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:
American Turkish Society
The Marmara Manhattan
Turkish Kitchen
 
Silver Sponsors:
Ramerica International, Inc.
Tusiad USA
 
 
 
       
  Yuksel Arslan: Visual Interpretations presented by The Drawing Center
Opening Reception: Thu, April 17  
6:00pm-8:00pm Drawing Room

Gallery Talk: Sat, April 19
4:00pm Drawing Room

Fri, April 18 – Thu, May 15
10:00am-6:00pm (Tue-Fri), 11:00 am-6:00 pm (Sat)

40 Wooster Street (between Broome and Grand Streets), New York, NY 10013
   
 
 
   
  Dunya Ensemble presented by Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series
A Program of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall
Citi Global Encounters: The Music of Turkey
Fri, April 18 6:30pm Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 Joralemon Street (at Court Street), Brooklyn, NY 11201
 
   
 
 
   
  Treasures of Anatolia: Guitar in Turkey with Cem Duruoz
 
Presented by Tutti Music Production, co-sponsored by the Moon and Stars Project
Sun, May 4 8:30pm Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall
881 Seventh Avenue (corner of 57th Street), New York, NY 10019
 
   
 
 
   
  Paintings by Tumay Gunaydin
Opening Reception: Tue, May 6 6:00pm-8:00pm The Gallery at The Marmara-Manhattan

Wed, May 7-Fri, Jun 6 11:00am-7:00pm The Gallery at The Marmara-Manhattan 301 East 94th Street (at Second Ave), New York, NY 10128
   
 
 
   
  Ismail Lumanovski and NY Gypsy All-Stars Band

Thu, May 8 9:30pm Drom
85 Avenue A (between 5th and 6th Streets), New York, NY 10009
 
   
   
 
   
  Tribute to Baris Manco: Kurtalan Ekspres in Concert

Sat, May 17 8:00pm and 10:00pm Drom
85 Avenue A (between 5th and 6th Streets), New York, NY 10009

 
   
 
 
   
  MayFest 2008 Closing Party
Fri, May 30 10:00pm Touch
240 W 52nd Street (between Broadway and 8th Avenue), New York, NY 10019

 
   
 
 
   
  Latif Bolat presented by Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concert Series
A Program of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall
Citi Global Encounters: The Music of Turkey
Sat, May 31 2:00 pm LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Avenue (between 31st and Van Dam Streets)
Long Island City, New York 11101
 
   


 

 
Past Projects
MayFest 2007
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MayFest 2006


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MayFest 2005


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MayFest 2004


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MayFest 2003


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MayFest 2002
  • 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.
MayFest 2001
  • 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
MayFest 2000
  • 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
MayFest 1999
  • 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