The co-partner of Turkey’s global Nusr-et chain of grill houses, Nusret Gökçe, who became a social media phenomenon in early 2017 for his meat-cutting and salt-drizzling skills, fascinated with his folk dance skills in a video that he shared via his Instagram account on Jan. 9. ISTANBUL
#NusretISTANBUL - Mevlana culture and its ritual of whirling dervishes risks commercial "erosion" as the dance is performed for commercial and entertainment purposes, says an official from a Mevlana association in Antalya, adding that this thousand-year-old ritual has to be protected
ISTANBUL - Mevlana culture and its ritual of whirling dervishes risks commercial "erosion" as the dance is performed for commercial and entertainment purposes, says an official from a Mevlana association in Antalya, adding that this thousand-year-old ritual has to be protected
Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi (MKÜ) Rektörü Prof. Dr. Şerefettin Canda, MKÜ Halk Oyunları ekibinin, İtalya'nın Napoli kentinde düzenlenen “Uluslararası Halk Dansları Festivali”nde (International Folk Dance Competetion) birinci olduğunu belirterek, “Üniversitemizin adını uluslararası arenada duyuran topluluğumuzla gurur duyuyoruz” dedi.
FETHİYE - Ölüdeniz Municipality has organized courses in sewing, folk dance and Turkish for the foreigners in town, most of who are British. Carel Werd, a Brit residing in Ölüdeniz, told the Anatolia news agency that she attended the course to learn about sewing and patching. "I also hope to come together with my friends during these courses," she said.
Folk dancers, poets and famed local and foreign musicians will perform in Istanbul during the month of Ramadan as part of efforts to embrace the cultural side of the traditionally family-oriented Muslim celebration that involves daily fasting and prayer, the Turkish Daily News (TDN) wrote on Monday.