New York, NY - USA
Date: Every Thursday at 4:00 pm
Program:Turkish Story Time, a program of Makam New York
Place: Book Culture on Columbus, 450 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10024
Information: http://makamnewyork.org/turkish-story-time-turkce-hikaye-zamani/
This program is sponsored by a grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Philadelphia, PA - USA
Date: February 13-November 27, 2016
Exhibition: “The Golden Age of King Midas” exhibition of artifacts from the ancient site of Gordion
Place: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Information:http://www.penn.museum/information/press-room/press-releases/1009-treasures-from-turkey-to-be-featured-in-world-premiere-exhibition-at-the-penn-museum
This program is sponsored by a major grant from the Turkish Cultural Foundation.

Athens - GREECE
Date: June 3-4, 2016
Workshop: “Textiles & Identity in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean: Paradigms of Contexts and Cross-Cultural Exchanges” by Dr. Nikolaos Vryzidis
Place: British School at Athens, Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
Information: http://www.bsa.ac.uk/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=121
Dr. Nikolaos Vryzidis is a recipient of the 2011-2012 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

New York, NY - USA
Date: June 8-11, 2016
Presentation: “Exploring Motivic Features for Understanding Modal Structure: The Case of Seventeenth-Century Turkish Vocal Songs” by Dr. Muhammed Emin Soydaş at the Fourth International Conference on Analytical Approaches to World Music (AAWM 2016)
Place: The New School, College of Performing Arts
Information: http://aawmconference.com/schedule/AAWM-2016-Schedule_01.pdf
Dr. Muhammed Emin Soydaş is a recipient of the 2016 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

New York, NY - USA
Date: June 12, 2016 at 5:00 pm
Opera: “Othello in the Seraglio: The Tragedy of Sümbül the Black Eunuch,” music by Dr. Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Place: The 35th Annual Rockport Chamber Music Festival, the Shalin Liu Performance Center
Information: http://rockportmusic.org/othello-in-the-seraglio/
Dr. Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is a recipient of the 2012-2013 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

Rockport, MA - USA
Date: June 12, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.
Opera: “Othello in the Seraglio: The Tragedy of Sümbül the Black Eunuch” by Dr. Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol
Place: Rockport Classical Music festival, 37 Main St. Rockport, MA
Information: http://rockportmusic.org/othello-in-the-seraglio/
Dr. Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is a recipient of the 2012-2013 TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art.

Pardubice - CZECH REPUBLIC
Date: June 13-16, 2016
Presentation:“Sustainability of Natural Dyes in Nowadays” by Dr. Recep Karadağ, TCF Cultural Heritage Preservation and Natural Dyes Laboratory-DATU, at the 24^th International Federation of Associations of Textile Chemists and Colorists (IFATCC) International Congress
Place: University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology
Information: http://ifatcc2016-pardubice.upce.cz/wp-content/uploads/Preliminary-programme-3.pdf

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.