Culture & Tourism Schedule

Culture Culture

Visit the Culture Tent and Explore the Wonders of Turkey in the Heart of Washington DC!
Last year The Culture Tent gave the opportunity to enjoy the following:
(This year's schedule is coming soon.)

Demonstrations:

      · Traditional tile-making with Goktug Gursoy (all day) (please visit www.iznikcini.com)
      · Calligraphy with Murat Cabuk (all day) (please visit www.thecalligraphy.com)
      · Miniature with Izlem Tanik Moore (all day) (please visit www.izlemtanikmoore.com)
      · Traditional paper-marbling with Fazilet Ersoy (10am - 2pm)
      · Traditional carpet weaving (all day)

Exhibitions:
      · Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
      · Fantastic structures of Turkey
      · 7 regions of Turkey
      · 2010 Istanbul European Capital of Culture;

Screenings:
      · Award-winning Turkish documentaries
      · “Film-Turkey” project –short documentaries of our young generation
      · Best holiday spots in Turkey

Meeting and interacting with the representatives of :
      · Bridge to Turkiye Fund (please visit www.bridgetoturkiye.org)
      · SOS Children’s Village (please visit www.sos-usa.org)
      · Anatolian Artisans and explore the magnificent handcrafts of local Turkish people (please visit www.anatolianartisans.org)
      · Turkish Airlines
      · Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism
      · Turkish American Television and be “Star of the Day”

And also enjoy...
      · Trying on traditional Ottoman costumes.