Cultural Road Festival moves to İzmir

The 15th stop of Türkiye's Cultural Road Festival, a major event celebrating the country's rich historical, natural and cultural heritage, is the western province of İzmir, where festivities will occur from Oct. 26 to Nov. 3.

Selim Terzi, director of Heritage and Cultural Events at the Culture and Tourism Ministry and the director of the Cultural Road Festival, said that over 100 different cultural and artistic events would be held in nearly 500 programs at 58 different locations across the city.

Terzi mentioned that, alongside free public concerts, there will be events from various disciplines, such as theater, opera and children's activities, during the nine-day festival, with traditional and digital exhibitions available for art lovers. "The Pablo Picasso exhibition, which we started in Ankara and Istanbul, will meet art enthusiasts in İzmir, offering them the chance to see very special works. Also, a selection from Andy Warhol, one of the pioneers of pop art, and the 'Earth Dreams: Anatolia' exhibition by Refik Anadol, which merges Türkiye's archaeological heritage with artificial intelligence, will be presented to the public."

Republic Day on Oct. 29 will be celebrated with special events during the İzmir Cultural Road Festival.

Events will include the Republic Concert from Independence to Foundation, a Ballet Show in the Light of the Republic, a talk on Turkish Painting in the Republican Era, and a screening of the film "The Last Supper."

Selim Terzi highlighted that free public concerts would be held at Gündoğdu Square throughout the festival, and said: "Special performances will be staged for Republic Day on Oct. 29. Our state theaters, opera and ballet will present special works for Republic Day. In the evening, we will...