September 18th-19th
10am until 5pm
357 Monbulk Rd, Silvan VIC (Melways Map 123B5)

Discover the origin of the Tulip

Turkey hosted the world’s first Tulip Festival more than 400 years ago, the love for the Tulip and the tradition is still strong in Victoria today. With more than 100 performers this weekend is a showcase of Turkish culture, a colourful and exciting weekend. Entertainment includes Turkish Folk Dancers and Musicians, Turkish Marbling, Calligraphy and Illumination Art Workshops, Coffee Cup Reading, delicious foods and more!

Entertainment

Group Ezgi - Turkish Folk Music,
Mozaiq - Turkish Band,
Ozden Isikser & Zevk-u Seda Turkish Classical Music Group
Solo Porque
Çağlayan & Tamer
Bulkan-Savun Evcimen, Ney Player
Victorian Black Sea Turkish Cultural Association - Music, dance and costume from North East Turkey.
more to be announced.

Workshops

Turkish Marbling by Esengül İnalpulat
Calligraphy by Dr Süleyman Berk & Mr. Ahmet Depeler
Turkish Illumination Art by Dr. Münevver Üçer
Turkish Miniature Art by Gülay Pelin
Turkey promotion by Vision Tours

Stalls

Turkish marbling, calligraphy, miniature and illumination arts, Turkish historical display, Association of New Elderly (Japanese origami making), kid’s face painting, Henna tattoo, Turkish jewellery, Turkish ceramics and rugs from Turkish Magic, selection of Turkish artefacts from Northern Turkish Women’s Association, Western Thrace Women’s Cultural Group, Collingwood Turkish Women’s Cultural Group and more to be announced.

Food

Traditional Turkish  Gozleme, Turkish Tea and Simit, Shish Kebab, Adana Kebab, Corn on the cob, Turkish Coffee, Turkish Delight, Baklava…more to be announced.

Why a Turkish Weekend?

The tulip originated and was first cultivated in Turkey over 400 years ago. The flower gained importance in Turkish society, their form was championed by the Sultan’s.
The very first Tulip Festivals were celebrated in Turkey in the 1700’s during a time known as Lalè Devri (Tulip Era) it was at this time that the Tulip was the symbol of the Royal Court.

The original Tulip Festival were celebrated at the Sultan’s Palace which was decorated with thousands of tulips. Guests dressed so their clothes matched the many colours of the beautiful tulips. Mirrors were placed throughout the Royal gardens so light was reflected and the tulips seemed endless. Crystal bowls of coloured water were placed throughout the gardens to compliment the colour of the flowers. Songbirds hung from cages and musicians played throughout the gardens to provide the perfect atmosphere. At night candles were lit in crystal lanterns and placed throughout the gardens and cast an enchanting light across the flowers, candles were placed on the backs of tortoises to further increase the gala of the show, their slow wanderings illuminating the blooms in a capricious display.

Tulip motifs were and still are used prominently throughout Turkey in artistic words such as painting, tapestry, tiles, poetry and clothing.

Today the Tulip is still a important flower and symbol in Turkey.

To learn more about please visit Tesselaar Tulip Festival web page.

Melbourne Airport – a world class facility and ideal operating environment for airlines to build their Australian operation

Melbourne Airport provides a world-class, 24-hour per day curfew-free gateway to Melbourne and South-Eastern Australia, serving almost 25 million passengers per annum (5.6 international and 20.6 million domestic passengers).

Melbourne offers its airlines significant operational benefits, cost advantages and outstanding customer service. Amongst the many benefits, Melbourne offers a single terminal precinct for domestic and international passengers, a strong domestic network and excellent access from major and regional highways with only a 20-minute journey to the Melbourne CBD.

Melbourne also boasts the lowest cost base of any major airport in Australia. Sydney and Brisbane’s passenger charges are 52% and 63% more expensive. Melbourne Airport’s charges are also locked in until 2012.

Melbourne Airport continues to invest in significant capital works projects to cater for the rapidly growing market and deliver future capacity for growth. Stage one of the airport’s $330m international terminal expansion was completed at the end of 2009 providing passengers a world-class facility and more A380 compatible boarding gates.

The Light in Winter is Federation Square’s annual winter festival and celebration of community life for Melbourne centred around light. The festival brings together artists, designers and communities to explore their ideas of light, enlightenment and hope. A centrepiece of the program was the Solstice Celebration, on Saturday, 19 June closest to winter solstice.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey will be sending Konya Turkish Tasawwuf Music Ensemble’s members to Australia to perform at Turkish - Japanese joint events.

The Turkish Republic Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s Konya Turkish Tasawwuf Music Ensemble was established in 1990 with the intention of carrying on these old traditions and introducing people to Turkish Tasawwuf music and traditional Samâ Âyîns (Whirling Prayer Ceremonies) in their purest forms and performed at the highest level. The ensemble performs yearly during the Mevlâna Commemoration week (December 1st – 17th) and at the Shab-é `arûs ceremony (Hazrat Mawlānā Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī’s passing from this world into the realms beyond), as well as in various special events located in other cities around the world in many different countries.

Arts and culture rise from 120-year-old maritime disaster

A 120-year-old maritime disaster that bound Turkey and Japan in friendship is to be celebrated in Melbourne in the middle of 2010.

A cultural and arts project is planned to showcase the countries’ culture and history, and aims to build ties between Australian Turkish and Japanese citizens, reduce the social isolation of new migrants to Australia and broaden local understanding of both countries.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey and the Japan Foundation will be sending musicians to Australia to perform at the joint events.

The countries’ friendship began with the visit of the Ottoman Empire’s Ertugrul Frigate to Japan in 1890. The voyage aimed at building inter-country links but ended in tragedy when the ship became disabled in a storm and eventually hit reefs off Oshima Island, Japan. An estimated 533 officers and sailors were killed and Japanese vessels helped to rescue about 69 survivors who were later taken home to Istanbul in two Japanese corvettes. (more…)

Dünya Sağlık Örgütü (DSÖ) Anayasa’sı 7 Nisan 1948 tarihinde yürürlüğe girmiştir. Bu nedenle her yıl 7 Nisan Dünya Sağlık Günü olarak kutlanmakta ve halk sağlığı ile ilgili bir konu seçilerek, bu konu çerçevesinde tüm dünyada çeşitli etkinlikler düzenlenmektedir. (more…)

Seda will be doing the following workshops at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival - Turkish Weekend on 19-20 Sept 2009: (more…)

Joint Concert – Building Musical Bridges among two Nations

BMW Edge @ Federation Square

Saturday, August 8 2009, 7:30PM

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ATCP presents the voice of Europe ….

Grand-damе of Bulgarian and Turkish jazz, renowned vocalist Yıldız İbrahimova will visit Australia for the first time to bring you this series of very special intimate performances. (more…)

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