11, 2013
Exhibition: "Who Are We?" by Gazi Sansoy
Place: Gallery Ilayda
Information: www.galleryilayda.com

Istanbul
Date: April 11 - May 08, 2013
Exhibition: "Gizli Benler" by Faruk Bil
Place: Artisan Art Gallery
Information: http://www.lebriz.com/pages/exhibition.aspx?exhID=3734&lng=TR&refSite=0&cust=27893&bhcp=1

Istanbul
Date: April 10, 2013 3:00 pm
YESAM Lecture: "Gecmisten Gunumuze Anadolu Ekmekleri.” by Nedim Atilla
Place: YESAM - Nuruosmaniye Cad. No:65 Nuruosmaniye Istanbul
Contact: Rsvp: Banu Ozden, 0212 522 28 00 or lecture@yemeksanatlari.org
Information: http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.org/pages.php?ID=148
Lecture is presented in Turkish.

Istanbul
Date: April 10 - May 07, 2013
Exhibition: "Chaostantin - Inside Out" by Siir Ozbilge
Place: G-Art Gallery
Information: www.g-artgaleri.com

Istanbul
Date: April 10 - May 02, 2013
Exhibition: "Wall" by Alper Bicaklioglu
Place: Mabeyn Gallery
Information: http://www.mabeyngallery.com/TR/exhibitions/

Istanbul
Date: April 03, 2013 4:30 pm
TCF Istanbul Lecture Series: “Kültürlerin Kavşağı: Ani, Rus hududunda Gürcü Ermeni Selçuklu.” by Prof. Dr. Hamza Gündoğdu, Atatürk University
Place: TCF Istanbul Office
Information: http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.org/pages.php?ID=60

Istanbul
Date: April 03, 2013 2:00 pm
Lecture: "Semavi Eyice ile Sanata Dair Sohbetler"
Place: Yildiz Palace Theatre
Contact: yildizsarayivakfi@gmail.com

Istanbul
Date: April 02, 2013 2:30 am
TCF Istanbul Lecture Series: “The Image of the Turkish-Speaking Christians in Modern Greek Literature.” by Evangelia Balta, National Hellenic Research Foundation
Place: TCF Istanbul Office
Information: http://www.turkishculturalfoundation.org/pages.php?ID=60

Istanbul
Date: April 02 - May 07, 2013
Group Exhibition: "Alti/n Oran"
Place: T-art Gallery
Information: www.t-artgallery.com

Istanbul
Date: March 30 - April 14, 2013
Biennial: The 13th Istanbul Biennial
Information: http://bienal.iksv.org/en

Istanbul
Date: March 29, 2013 2:00 pm
Lecture: "Osmanlı Sarayında Avrupalı Müzisyenler" by Dr. Emre Aracı
Place: Yildiz Palace Theatre
Contact: yildizsarayivakfi@gmail.com

Istanbul
Date: March 20 - May 29, 2013
Exhibition: "Tribute to Nature"
Place: Armaggan Art & Design Gallery
Information: www.armaggangallery.com

Istanbul
Date: March 18 - 28, 2013
Exhibition: "Nefes / Breath" by Tulin Yigit Akgul and Pinar Ervardar Selimoglu
Place: ART 212
Information: www.pinarselimoglu.net

Istanbul
Date: March - April , 2013
Symposium: RCAC Fellows' Mini Symposia 2013
Place: Koc Uni. Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations
Information: http://events.ku.edu.tr/detail.php?i=6228

Istanbul
Date: January 25 - April 21, 2013
Exhibition: "Between Desert and Sea" A Selection from the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
Place: Pera Museum
Information: www.peramuzesi.org.tr

Istanbul
Date: January 16 - May 16, 2013
Exhibition: Modernity? Perspectives from France and Turkey
Place: Istanbul Modern
Information: www.istanbulmodern.org

Istanbul
Date: November 08, 2012 - August 01, 2013
Lecture Series: "Museums Talk: From The USA" organized in partnership with the US Mission in Turkey
Place: Istanbul Modern
Information: http://www.istanbulmodern.org/en/events/museums-talk-from-the-usa_983.html

UNITED KINGDOM
London
Date: October 31, 2014 - February 22, 2015
Photograph Exhibition: Cairo to Constantinople: Early Photographs of the Middle East
Place: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Information: http://www.royalcollection.org.uk/exhibitions/cairo-to-constantinople-early-photographs-of-the-middle-east-QGPHH

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