The events of this year's Hungarian-Turkish Cultural Year are a great success in both countries. That is according to Turkey's ambassador to Hungary, Gülsen Karanis Eksioglu. In the first five months, almost seventy Turkish-organized events were held in Hungary, to Budapest said.
Assessing the events of the season at a press breakfast on Tuesday in Budapest, she stressed that more than 400 Turkish artists, performers and cultural professionals had participated in the programs so far.
"During the Hungarian-Turkish Cultural Year, one hundred artistic and scientific events take place in both countries. The events in Hungary so far have been attended by some 75,000 visitors in ten cities. In Budapest, prestigious venues such as Müpa Budapest, the Hungarian National Museum and the National Theatre have hosted the programmes," the Ambassador stressed.
She recalled that the Hungarian-Turkish Cultural Year is held in 2024 to mark the 100th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Hungary and Turkey. The opening ceremony of the series of programs was held last year on December 18 at Müpa Budapest with the participation of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the then President of the Republic of Hungary Katalin Novák. The closing event of the cultural season will take place on December 18 this year at the opera house of the Atatürk Cultural Center in Istanbul.
According to Gülsen Karanis Eksioglu, the Hungarian EU Presidency in the second half of the year will add further opportunities to the cultural season. She added that they hoped that the cultural cooperation established during the season would continue in the coming years.
She said that towns and cities in Hungary such as Tata, Szeged, Veszprém, Pécs, Debrecen, Szigetvár, Miskolc, Győr and Bugac host events during the cultural year. Hungary's cultural and artistic events will take place in some of Turkey's most prestigious venues, including the Ataturk Cultural Center in Istanbul and the Presidential Symphony Orchestra Hall in Ankara.
Osman Can Ürel, Head of Go Turkey Hungary and Tourism and Culture Counsellor at the Turkish Embassy in Budapest, highlighted the events of the season in Hungary so far, including the Güldestan and Dance Adrenaline performances, the Tas Tepeler archaeology seminar, the Allegra Ensemble concerts, the Yunus Said a Word concert, the Turkish Harp: Sirin Pancaroglu, Tutu Aydinoglu's The Sultan's Lost Piano, Büsra Kayikci's Duna, Ömer Faruk Tekbilek and Önder Focan Jazz Trio, and the Turkish Age Historical Festival at Tatai Patara.
In June, the Sema celebrations will be held in Pécs and Budapest, and Turkey will be the main guest country at the Győr International Dance Festival.
The 52nd Istanbul Music Festival is currently underway, with successful performances by Kristóf Baráti, Roby Lakatos and his ensemble, the National Choir, the Budapest Festival Orchestra and a concert by the Liszt Ferenc Chamber Orchestra on June 6. The Istanbul Jazz Festival will be held from July 3 to 18, and will also feature a Hungarian performer: the Modern Art Orchestra will take to the stage on July 4.


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