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İstanbul Cultural and Arts Centre is a public charity, non-profit, non-governmental and non-partisan organisation established in 2009.

İstanbul Cultural and Arts Centre will be active in promoting Turkish Culture in Australia and facilitating understanding and interaction between the Turkish-Australian community and other ethnic communities.

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WHY ISTANBUL

İstanbul is a city where more than 10 million people with various backgrounds, languages, religions and cultures live together in peace. It is a city that connects the continents of Europe and Asia via its many bridges. It is a meeting place where new ideas and concepts from both continents intermingle on a stage provided by the beautiful historic hills of a city decorated with monuments of former super-powers.

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MUSIC & CULTURE

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.

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ANATOLIAN CULTURE & ARTS FESTIVAL
The taste of Anatolia came alive once again at the Federation Square, Melbourne on 4-5 February 2012. The popular event included 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 was an event for the whole family and Melbournians from all cultural backgrounds indulged themselves with exotic cuisines from the Anatolian kitchen and live entertainment. Istanbul Culture and Arts Centre in collaboration with Melbourne International Business Association invited all Melbournians to participate in this family event that attracted more than 50,000 visitors. 

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2011 Festival: Video 1 - Video 2 - Video 3 - Video 4 - Video Austurkiye

TURKISH OLYMPICS
Turkish Olympics is an international event held annually in 135 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 9 years. The Australian Final of the 10th Turkish Olympics was held on 31 March 2012 at 1 Convention Centre on Saturday. The event attracted over 2,500 people who enjoyed an evening of entertainment with songs, poems and comedy sketches. This event was proudly organized by Istanbul Culture & Arts Centre.

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