Various cultural programmes are being held as part of the Qatar Turkey 2015 Year of Culture.
The stage is set for the Turkish Festival and Bazaar, which will be held at the Museum of Islamic Art Park from October 28-31.
Presented by Qatar Museums, the event is part of the Qatar Turkey 2015 Year of Culture.
Held under the patronage of HE Sheikha al-Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, chairperson of Qatar Museums, Qatar Turkey 2015 is the fourth consecutive Year of Culture organised by Qatar Museums, following Qatar Brazil 2014, Qatar UK 2013 and Qatar Japan 2012.
Highlights of the upcoming festival, which further cements cultural relations between Qatar and Turkey, will include traditional Turkish music and folk dance, a Mehteran Ottoman Military Band, an outdoor photography exhibition, a Turkish tea house, “cinema under the stars” provided by Doha Film Institute, shadow puppet theatre workshops, a children’s play area, family arts and craft workshops and food and beverages supplied by Turkish restaurants.
ExxonMobil Qatar is supporting the Qatar Turkey Year of Culture as its platinum sponsor, while Qatar Airways is the official airline and W Doha Hotel & Residences the hospitality sponsor of the initiative.
The event is open to the public with free admission.
The Turkish Festival will offer an opportunity to visitors to hear street music with davul, zurna, baglama and ney players. Turkish cuisine will also be available, which will include hotel-based restaurants as well as local Turkish eateries. Ice-cream, coffee and tea stalls will also be part of the festivities.
The New Angles, New Perspectives exhibition will depict the representations of the works of Qatari photographers from their cultural exchange trips.
At the festival bazaar, visitors can splurge on carpets, needle lace artwork, mosaic glass lamps, ceramics and copper and iron works.
The Qatar Turkey 2015 Year of Culture is being held in partnership with Qatar’s Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage and Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
