Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: April 8 - May 5, 2014
Exhibition: "donoteatme - banaengelolma" solo exhibition by Nadia Arditti
Place: Art 212
Information: www.nadiaarditti.com
Nadia Arditti has been a featured artist at the TCF/ARMAGGAN Art and Design Gallery Turkish Modern Art Exhibition at SOFA.

Krasnoyarsk - RUSSIA
Date: April 25 - May 1, 2014
Dance: Nejla Yatkin, Artistic Director of NY2Dance, performs at the International Festival for Contemporary Dance
Information: www.isadoradance.ru
The performance by Nejla Yatkin, NY2Dance, is supported by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Seoul - KOREA
Date: May 1 - 10, 2014
Film: "Mavi Dalga/The Blue Wave" first feature film presentation by Zeynep Dadak, New York University
Place: 15th Jeonju International Film Festival
Zeynep Dadak is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

New York - USA
Date: May 2, 2014
Concert: Makam New York Concert showcasing the musical traditions of Asia Minor, Greece, Balkans and the Levant with Ross Daly, Ahmet Erdogdular, Yurdal Tokcan and Omer Erdogdular
Place: Symphony Space  
Information: http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/8350/Music/makam-new-york
This event is supported by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

New York - USA
Date: May 2 - 6, 2014
Workshop: Makam New York Turkish Music Institute Workshop Concert
Place: Columbia University  
Information: www.makamnewyork.org  
This event is supported by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Bolu - TURKEY
Date: May 2, 2014 ; May 16, 2014 ; May 30, 2014
Lectures: "Cy Twombly" ; "Moda ve Marka/Fashion and Brand" ; "Dus ve Gercek/Dream and Reality" by Dr. Alpaslan Ucar, Izzet Baysal University
Place: Abant Izzet Baysal University, Izzet Baysal Culture Center
Alpaslan Ucar is a recipient of the 2008-2009 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

Berlin - GERMANY
Date: May 4, 2014 (16:00-21:00)
Performance: installation work "Mixed Media on Paper"
Place: the MPA-HUB - DING DONG DOM
Information: http://www.gruentaler9.com/
Ali Dolanbay is a recipient of the 2013 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Paris - FRANCE
Date: May 5, 2014
Presentation: "Ottoman Style" by Aylin de Tapia at the conference on "Immigration and Family in the 19th Century"
Information: INALCO
Aylin de Tapia is a recipient of the 2013 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: May 3, 2014
YESAM Lecture: "17.Yuzyil Istanbul Mutfagi (17th Century Istanbul Cuisine)" by Prof. Dr. Arif Bilgin, Sakarya University
Place: TCF Culinary Arts Center-YESAM
Information: http://www.culinaryartcenter.org/en/upcoming-events.htm
Lecture is presented in Turkish.

Bodrum - TURKEY
Date: May 6 - 27, 2014
Workshop: "Art in the Public Space: Contemporary practices of art in the public" by Jerome Symons, Sculptor
Place: Mugla Sitki Kocman University
Jerome Symons is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: May 8 - June 8, 2014
Exhibition: "Agoni" solo exhibition by Feraye Alver
Place: Gallery Ilayda
Feraye Alver is a recipient of the 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: May 8 - June 14, 2014
Exhibition: "The Closest Possibility" by Cemil Batur Gokceer
Place: The Empire Project
Information: http://theempireproject.com/lang-EN/exhibitions/upcoming
Cemil Batur Gokceer is a recipient of the 2012 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

New York - USA
Date: May 16 - 25, 2014
Festival: 13th New York Turkish Film Festival
Place: SVA Theater
Information: http://www.newyorkturkishfilmfestival.com
This event is supported by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Mardin - TURKEY
Date: May 23, 2014
Lecture: "Mesrutiyetin Insasi: Anadolu'da Beylikler Donemi Mimarisi (The Architecture of the Anatolian Principalities)" by Dr. Suna Cagaptay, Bahcesehir University
Place: Mardin Artuklu University, Faculty of Letters
Information: http://www.artuklu.edu.tr/duyurular/page-sanat-tarihi-2014-bahar-seminerleri.aspx
Suna Cagaptay is a recipient of the 2008-2009 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

Deer Isle, Maine - USA
Date: May 25 - June 6, 2014
Residency: Artist Gulfidan Ozmen will participate in the Open Studio Residency Program
Place: Haystack Mountain School of Craft
Information:  2014 Open Studio Residency Program
Gulfidan Ozmen is a recipient of the 2013 and 2014 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship.

Bursa - TURKEY
Date: May 26 - 28, 2014
Presentation/Poster: "Chromatograpic and colorimetric analyses of silk fabrics dyed with Buckthorn;" "Restoration and Conservation Studies of Historical Ottoman Flag" by Dr.Recep Karadag, TCF Cultural Preservation and Natural Dyes Laboratory at AUTEX 2014; 14th World Textile Conference
Information: http://www.autex2014.org/

Istanbul - TURKEY
Date: May 26 - 29, 2014
Conference: "Istanbul Hamamları: 1731-1766" by Ahmet Yasar in the International Conference: Ottoman Istanbul II
Place: Istanbul 29 Mayıs University
Information: http://www.osmanliistanbulu.org/tr/index.php?option=com_content&view=featured&Itemid=435
Ahmet Yasar is a recipient of the 2008-2009 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

Agsu - AZERBAIJAN
Date: May 28 - 30, 2014
Presentation: "Characterization of the stone samples by SEM-EDX found in the excavations in Azerbaijan by Dr.Recep Karadag, TCF Cultural Preservation and Natural Dyes Laboratory at the Youth in Conservation of Cultural Heritage Conference
Information: http://www.yococu.com/

The events listed on this newsletter require registration or invitation. For more information on how to attend, please visit the provided links.

For a listing of Turkish cultural events around the world, visit the TCF Calendar.