8th ANNUAL BOSTON TURKISH FESTIVALSM

October 29 - November 30, 2003

Wednesday, October 29, 12 p.m

FLAG RAISING CEREMONY

Turkish Republic Day is Wednesday, October 29. 

Join us to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Republic

 

Friday, October 31, 6 p.m.

Lecture: FILLING IN THE LANDSCAPE: ARTS AND CRAFTS OF SARDIS (600 B.C. - A.D. 600)

by Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr., Field Director, professor of classical archaeology, University of California, Berkeley

A reception and viewing of the exhibition will follow the lecture

Lecture on excavation and research focused on the site of ancient Sardis 
for the past 45 years, located 60 miles east of Izmir, Turkey.

 

On the left:
Lydian royal cemetery at Bintepe
 
On the right: 
Bath-Gymnasium Complex
 
Picture Source: www.artmuseums.harvard.edu

 
The Archeological Exploration of Sardis is a Harvard-Cornell project based at the Fogg Art Museum. During the past 45 years, the expedition has sought to clarify the cultural history and urban development of this important and complex ancient city in western Turkey. The exhibition "The City of Sardis: Approaches in Graphic Recording" seeks to show how the interests, aims, and approaches of the draughtsman, as well as developments in technology, affect the way in which Sardis has been depicted from the Age of Enlightenment to the Age of Computers. Prof. Greenewalt's lecture will "fill in the landscape" with observations on objects and other materials found at Sardis over the past many years. 

The Arthur M. Sackler Museum

November 1 - November 8

Exhibition: OIL PAINTINGS by ALI ULVI OZDEMIR

Opening Reception: 
Saturday, November 1, 4pm-7pm

 

GALLERY HOURS:

Monday-Friday 10am-6pm, 
Saturday 11am-5pm; 
Closed on Sunday

 
Boston View
2003
14"x18"

Pilmera Contemporary Art Gallery

Saturday, November 8, 8 p.m.

Concert: 
SANLIKOL-TUNCER-RUACAN-TSUGAWA JAZZ QUARTET

Tower Auditorium, Massachusetts College of Art

Monday, November 10, 7:30 p.m.

Documentary: THE INCREDIBLE TURK

Narrated by Walter Cronkite/CBS

In English, black and white, 30 minutes, 1959

 

Click here to read more about the documentary

Sargent Hall, Suffolk University Law School

Saturday, November 15, 3 p.m.

Film: ASK UZERINE SOYLENMEMIS HERSEY (Everything Untold About Love)

Five short films by five directors:
BULUSMA (The Meeting) by Omer Kavur Cast: Zuhal Olcay, Lale Mansur
MONTE CRISTO by Irfan Tozum Cast: Hale Soygazi, Macit Koper, Taner Barlas
CUNKU O'NU SEVIYORUM (Because I Love Her) by Yusuf Kurcenli Cast: Yalcin Dumer, Sermin Karaali, Ilhan Sesen
AY HIKAYELERI (Moon Stories) by Erden Kiral Cast: Fikret Kuskan, Guner Ozkul
HEP AYNI (Always the Same) by Zeki Okten Cast: Nezihe Becerikli, Arda Bulbul, Serap Aksoy, Tarik Akan

In Turkish with English subtitles, 129 minutes, 1995

Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center for the Arts, Main Auditorium, Cambridge

Sunday, November 16, 3 p.m.

Film: SEN DE GITME (Please Don't Go)

Director: Tunc Basaran
Cast: Isik Yenersu, Olivia Bonamy, Fikret Hakan

In Turkish with English subtitles, 103 minutes, 1995

Winner of Best Film Award in the 9th Ankara International Film Festival, and Special Jury Prize at the 13th Alexandria International Film Festival. Isik Yenersu also won the Best Actress Award in the Alexandria International Film Festival with her role in "Please Don't Go".

To read the article published in VARIETY about the film please click here

Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center for the Arts, Main Auditorium, Cambridge

Saturday, November 22, 8 p.m.

GREEK AND TURKISH HOLY DAYS / SACRED MUSIC CELEBRATION

Celebrating "Kadir Gecesi" (The Night of Power) and "The Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple" with Greek and Turkish chanters singing together Mevlevi and Byzantine ceremonies

Purpose of this event is to demonstrate that both communities of Christianity and Islam can unite and perform each other's sacred music with mutual respect and joy, especially on sacred days such as these.

Paine Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge

Saturday, November 29, 3 p.m.

Film: SELLALE (The Waterfall)

Director: Semir Aslanyurek
Cast: Hulya Kocyigit, Tuncel Kurtiz, Aykut Oray, Ali Surmeli
 
In Turkish with English subtitles, 
120 minutes, 2001

 

Film hakkindaki yayinlar icin ilgili gazete adinin uzerine tiklayiniz: Aktuel - Cumhuriyet - Radikal

To read the article published in VARIETY about the film please click here

Harvard Film Archive, Carpenter Center for the Arts, Main Auditorium, Cambridge

Sunday, November 30, 2 p.m.

WORKSHOP ON ANATOLIAN FOLK DANCES

Anatolian folk dances incorporate many of the everyday chores in the traditional village life. Thus, the dances present both exercise and culture from the melting pot of Anatolia.
 
Enjoy a unique opportunity to learn traditional dances from Turkey.

Directed by Ahmet Luleci

 

Raytheon Amphitheater, Egan Center, Northeastern University