Nevruz Celebrations of TURKSOY 2016

Nevruz Celebrations of TURKSOY 2016

TÜRKSOY
Thursday, 17 March 2016

The traditional Nevruz Celebrations held by the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOY) every year in TURKSOY member countries as well as in Turkey will take place in Turkey  and the United States of America this year.

200 artists from the Turkic World will come together for the first time in Turkey to contribute to Nevruz Celebrations of TURKSOY 2016. Their first performance hosted by the Municipality of Zeytinburnu will take place in Istanbul on March 19th, 2016 in cooperation with the Turkish Cultural Centers and the Union of Municipalities of the Turkic World.

 

The official celebrations will then start in the Youth Park of the Municipality of Ankara where the Nevruz fire will be lit  on March 21st, 2016. Celebration events in Ankara will go on in Kecioren on March 22nd followed by  Pursaklar on March 23rd, 2016.

Following their performances in various cities of Turkey, artists from the Turkic World will take the scene in the United States of America. 

Impressive show in  the United Nations General Assembly Hall


The first show of artists from the Turkic World in the  United States of America will take place in the United Nations General Assembly Hall in New York on March 28th, 2016 in the presence of representatives of diplomatic missions.

The celebrations which will convey  messages of peace and brotherhood will feature performances of famous artists from the Turkic World. After New York, celebrations will go on in Washington DC, which will be hosting the Nuclear Energy  Summit, one of the most important summits in terms of world peace on the same date.

The Nevruz Concert of TURKSOY  will take place on April 1st, 2016 in the historical Warner Theater at the same time as the Cherry Blossom Festival which is one of the symbols of Washington DC.

This traditional feast does not only stand for the beginning of spring and the awakening of nature, but also  calls upon peace, reconciliation and solidarity. Above all, it is meant to remind us of all the common values we share. Concerts which will be held within the framework of these celebrations in the USA will feature performances of more than 200 artists from  15 countries. This year's Nevruz celebrations of TURKSOY will be dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the independence of  Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan.

 

SCHEDULE OF NEVRUZ CELEBRATIONS IN THE USA

 

NEVRUZ CELEBRATION OF TURKSOY & THE UNITED NATIONS  - NEW YORK

Venue: UN General Assembly, New York

Date: March 28th, 2016

Time: 07.00 p.m.

 

NEVRUZ CONCERT OF TURKSOY - NEW YORK

Venue: Baruch Performing Arts' Center, New York

Date: March 29th, 2016

Time:07.30 p.m.


NEVRUZ CONCERT OF TURKSOY - WASHINGTON DC

Venue: Warner Theater, Washington

Date: April 1st, 2016

Time:08.00 p.m.

 


SCHEDULE OF NEVRUZ CELEBRATIONS IN TURKEY


CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF ZEYTINBURNU  AND THE UNION OF MUNICIPALITIES OF THE TURKIC WORLD

Venue: Congress and Cultural Center of the Municipality of Zeytinburnu 

Date: March 19th, 2016

Time: 08:00 p.m.

 

CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY OF BURSA / THE WORLD UNION OF  KARAPAPAK TURKS  

Venue: Ataturk Congress and Cultural Center of Bursa Merinos, Osman Gazi  Hall

Date: March 19th, 2016

Time: 06:00 p.m.


CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE GOVERNORATE OF ANKARA AND  THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY OF  ANKARA 

Venue: Theatre Hall of the Youth Park

Date: March 21st, 2016

Time: 12:00 p.m.

 

CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY AND THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE AND TOURISM OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY : 21 Mart

Venue: The Grand Theater

Date: March 21st, 2016

Time: 07:00 p.m.

 

CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF KECIOREN   

Venue: Neşet Ertaş Performing Arts' Center  

Date: March 22nd, Mart 2016

Time: 05:00 p.m.

 

CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF PURSAKLAR/1ST INTERNATIONAL NEVRUZ CELEBRATION OF TURKSOY

Venue: Selçuklu Culture and Congress Center

Date: March 23rd, 2016

Time: 07:00 p.m.

 

CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF BOLU  / NEVRUZ CELEBRATION OF TURKSOY

Venue: Central Square 

Date: March 24th,2016 (Municipality)

Time:  07:00 p.m.

 

CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE GOVERNORATE OF ESKISEHIR / NEVRUZ CELEBRATION OF TURKSOY

Venue: Governorate Square 

Date: March 21st, 2016 

Time:  11:00 a.m.

 

CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE USAK  UNIVERSITY / INTERNATIONAL  NEVRUZ CELEBRATION OF TURKSOY

Venue: Usak University Sports' Hall

Date: March 22nd, 2016 

Time:  04:00 p.m.


 

CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF BILECIK  /NEVRUZ CELEBRATION OF TURKSOY

Venue: Şeyh Edebalİ Culture and Congress Center of the Municipality of Bilecik 

Date: March 24th, 2016 

Time: 08:00 p.m.


CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF INEGOL / NEVRUZ CELEBRATION OF TURKSOY 

Venue: Sports Hall of Inegol 

Date: March 25th, 2016 

Time: Parade - 05:00 p.m., Concert  - 08.00 p.m. 


CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF ODEMIS / NEVRUZ CELEBRATION OF TURKSOY 

Venue: Government Building of Odemis 

Date: March 26th, 2016 

Time:04:00 p.m.

 

 

CELEBRATIONS IN COOPERATION OF TURKSOY WITH THE MUNICIPALITY OF SINDIRGINEVRUZ CELEBRATION OF TURKSOY 

Date: March 27th,  2016

Venue: Necip Fazıl Cultural Center

Time: 08:30 p.m.