Ankara Live
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by Prof. Dr. Zeki Fındıkoğlu
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Through special arrangement with the Really Useful Group, Ltd, the Turkish American Association (TAA) will present the Turkish premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “The Phantom of the Opera” in Ankara in May 2012. This extremely popular musical will be staged by a group of non-professional Turks and Americans dedicated to musicals. This is the first time it will be performed by non-professional actors outside the United States and the United Kingdom. While all performances are in English Turkish nationals are also in the cast. Additionally, three of the performances will be staged for local schools from within Ankara. The TAA intends to use this special production to provide an opportunity for Turks, Americans, and others to unify in their support of education in Turkey. The tickets can be obtained from www.mybilet.com. For more information : (312) 426 2628.
Show Times:
May 4, 5, 11, 12 and 25 at 20:00
May 6, 13 and 27 at 15:00
On the occasion of 19 May Youth and Sports Day the shows on May 17, 18 and 20 are special admission-free shows for high school students (age 14-16).
Little Chefs Club
Sima Aytemiz founded Little Chefs Club when she moved to Ankara. Little Chefs Club offers cooking and baking courses specially designed for kids. She bakes and prepares cookies, cakes, brownies, cupcakes and many more with children. You can book a workshop date either on weekdays after school or weekends. She also caters kids’ favorite snacks for birthday parties and events. She can go and bake with kids at special parties.
- Maximum number of kids per workshop: 6
- Age: 3 – 14 (combining same age groups per workshop)
- Workshop duration: 2.5 – 3 hours
- Cost: 40 TL/workshop/kid
- Siblings and twins: 60 TL/two kids
You can visit Sima’s blogpage for activities and all details. Also you can send an e-mail to littlechefsclub06(at)gmail.com
Although Ankara does not seem suitable for sailing, Derinmavi Denizcilik (Deepblue Marine) has been organizing sailing courses in Ankara since 2001. Click for more information…
Do you like trekking? Click to see some trekking areas around Ankara…
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British Women's Group, Ankara (BWGA) is a friendly gathering of International English speaking women that meet informally once a month at the Hilton Hotel. Here women away from their own countries have a chance to relax, chat and meet with others who share the same challenges. A speaker is usually invited to provide insights into aspects of Turkish life or other subjects of interest. In addition to their monthly meeting a monthly trip to various places in and around Ankara is organized.
The BWG usually meet on the last Monday of the month at 10:00.
Ankara Guide in French: “Ankara Mode d'Emploi” was published by “Bonjour Ankara” NGO. The guide is 170 pages and costs 15 YTL and the income will be donated to Saray Educuation House. You can purchase “Ankara Mode d'emploi” by sending e-mail to ddargentre@kablonet.com.tr
Café Down: This is a café run by 17 physically and mentally retarded youngsters. The children were trained in Anadolu Otelcilik ve Turizm Meslek Lisesi to become waiters and to work behind the stands.
Atatürk Bulvarı No: 76, Kızılay, Tel: 312 425 82 50/152
Readings for Expats
Birdsong and Flame: a book of poetry about Istanbul and Turkey. This has been written by James Andrew who has taught at Darussafaka Lisesi and Uskudar American Academy in Istanbul. It deals with a period of about four years when he was living and working in Istanbul. The poems he wrote at that time have been grouped loosely into a sort of diary in poetry. The themes are the city of Istanbul and his reaction to it; teaching in Istanbul; visits to Antalya, Cappadocia, and Ephesus; the last big earthquake in Istanbul; partings and meetings; various cats he has known in Turkey; and his reactions on his return to his home in Scotland: Balnakeil in the far north west of the country. Various bookshops in Istanbul have information on how to acquire the book if you wish to order it from them: Robinson Crusoe, Homer Kitabevi, and Pandora’s Box on the Istiklal Caddesi in Taksim; the Greenhouse Cafe in Kadikoy; Remzi Kitabevi in Akmerkez.
Tales from the Expat Harem: Foreign Women in Modern Turkey, a nonfiction anthology edited by Anastasia M. Ashman and Jennifer Eaton Gökmen, debuted at the opening meeting of the IWI this week in a special pre-sales event. Excited expatriates kept the book's editors and a number of fellow contributors busy dedicating and autographing throughout the morning. Published by Dogan Kitap, the English version of Expat Harem is now available in Turkey's bookstores together with the Turkish edition. Already garnering interest locally, Expat Harem's Turkish edition (entitled Türkçe Sevmek: Türkiye'de Yaşayan Yabancı Kadınların Gözüyle Türkler) is framed by a powerfully sentimental foreword penned by Turkey's foremost female author Elif Şafak.
“Osman's Dream. The Story of the Ottoman Empire, 1300-1923” is the latest book of Caroline Finkel. It is a narrative history of the Ottoman Empire from its earliest beginnings to its final destruction on the battlefields of the First World War. “Osman's Dream” is aimed at the general reader, and is now available from reputable bookstores in Turkey.
Hughette Eyüboğlu who is among the first foreign brides in Turkey, published her memories in Turkish last year and attracted attention. The English and French versions of the said book “Living Under the Shadow of Two Cultures” and “Du Clocher au Minaret” respectively are at the bookstores as of June.
For more information on daily cultural events please check Events Calendar
The films broadcasting on cnbc-e TV channel are in their original language with Turkish subtitle. The monthly program is given at Films on cnbc-e section under Rhythm of Town title.
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