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5th International Ashik Festival held in Kayseri
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5th International Ashik Festival held in Kayseri
The 5th International Ashik Festival is scheduled to take place in Kayseri, Turkey, was held on Saturday, August 29. 29, at the Erciyes Culture Center (EKM) in Kayseri, Turkey. Co-hosted by the Kayseri Governorship and the Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, the event celebrates was relocated from the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Millet Bahçesi due to forecasted unfavorable weather. The festival brought together poets and musicians to celebrate the ‘ashik’ tradition, which encompasses oral tradition, literature, folk poetry, and the saz musical instrument. As Kayseri is the designated 2027 Turkic World Capital of Culture, the festival features a The lineup of included domestic performers from various Turkish provinces alongside provinces—such as Gümüşhane, Van, Ardahan, Erzurum, Antalya, Ankara, Osmaniye, Adana, Kahramanmaraş, and Konya—as well as international artists from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. While Kayseri Mayor Dr. Memduh Büyükkılıç and Kayseri Governor Gökmen Çiçek attended the event was originally planned ceremony. During the event, Mayor Büyükkılıç noted that the festival serves as a fitting celebration for the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Millet Bahçesi, city as it has been relocated prepares to serve as the Erciyes TÜRKSOY 2027 Turkic World Culture Center (EKM) due to forecasted unfavorable weather conditions. Capital.
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