The Culture and Tourism Tent

The Culture and Tourism Tent of the festival will host a variety of interesting aspects of Turkey this year. As well as having exhibitions about exciting events of Turkey, there will be guest speakers taking about their experiences, memories ad knowledge about this fantastic country and artists will perform their art within the tent.

Please join us to discover them all in the Culture and Tourism Tent of the festival.

  • Exhibition of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
  • Exhibition and lecture of the 2010 Istanbul European Capital of Culture
  • Book signing and lecture of Malcolm R. Pfunder "Village in the Meadows"
  • Facts about seven different regions of Turkey
  • Demonstration of the art of traditional ceramics by Cansel Kara
  • Demonstration of the art of the miniatures By Izlem Tanik Moore
  • Remembrance of Ahmet Ertegun
  • The works of artist Zeki Findikoglu
  • The works of artist Nihal Kececi
  • Information about MATA & ASA (The Maryland American Turkish Association & Ataturk Society of America)
  • Information about TATV (Turkish American Television)
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    PROGRAM SCHEDULE

    10 a.m. - "Turkish Music Panorama 2007" by Turkish American Hour

    10.30 a.m. - Documentary by Robin Williams "Biblical Treasures of Turkey; A preview of documentary films".

    11 a.m. - Burak Sahin "The Evolution of Turkey as an Actor on the Geopolitical Stage".

    11.45 a.m. - Documentary by Cigdem Akbay "Hiphopistan" - Best Documentary Award in Atlanta Hip Hop Festival.

    12.15 p.m. - Charles Meigs "Turkey's East; Travel Through the Cossroads of Civilizations".

    1 p.m. - Dr. Thomas Mazucci.

    1.30 p.m. - Heyecan Nazli Veziroglu "Music of Language"

    2 p.m. - Malcolm (Sandy) Pfunder "Village in the Meadows" - A former Peace Corps volunteer returns to his Black Sea Village.

    2.30 a.m. - Documentary by Cigdem Akbay "Hiphopistan" - Best Documentary Award in Atlanta Hip Hop Festival.

    3 p.m. - Elif Ertekin "2010 Istanbul European Capital of Culture".

    4 p.m. - Tulin Levitas "A Montgomery College study travel to Turkey-Land of Layered Civilizations".

    5 p.m. - Nihal Kececi "The Beautiful Face of Turkey".

    5.30 p.m. - Turkish American "Community Center Interview about TACC".

    5.50 p.m. - Recipe by Zeynel Uzun of Kazan Restaurant Cooking "Yogurtlu Kebap".

    6 p.m. - Closing.

    Please check our website for the updates of the program of the Culture and Tourism Tent.