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Sorgun SORFEST festival 2026
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In mid‑July 2026, Mayor Erkut Ekinci visited Mehmetbeyli village to oversee the season’s first honey harvest and announced a new “Best Honey” competition as part of the upcoming SORFEST celebrations. The initiative aimed to showcase local beekeepers and promote the region’s distinctive honey. A week later, the SORFEST summer festival opened with a large itinerary that included the Anatolian Silk Road Fair, a mehter‑band parade, children’s activities, a kite‑flying fair, a fishing tournament and concerts slated for early August. Tour buses brought visitors from sixteen Turkish cities, signalling the event’s growing national profile and extending its run through August 20. On 7 and 8 August, the festival’s official launch festival's programming included a modified vehicle fair at the Sorgun Nature Park drift track, which drew enthusiasts from cities such as Ankara, Istanbul, Tokat, Kayseri, and Çorum to view custom engine designs and drift performances. Musical performances at Şakir Efendi Square attracted thousands of residents featured the alternative rock group Mavi Gri and visitors from roughly sixteen provinces. Performances by singers Murat Balaban, Oğuz Kazancık, vocalist Mela Bedel pop artist Hande Ünsal. During these events, Yozgat Governor Mehmet Ali Özkan addressed attendees, emphasizing unity and acknowledging the pop group İkilem opened a week‑long programme that also featured a bike tour, a modified‑car fair coordination between local administration and neighbourhood celebrations. security forces. Mayor Ekinci said the organisers hope reaffirmed his goal of establishing SORFEST will as a major regional festival and eventually be included including it in the Culture‑Route network of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Tourism's Culture-Route network.
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