Ballet in Turkey

A former Turkish head ballet dancer from the Ankara State Opera and Ballet (ADOB) is training dancers in North Macedonia.

Bahri Gürcan said that he established a dancing school in the Turkish capital Ankara in 2007 and discovered talented children. His decision to open a school came after dancing abroad for years.

The Turkish ballet "Harem" (Seraglio), which blends classical ballet with Ottoman music, has become the longest-running ballet show in Turkey, having been staged by the Ankara State Opera and Ballet (ADOB) for 20 years. 

Turkey has an impressive number of ballerinas with golden medals who dance in world-famous places, according to Turkey's State Opera and Ballet General Director Selman Ada.