Culture & Tourism Schedule

This year, we have two Culture and Tourism Tents featuring variety of activities for our visitors. The locations of the tents will be 13th St NW & E Street NW, and the Freedom Plaza between 13th & 14th Streets NW on Pennslyvania Avenue. Please come and enjoy activities in both tents!

ON 13TH STREET NW & E STREET:

Art Demonstrations

• Calligraphy with Kuntay Celik (all day)
  "Talk with Famous American Calligrapher
  Mohammed Zakariya at 12-2 p.m. (please visit http://www.zakariya.net)
• "Crescent Moon" Karagoz Shahow Puppet Theatre with Cliff Long
  Presentation on the wonderful shadow puppet tradition of Karagoz and Hacivat
• Painting exhibition by Nihal Kececi
  (please visit www.nihalart.com)
• Delicious Turkish Cuisine and Book Signing by Sheilah Kauffman
  Learn how to make delicious Turkish food with Sheilah!
  “Roasted Red Pepper and Walnut Spread” at 12:30 p.m.
  “Chickpea Patties” at 1:30 p.m.
• Istanbul Photography Project by Jon Michael Anzalone
  Learn how to make delicious Turkish food with Sheilah! “Experience 24-hours of Istanbul in Photography – The Life of A City of Millions”

ON FREEDOM PLAZA:

Meet and interact with representatives from:

• Turkish Airlines
• Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
• Turkish American Television (TATV)
  “Be Star of the Day” – Interviews with TATV!
• Global Language Network (GLN) - Learn basic Turkish with GLN!
  “Turkish Language Classes every 1 hour starting 11:30 a.m.” – Please sign up on Freedom Plaza!

And also enjoy:

• Amazing Van Cats!
• Be an Ottoman Section – Wear Ottoman costumes and take your picture!
• Turkish Snack and Beverages (free!)