Atatürk Cultural Center

As part of the Edirne Municipality's Atatürk Cultural Center's Turkish Folktale Anthology Project (TÜMAK), the collection of Turkish tales — already available in German, English, French, Russian, Arabic, and Persian — will soon include translations in Japanese and Spanish by the end of the year.

The tales will continue to be shared worldwide through a mobile application.

One of the most important operas about Turks, "Mehmet II (Maometto II)" by Gioachino Rossini, one of the most important composers of romantic-era opera, and librettist Cesare della Valle, will be premiered by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) at the Atatürk Cultural Center - Türk Telekom Opera Hall on Feb. 24.

The Istanbul Music Festival has been a cornerstone of Türkiye's classical music calendar. With its lineups of esteemed artists and versatile selection, the festival draws in audiences of all backgrounds.

The Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) brings the stage Italian composer Giacomo Puccini's romantic and dramatic Opera, "La Bohème."

The opera will be on stage at the Atatürk Cultural Center - Türk Telekom Opera Hall on Dec. 14 and Jan. 4, 25 and 31, 2024.

Tourists wishing to visit Hagia Sophia in Istanbul will have to pay admission starting in January 2024, the country's culture minister announced on Tuesday.

The 1,500-year-old Byzantine cathedral, which was converted from a museum into a mosque by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2020, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and receives over 3.5 million visitors a year.

The 14th International Istanbul Opera Festival opens today at Atatürk Cultural Center's (AKM) Türk Telekom Opera Hall and Theater Stage and will take place through June 22.

One of the most staged operas in the world, 'Carmen' will be performed by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) on Jan 19 at the Atatürk Cultural Center - Türk Telekom Opera Hall. Composed by the French composer Georges Bizet, the opera is staged by Italian director Vincenzo Grisostomi Travaglini.

The second concert of the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra (IDSO) Denizbank Concert will take place tonight at Atatürk Cultural Center. South Korean violinist Soyoung Yoon will perform works by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss, as well as the violin concerto of Jean Sibelius, the founder of Finnish symphonic music at the concert, to be conducted by Rengim Gökmen.

As part of the Beyoğlu Cultural Road Festival, two works by the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB), Mozart's masterpiece 'Abduction from the Seraglio' and the modern dance show 'New Life,' will be simultaneously staged on Oct 12 at the Atatürk Cultural Center's two different halls.

The 13th International Istanbul Opera Festival will start with the "7 Tenor" concert at Haliç Congress Center Open Air Stage on July 16. The event will feature four major opera works and a concert to be staged by the Ankara, Istanbul and Antalya State Opera and Ballet Directorates until July 30. All works within the scope of the festival will be staged at 9 p.m.