The
taste of Anatolia comes alive once again at the
Federation Square, Melbourne on 4-5 February 2012.
The event will include live concerts from international
and local artists, live art exhibitions, folk dances,
whirling dervishes, oil wrestling, and replicas of
Istanbul's Grand Bazaar, Ottoman and Seljuk gates and
the most popular Trojan Horse. It is an event for the
whole family and everyone is invited.
Come and join us celebrate the Anatolian Festival with
exotic cuisines from the Anatolian kitchen. Istanbul
Culture and Arts Centre in collaboration with Melbourne
International Business Association invites all
Melbournians and to participate in this family event
that attracts more than 50,000 visitors.
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Turkish
Olympics is an international event held annually
in 115 nations of the world. Students at
different ages and levels compete in various
categories such as literature, poetry, music,
folklore, presentation, language and special
talents. Turkish Olympics have been held for the
past 7 years. The Australian Final of the 8th
Turkish Olympics was held at Melbourne
Convention Centre on Saturday, 20 March 2010, at
7.30pm. This event is proudly organized by
Istanbul Culture & Arts Centre. 2011
Victoria Final will be held on 25 February...
Istanbul
Culture & Arts Centre organizes traditional and classic Turkish music
concerts on regular basis. The centre also has a
classical Turkish music choir which meets
regularly on weekly basis.
Turkish classical music is composed with various
Ottoman and western instruments. Some Ottoman
instruments unique to Turkish classical music
are: Kanun, Tanbur, Ud, Kopuz, Miskal, Kemence
and Ney.
Nalan
FM is a radio station run by the Istanbul
Culture & Arts Centre broadcasting on
Wednesdays between the hours 7pm -8m. Nalan FM
is specialized in classical and traditional
Turkish music.
You can tune into 98.9 fm to listen to variety
of traditional Turkish Music and talkback.