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. Click to view 2012 flyer
Watch the new promotional Video
Turkish
Olympics is an international event held annually
in 118 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 will be held at 1 Convention Centre on Saturday,
31 March 2012, at
7.30pm. This event is proudly organized by
Istanbul Culture & Arts Centre. This is a
free event and everyone is welcomed...
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.