PAST ACTIVITIES IN 2006:
(In chronological order, starting from the most recent)
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11th Boston Turkish Arts and Culture Festival
October 29 - November 30,
2006
CLICK HERE FOR THE FESTIVAL PROGRAM
DOCUMENTARY AND SHORT FILM COMPETITION
As a part of the 11th Boston Turkish Festival
the documentaries and short films selection screened annually within the
festival program has been transformed this year to a competition; the first
of its kind organized in North America. We are confident that it will
transform to a great tradition and Bostonians will be able to explore
emerging directors of the Turkish cinema first hand through this
competition.
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COMPETITION RESULTS
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FESTIVAL
IN THE MEDIA / FESTIVAL BASINDA:
- The
Improper Bostonian - Nov.22-Dec.5, 2006
- Dig
Magazine - November 24, 2006
- Boston
Phoenix - Nov. 24-30, 2006
- WHERE
Magazine - November 2006 Issue
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IKLIMLER (Climates)
- by Nuri Bilge Ceylan
Winner of FIPRESCI Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
November 26, 2006
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Lecture: Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and Development of Women's Rights in Turkey
- by Secil Karal Akgun
- Chair, Department of History, Middle East
Technical University, Ankara
The Howard Thurman Center, Boston
University
November 21, 2006
Anatolia: A Crossroads of Flavors
with acclaimed chef Ana Sortun
Oleana Restaurant
November 14, 2006
TUBITAK Baskani
Sayin Prof. Dr. Nukhet Yetis'in Boston Ziyareti - Ogrenci ve Akademisyenlerle
Toplanti
3 Kasim 2006 - MIT
Exhibition: Cappadocia Reflections
by Yildiz Grodowsky
The Howard Thurman Center, Boston
University
October 31 - November 25, 2006
A Commemorative Photograph Exhibition:
REMEMBERING MUSTAFA KEMAL ATATURK ON THE 125th ANNIVERSARY
OF HIS BIRTH (1881-1938)
The Howard Thurman Center, Boston
University
October 30 - November 30, 2006
Workshop on Turkish Art of Paper Marbling: Ebru
by artists Feridun Ozgoren, Guliz Pamukoglu,
Niyazi Sayin, Eda Ozbekkangay
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
October 29, 2006
Flag Raising Ceremony
October 29, 2006
A Night of Sufi Music
featuring Cambridge Musiki Cemiyeti directed by
Feridun Ozgoren. Special guest Niyazi Sayin
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
October 28, 2006
Tarim ve Koyisleri Bakani
Sayin Prof. Dr. Mehmet Mehdi Eker'in Boston'u Ziyareti
20 Eylul 2006
7th
Annual New Bostonians Community Day
September 20, 2006 - City Hall, Boston
Yurtdisinda Yasayan
Turklerden Sorumlu Devlet Bakani Sayin Prof. Dr. Mehmet Aydin'la Vatandas
Toplantisi
7 Eylul 2006 - Boston Universitesi
Turkish American Cultural Society of New
England (TACS-NE)
at the TURKISH
DAY PARADE IN NEW YORK
Saturday - May 20, 2006
Special
Screenings:
CROSSING
THE BRIDGE: THE
SOUND OF ISTANBUL
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at
the Museum of Fine Arts, Remis Auditorium
August 24-30, 2006
Co-presented with the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul by Fatih Akin (Germany/Turkey,
35mm, 2005, 92 min.). This documentary from the director of Head On takes us on a journey through the music scene in modern Istanbul. Our guide is Alexander Hacke (member of Einstürzende
Neubauten), who sets up his mobile recording studio to capture everything from classical Arabesque to indie rock and rap. Among the featured artists are the hugely popular Sezen Aksu and Orhan
Gencebay, alongside newer bands such as Duman and Replikas. This is a beautifully paced portrait of the city’s cultural life. In English, German, and Turkish with English subtitles.
- by Wesley Morris, Boston Globe
- August 24, 2006
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5th BOSTON TURKISH FILM AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
March 30 - April 28, 2006
www.BostonTurkishFilmFestival.org
This year's thirteen-program festival has
continued its tradition of highlighting emerging Turkish filmmakers with a
recurring theme that hits on diverse lifestyles in Istanbul, one of the most
breathtaking cities in the world. It's been a rare opportunity to glimpse
the best contemporary work of Turkish cinema from the new generation of
filmmakers such as Semih Kaplanoglu, Umit Unal, Kutlug Ataman, Ugur Yucel,
Ahmet Ulucay and Cagan Irmak, as well as veterans like Yavuz Turgul. The
festival has also featured three concerts by world-class musicians, the
Fahir Atakoglu Trio, the Omer Faruk Tekbilek Ensemble, and the Derya Turkan
and Sokratis Sinopoulos Ensemble.
CLICK HERE FOR THE FESTIVAL PROGRAM
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East met West in Renaissance Venice, especially in
the work of Gentile Bellini. One of the city’s most prestigious
artists, he was sent to Istanbul in 1479 to work for the Ottoman sultan,
Mehmed II (Fatih Sultan Mehmed). All of Bellini’s surviving work done
in Istanbul are being presented in the exhibition. The artist depicted
Byzantine and eastern Mediterranean subjects such as Cardinal Bessarion
and Caterina Cornaro, queen of Cyprus. While exploring Western
fascination with the East—and vice versa—Gentile Bellini and the
East provides a new context for examining the art of Renaissance Venice.
TACS co-sponsored in part the opening event of the exhibit on December 15, 2005
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INSAAT
(Under Construction)
- Directed by Omer Vargi
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- as a part of the
"Sixth Annual New Films from Europe"
- Co-presented by the
Harvard Film Archive
- & the Boston
Turkish Film Festival
Tuesday,
January 24 at 7 p.m.
Friday,
January 27 at 9 p.m.
Harvard Film
Archive, Cambridge
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Turkish American Cultural Society of New England
"Bayramlasma" and Dinner
Brookline Family Restaurant
January 11, 2006