Çanakkale (Dardanelles)

Yarın Çanakkale için büyük bir gün. 2018 Troia Yılı etkinlikleri arasında olan antik Troia kenti için hazırlanmış ilk beste dinleyici ile buluşacak. Bu efsaneyi ünlü piyanistimiz Fazıl Say'ın yorumlaması da ayrı bir anlam katıyor. Eserin adı Troya Sonatı. Truva Sonatı'nı hazırlarken röportajında tarih okumaları gerçekleştirdiğini ve Troia ile ilgili filmleri izlediğini belirtmişti. Ayrıca yurtdışı konserlerinde de bu eseri gururla dinleyici ile buluşturacağından bahsetti. Fazıl Say'ın Çanakkale konseri saat 21.30 da Çimenlik Kalesi'nde. Tomorrow will be great day for Çanakkale.The first sonata composition which is a part of events of Year of Troia (2018), about ancient Troia city will meet to audience. Troia legend is interpreted by our famous pianist who is Fazıl Say therefore meaning is deep for the composition.Name of the composition is Trojan Sonata. He said that he read many historical documents and watched films about ancient Troia city on his interview. A

Bozcaada'da yıllar boyunca düzenlenen etkinliklerden biri de Ozanın Günü ve Homeros Okumalarıdır. Prof. Dr. Haluk Şahin tarafından başlatılan etkinlik güncelliğini koruyor. Etkinlikte Homeros'tan okumalar gerçekleştiriliyor ve yılın şairi seçiliyor. Bu yılın şairi İlyas Tunç. Bu yılın konusu ise Troia Yılı ve Bozcaada İlişkileri. Yer seçiminin Salhane olması da önemli. Çünkü Salhane'den baktığınızda yönünüz antik Troya şehridir. Ozanın Günü bu yıl 5 Ağustos saat 17.30 da gerçekleşecek. The day of Bard and Homer's readings have been arranged for 17 years at Bozcaada. It was started by professor Haluk Şahin and keep up to date. On the event, Homer's Readings are realized. Also, bard of the year is selected. This year İlyas Tunç is selected as the bard of the year. Topic of the event is relationship between the Year of Troia and Bozcaada (Tenedos). Selection of place which is Salhane is important because when you see from the place to outside, you will face wit

International Troia Festival is waiting for you. The festival is important to introduce beauty of Çanakkale because it has many places and historical background. Name of the festival also signed that purpose since ancient Troia city was found nearside of the city center.  Not just Troia is here, but also Assos and Gallipoli are there. About the festival, it has been arranged since 1963 but this year will be special because it is announced as the Year of Troia. UNESCO selected the ancient Troia city for World Heritage List. We are celebrating 20th year of the selection. Some events are declared by Municipality of Çanakkale. Exhibitions, concerts, theaters and other events will be arranged for public without any charge. Also, the municipality contacted with Fazıl Say to compose the Trojan Sonata. Trojan Sonata's premier will be 9th August at Çanakkale. At Özgürlük Parkı, there will be arranged some concerts by Erol Evgin, Resul Dindar, Mehmet Erdem, Barcelona Gipsy Balkan Orc

Fazıl Say is one of best known Turkish composers in the town. The Year of Troia is celebrating with different events.Story of the event is here. Çanakkale Municipality agreed with Fazıl Say to compose a sonata about Trojan Legend few months ago. Fazıl Say influenced the history of Troia and Homer's  İliad and Odyssey when he composed the sonata. Premier of the sonata will be Çanakkale on 9 August when is the first day of International Troia Festival events. According to his Facebook post parts of the sonata are here, 1- Ozan Anlatıyor, Homeros   / Homer 2- Ege Rüzgarları / Winds of Aegean 3- Troya Kahramanları / Heros of Troia 4- Sparta 5- Helen 6- Troya / Troia 7- Aşil / Akhileus 8- Savaş / War 9- Truva Atı / Trojan Horse 10- Sonsöz / Last Words Names of parts are translated from Turkish version. To see the Trojan Sonata's poster, https://www.facebook.com/fazilsay/posts/1864834243562579 

2018 is announced the Year of Troia in Turkey by Ministry of Culture and Tourism because ancient Troia city was selected World Heritage List by UNESCO in 1998. Nowadays, we are celebrating 20th year of the selection so there are many events at Çanakkale. One of events is the Neverland: Troya Exhibition. You can see many artworks which is made from glass and ceramic. Also, there are some photographs, graphic design, video works. To discover the exhibition, you can visit Piri Reis Museum which is nearest the Trojan Horse at center of the Çanakkale. Curator is Derya Yücel Date of the exhibition is between 27 July and 29 August. Also, the exhibiton will be open in Istanbul. For Istanbul, Place: Darphane-i Amire Date: 19 Sep-19 Oct Fee: Free