Diyarbakır Cultural Road Festival Begins

Diyarbakır's walled historical center, İçkale Museum Complex and different culture and arts venues of the city will be the meeting points of the festival. Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said, "We will bring together the historical texture of the city with different disciplines of art by carrying Diyarbakır's deep-rooted culture and art accumulation to different areas of our festival program. While bringing the cultural richness of Diyarbakır to wider audiences, we aim to contribute to the cultural tourism potential of the city." he said.

Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy stated that Diyarbakır is one of the cities that most strongly reflects the cultural richness of Turkey and said, "Diyarbakır is a city that not only carries the traces of the past, but also keeps its thousands of years of cultural heritage alive today and transfers it to the future. The traces left by different civilizations in the heart of Mesopotamia are reflected in the entire texture of the city, from its walls to its Inner Castle, from its Grand Mosque to Hevsel Gardens, from its traditional arts to its music and cuisine." This unique accumulation makes Diyarbakır one of the most special cultural cities of Turkey.” he said.

Minister Ersoy said, "It is of great importance for us that the Turkish Culture Road Festival is being held for the fifth time in Diyarbakır. We will bring together the historical places, museums, cultural centers, squares and different points of the city with culture and art. Our goal with the Culture Road Festivals is not only to organize events; it is to make the cultural values ​​of our cities visible, to support living traditions and to bring them together with new generations. While we bring together the unique identity of the city with contemporary culture and art events in Diyarbakır, we will also bring together local values and producers in a wider range of ways." "We aim to contribute to reaching the masses. Especially with our gastronomy program, we will introduce Diyarbakır's rich culinary culture, local flavors and strong table tradition to our visitors. I hope that the festival will bring dynamism to Diyarbakır's cultural life, strengthen cultural tourism and contribute to the recognition of the city's values by a wider audience." he said.

From Meftune to Stuffed Ribs, DIYARBAKIR'S TABLE CULTURE IS ON THE FESTIVAL ROUTE

Gamze Cizreli will host Diyarbakır's gastronomy program. Chef Ömür Akkor in the Michelin Guide, Chef Erşan Yılmaz in the Michelin Dubai Guide, Chef Mahir Nazlıcan in the Michelin Guide, Chef Çiğdem Seferoğlu in the Michelin Guide, Chef Burcu Önal, Chef Gökhan Ali Çamkerten, Chef Emre Murat, writer and food culture researcher Silva Özyerli, gastronomy writer Ebru Erke, gastronomy writer Müge Akgün and gastronomy writer Emine Tunadan are among the guest names. will take.

Diyarbakır cuisine stands out with its rich variety of dishes inspired by different periods and cultures of Mesopotamia. Local dishes using meat, bulgur, rice, sumac and various spices are among the basic elements of the city's traditional table culture. Meftune, stuffed ribs, vevaklı pilaf, stuffed meatballs and liver kebab are among the notable dishes of Diyarbakır cuisine. Local desserts, especially Burma kadayıf, also hold an important place in the gastronomy culture of the city. Traditional recipes and local products play an important role in transferring the culinary culture from generation to generation in Diyarbakır.

Diyarbakır's local dishes, local products and culinary traditions will be introduced to visitors at the gastronomy events to be held within the scope of the festival. More than 40 Taste Points will be on the gastronomy route throughout the festival. At these points, different tastes will be offered, from local dishes to kebabs, from traditional desserts to products specific to the region. During the program, the experiences of culinary masters will be shared with visitors and different elements of Diyarbakır's table culture will be introduced.

THE FESTIVAL STAGE IN DIYARBAKIR WILL BE FESTIVE WITH A CONCERT AND THEATER

Free concerts to be held in Nevruz Park will host the stage performances of Hakan Altun, Mert Demir, Sefo, Sagopa Kajmer, Poizi, Derya Uluğ, Bengü, Murat Boz and Fatma Turgut throughout the festival.

The festival program will offer rich content to art lovers with different music genres and stage performances, as well as concerts of popular artists. The 7th Corps Regional Band Command and "Heritage from Anatolia" concert will take place at the Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Culture and Arts Center Civilizations Choir Concert Hall.

Within the scope of the festival's theater program, The Other Ankara Musical, İbiş's Dream and Love's Sen Hali will be held at Diyarbakır DT Hall Orhan Asena Stage Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Cultural Center; Our Own Sky Dome and Migration Dreams at Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı Cultural Center Chamber Theater Stage; Liar's Mumu at Kayapınar Cultural Center Stage; The Last Beys of Istanbul are on the Kayapınar Cultural Center Stage; Let the Day Not Fade from My Window Cahit Sıtkı will meet art lovers at the Tarancı House Ethnography Museum.

EXHIBITIONS, TALKS, WORKSHOP AND VARIOUS EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE FESTIVAL

Diyarbakır Cultural Road Festival will add color to the cultural and artistic life of the city with special events throughout the festival. Diyarbakır Archeology Museum will host three separate exhibitions. The Sacred Relics of the Ottoman exhibition brings together distinguished works that reflect the sensitivity shown to sacred places and the Haremeyn during the Ottoman period; "Living Heritage: Diyarbakır Exhibition", which reflects the city's rich cultural heritage through outstanding examples of traditional arts and crafts, and the Turkish Jockey Club 13th Painting Competition Exhibition, which includes distinguished works prepared around the themes of horse love and horse racing, will be open to visitors of art lovers from Diyarbakır.

The "Loyalty to Gabriel" exhibition, focusing on the works of French archaeologist and academician Albert Louis Gabriel, who made significant contributions to the documentation of Diyarbakır's historical heritage, is at the Diyarbakır Promotion Culture and Solidarity Foundation Culture and Arts House; The Common Heritage of Humanity: 33 Civilizations Mesopotamia exhibition, which invites us to explore the first steps of human history through the ancient traces of Mesopotamia, is at the Cahit Sıtkı Tarancı House Ethnography Museum; The Cultural Heritage and Craft Exhibition with the theme "Trace of Master Hands from Tradition to the Future", which will reveal Diyarbakır's deep-rooted production culture through traditional handicrafts, will meet art lovers at Pasha Bath.

Talks and workshops reflecting the deep-rooted history and traditions of the city will also be held within the scope of the Diyarbakır Cultural Road Festival.

Photography enthusiasts will reflect the historical, cultural and architectural texture of the city from their own frames with the FotoMaraton Diyarbakır and FotoMaraton Kids events to be held on the opening day of the festival. The events, which will be open to the participation of amateur and professional photographers as well as children, will offer the opportunity to discover the different faces of Diyarbakır through the creative language of photography.

CHILDREN WILL SHARE THE JOY OF THE FESTIVAL