April 16, 2010 "Face2Face" Installation/Performance by Rukiye Sahin
  April 21 - May 2, 2010 Fatih Akin's "Soul Kitchen" at Tribeca Film Festival
  June - July 2010 Summer Residency Program at SVA
  June 2 -September 1, 2010 Istanbul Cool! Exhibition
  September  2010

"Young Photographers Award" winner announcement

           

 
 


For tickets and information please click on the links below, or call (212) 229-1207.
Gold Sponsors:
Ayse Celem Design
Graphis Printing
The Marmara-Manhattan
Turkish Culture and Tourism Office
Turkish Kitchen
Silver Sponsors:
American Turkish Society
Ramerica International, Inc.
Supporting Organizations:
ArteEast
Bilmed USA Canada
Columbia University Turkish Students Association
Intercollegiate Turkish Students Society
Istanbul University Alumni Association of USA
New York Foundation for the Arts
The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies at New York University
The International Center in New York
Turkish-American Business Forum
WIN (Women Inspired by the Network) of Turkish-American Business Forum
 

Gultekin Cizgen Exhibition of Illustrations
Reception: Tuesday, May 1 (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
Exhibition: Tuesday, May 1 - Monday, May 14 (11:00 am - 7:00 pm)


Ebru: Reflections of Cultural Diversity,
A Photography Exhibition by Attila Durak

Reception: Thursday, May 3 (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
Exhibition: Thursday, May 3 - Saturday, June 2 (1:00 pm - 6:00 pm)
(Friday through Sunday)


Conversations with Metin Uca

Saturday, May 5 (8:00 pm)


A Panel of Experts:
"Turkish Literature & Culture in Translation, Remembering Rumi”

Tuesday, May 8 (7:00 pm)


Anatolian Scenes from Yalcin Gokcebag’s Palette
Reception: Wednesday, May 11 (7:00 pm – 9:00 pm)
Exhibition: Friday, May 11 - Friday, June 15 (11:00 am – 7:00 pm)


Selim Sesler in Concert with Guest Star Brenna MacCrimmon
Saturday, May 12 (9:30 pm)
Saturday, May 12 (11:30 pm)


GAIN Series: An Exhibition of Paintings by Soner Ön
Reception: Tuesday, May 15 (6:00 pm - 8:00 pm)
Exhibition: Tuesday, May 15 – Tuesday, May 29 (11:00 am - 7:00 pm)


Stage Reading of Antigone featuring Zishan Ugurlu
Thursday, May 17 and Friday, May 18 (10:00 pm)

 

 

 


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  • Laço Tayfa in Central Park
  • Ankara State Opera's presentation of Sen Sen Sen and Our Songs in Merkin Hall
  • The award winning play Neyzen
  • A collaboration with the Poetry Society of America to celebrate the centennial of Nazim Hikmet, Poets on Poets: Carolyn Forche on Nazim Hikmet
  • Elif Uras' exhibition The Ladder
  • Zishan Ugurlu's performance titled Musica alla Turca which was presented in collaboration with La Mama theater.
  • Omer Faruk Tekbilek in Central Park
  • Nilufer in Concert
  • Aksanat Production Theatre's production of "Molly S."
  • Okay Temiz, Tiger Okoshi and Audiofact at the Blue Note Jazz Club
  • The Drama of the Gifted Child: A Photography Exhibition by Merve Berkman
  • A Group Exhibition: Levent Tuncer, Serdar Arat, Sermin Kardestuncer, Ozlem Paker
  • LOVEYOUFOREVER: An installation by Ipek Duben
  • Sezen Aksu in Concert, a pop concert which broke our community's audience record with 2,200 people from 33 states attending
  • Genco Erkal's Yosma, a Bertolt Brecht adaptation starring Zeliha Berksoy
  • Yilmaz Erdogan's Cebimde Kelimeler
  • Millenium of Dance which showcased a history of dance from folk dances from Africa, Turkey and India, to hip-hop and ballet.
  • Echoes of the Streets: A Photography Exhibition by Attila Durak
  • In-between: A Light Installation by Goktug Sarioz
  • Studio Visits to Burhan Dogancay, Ertugrul Ates, Ipek Duben, and Sukran Aziz
  • Cem Yilmaz Show
  • Yeni Turku in Concert
  • Yasar in Concert
  • Ugur Yucel Show
  • Hoy-Tur Folkdancing Ensemble
  • A Jazz Brunch with Ilhan Ersahin
  • Tango and Flamenco Night
  • Red Women: A Photography Exhibition by Guler Ugur
  • Video and Contemporary Music Show at Gallery X
  • X'treme X'teriors