ANNUAL REPORT 2016 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT maker supportingprojectsbyotherorganizationsandindividualsthatadvanceitsmission. its ownprograms, to implementing In addition private grant- the leading TCF hasalsobecome between theUnitedStatesand . humanity,culture and to world contributions bridges cultural people-to-people building while The goal of TCF is toof increase knowledge Turkey’s cultural heritageandhighlight ’s with officesinBoston, Washington,D.C.andİstanbul, Turkey. donations, by private entirely supported organization charitable public TCF isaU.S.tax-exempt and cooperationwithlike-mindedorganizations. of and promotion preservation Turkishprograms through original worldwide, cultureandheritage The Turkishto supportthe in 2000withthemission (TCF) wasestablished CulturalFoundation ABOUT US TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT Natural and Serpil Ayaslı, Ph.D. Ayaslı, Serpil Founder Board of Trustees TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship and the TCF Cultural Heritage Preservation to grants and operational and program disbursements to in grants and fellowships to organizations and individuals. A A in grants and fellowships to organizations and individuals. and the was launched in 2016 with a view to providing an online resource for $847,183.13 $244,067.05 , 15 lectures on Turkish culture, art and cuisine took place at the TCF culture, art and cuisine took place at the Turkish 15 lectures on , in continued their work on preserving culinary and promoting Turkey’s TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art Culture and Turkish in TCF Fellowship TCF Lecture Series TCF The TCF Education Portal The TCF Education TCF Culinary Arts Center (YESAM) Arts Center TCF Culinary Board of Trustees Yalçın Ayaslı, Sc.D. Ayaslı, Yalçın Founder and Chairman bridges across the world. future as Turkey rises above this atrocious attack and moves forward. rises above this atrocious Turkey future as We thank everyone who participated in our work in the past year and renew our commitment to promote build cultural friendship among people and to strengthen the bonds of to present and future, past, Turkey, challenge to move forward with the tours. Later in the year, Turkey went through a horrible that cost tragedy Turkey challenge to move forward with the tours. Later in the year, the lives of 250 civilians organization and injured over 2,000 when an attempted coup by the terrorist FETÖ near in the resume the tours hopes to TCF 2016. July 15, democracy on Turkey’s overthrow attempted to Sadly, TCF and Sadly, its partner organization AffairsThe CouncilsWorld America of made the difficult decision Heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks Turkey. to Tours Study Teacher in early 2016 to cancel the 2016 a of big too be to proved year the of months first the in Ankara and İstanbul in back to back happened that have been downloaded nearly 6,000 times and enabled educators who wish to teach about Turkey to Turkey have been downloaded 6,000 times and enabled nearly educators who wish to teach about standards. access accurate information in a format that conforms with U.S. curriculum educators who wish to teach about Turkey. The website lists over 100 free lesson plans on Turkey, ranging Turkey, The website lists over 100 free lesson plans on Turkey. educators who wish to teach about environment,and many contemporary political and culture the rights, women’s geography, to history from the lesson plans Turkey, to Tours Study Teacher TCF economic issues. Prepared by participants of the The TCF Portals, gateways to learn more about Turkish culture, music and cuisine, were visited by over Turkish TCF Portals, gateways to learn more about The 3.95 million people from 240 countries and regions in 2016, spreading knowledge cultural about Turkey’s heritage. addition, TCF scholars participated in international scholars participated TCF conferences, workshops and other events throughout addition, with audiences across the world. the year and shared their knowledge Under the videos, lecture The 389. of participation a total with Center Arts Culinary TCF the and office branch İstanbul from all over the world. In times by visitors were viewed 7,115 Gallery, Video TCF made available on the DATU’s work is dedicated to helping cultural institutions conserve and restore historical artefacts. In 2016, In artefacts. historical restore and conserve institutions cultural helping to dedicated is work DATU’s Turkey. bono analytical services to two institutions and three museums in provided pro DATU Dyes Laboratory (DATU) YESAM and and scholars textile work heritage. year-round DATU to advance the mission TCF of through research, publications and seminars, as well as collaborations with other significantA institutions. part of to participate in a variety of cultural and artistic showcases, as well as academic events in a variety of academic events in a cultural and artistic showcases,as well as variety of participate in a to Turkey. countries and in The Combined, the professionals, includinghave provided192 culture funding to visual and performing artists, musicians, writers, curators, scholars and many others. In 2016, 16 individuals benefited from these fellowships Turkish culture to thousands of art lovers. Turkish programs help build artistic, cultural and scholarly exchanges TCF Fellowship across the globe. Two In 2016, TCF provided a total of In 2016, workshops, festivals, film and cultural as such events, cultural underwrote grants TCF the of portion major which brought and other countries, United States in the performances and other exhibitions, concerts pursue its mission. and promotion. cultural preservation Turkish area of a leading private grantmaker in the be continuedto TCF We We are pleased to share with you the Annual Report of the Turkish Cultural Foundation in 2016. made in our mission and programs progress we have (TCF) and the TCF allocated a total of In 2016, TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 2016 TRUSTEES’ TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 5. OPERATIONAL...... 4. CULTURAL PROMOTION&EXCHANGES...... 2. CULTURAL PRESERVATION &DOCUMENTATION...... 1. EDUCATION &CULTURAL OUTREACH...... 3. EDUCATION...... In 2016, TCF fundswere distributed asfollows: TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT Exhibitions...... Turkish Culture,Music,FilmandDance...... TCF Fellowshipin Turkish Cultureand Art...... TCF CulturalHeritagePreservationandNaturalDyesLaboratory-DA TCF Culinary Arts Center- YESAM ...... Lectures...... TCF TCF CulturalExchangeFellowship...... Education andResearchGrants...... 2016 TOTAL: $847,183.13 TU...... $439,753.80 $21,000.00 $72,107.36 $154,859.69 $171,959.69 $119,217.80 $39,186.43 $158,404.23 $4,958.05 $26,822.86 $24,284.50 $17,100.00 $4,958.05

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TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art Culture and Turkish TCF Fellowship in • • TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM Lecture Series YESAM Arts Center - TCF Culinary • • University of Chicago - Ayaslı Lectureship Ayaslı • University of Chicago - Research Center Ayaslı • • TCF Lecture Series in Turkish Culture and Art - İstanbul Culture and Turkish Series in TCF Lecture • Lectures TCF Scholars’ • INDEX TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship Culture, Music, Film and Dance Turkish Exhibitions Education and Research Grants Who’s Who in Turkish Culture and Art Culture and Who in Turkish Who’s Education Grants and Fellowships TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM Arts Center - TCF Culinary and Natural Dyes Laboratory - DATU TCF Cultural Heritage Preservation TCF Lectures TCF and the Media TCF on the Web 4. CULTURAL PROMOTION & EXCHANGES...... 16 PROMOTION 4. CULTURAL 3. EDUCATION...... 13 3. EDUCATION...... 13 2. CULTURAL PRESERVATION & DOCUMENTATION...... 6 & DOCUMENTATION...... 6 PRESERVATION 2. CULTURAL 1. EDUCATION & CULTURAL OUTREACH...... 1 OUTREACH...... 1 & CULTURAL 1. EDUCATION TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 1 May 26,2016 Dr.Tülay Artan “An impressiveprobateinventoryof1588:antiquarianismandcollectingintheOttomanworld”by April 12,2016 Turkey” by “Archaeology, technology, andsustainability: Approaches tothepastinGedizValley, western March 3,2016 speakers: distinguished following the featured Art and Culture Turkish in Series Lecture İstanbul TCF 2016 The were viewed cuisine. The throughthe TCF lecturesreachanevenwideraudience TCF Video Gallerywherethey In 2016, the TCF Lecture Seriesfeatured TCF LectureSeriesinTurkish Cultureand Art -İstanbul participants attendedtheseevents. Lecture Series featured 15 lectures on various topics related to and Turkish culture Scholars and cuisine. A Resident total of 389 its of participation the In 2016, worldwide. audiences with diverse their knowledge other expertsinevents,sharing TCF the sponsors also TCF İstanbul. Nuruosmaniye, in store - Center Arts Culinary TCF the at year-round and May through October through the TCF Lecture Series. Turkish and English lectures take place at the TCF İstanbul office from TCF aims about therichcultural,artisticandculinaryheritageof to disseminate knowledge Turkey TCF Lectures EDUCATIONAL &CULTURAL OUTREACH Ersoy “1950’den Günümüze Türk ResimSanatı (Turkish Paintingsfrom1950totoday)” by December 01,2016 Emin Şenyer “Traditional Turkish Shadow Theater: Karagöz”lectureby June 24,2016 Artifacts duringWorld War I)”by “Birinci DünyaSavaşıDöneminde Tarihi EserleriKorumaGayretleri(PreservationEffortsofHistorical (Yeditepe University) Assoc. Prof.Dr. ChrisRoosevelt 7,115

(SabancıUniversity) timesin2016bypeoplefrom

Prof. Dr. FatmaÜrekli 5 lectures (KoçUniversity) 92 1 countries. on different topics related to Turkish culture and culture Turkish to related topics different on (MimarSinanUniversity) Metin Özlen andliveshowby YESAM at the Prof. Dr.Prof. Ayla

ARMAGGAN Prof.

TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2 , TCF Senior Scholar and Head of the TCF Cultural TCF Cultural Heritage TCF Senior Scholar and Head the of , lesson plans on Turkey are listed are listed on this site and can be downloaded for free by educators Turkey lesson plans on the lesson plans have been downloaded 5.952 times. for use in their classrooms. So far, about Turkish culture, music and cuisine. They were visited heritage. cultural by Turkey’s over on 3.95 knowledge spreading million 2016, in people regions and countries 240 from The TCF Education Portal was added to this line-up in 2014 as an educators featuring lesson online plans and other 104 educational resource English resources on Turkey. for than 37.8 percent. TCF on the Web TCF online portals continued to be major publicly available resources to learn more The organization expanded its robust content strategy, highlighting the rich cultural knowledge found organization expanded strategy, its robust content TCF-sponsored events and programs. TCF Portals, as well as providing regular updates on on TCF presented this content in a way that encouraged engagement and Through social media, Facebook organization’s the year, the course of the Over reach. organization’s increased the audience grew by more Twitter expanding by 29.7 percent, while its audience grew steadily, TCF and the Media Turkish TCF and its programs received broad media coverage in 2016 and appeared in U.S. and media outlets over 140 times. TCF In continued 2016, to grow its social The media presence. Dr. Sumiyo Okumura, TCF art historian, attended the Textile Society of America 15th Biennial Society of TCF Sumiyo art Okumura, historian, Textile attended the Dr. she conference, the At 2016. 18-23, October on held (USA) Georgia Savannah, in Symposium Background Historical the and Origin The Patronage: and “Velvet entitled paper her presented of Ottoman and Italian Velvets.” Prof. Dr. Recep Karadağ variety a in participated colleagues his and DATU, - Laboratory Dyes Natural and Preservation (please see under DATU). of conferences throughout the year TCF Scholars’ Lectures TCF Scholars’ the culture and art through Turkish TCF works to advance knowledge and scholarship on 2016, In forums. other and conferences scientific relevant in scholars its of participation active Czech Republic Austria, and Israel, Italy, attended events in the United States, scholars TCF to diverse audiences. TCF of their research and the work presenting Turkey, in TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT TCF ontheWeb 3 dimensions ofthesubject. given thedepthandmultiple content isconstantlyupdated, to Turkey’s richculture.Its walk throughoftopicsrelated as acasualandentertaining thought. The websiteisintended contributions tohumanworkand of Turkish cultureandits characteristics andqualities highlights someofthedistinct The www.turkishculture.org Turkish CulturePortal Dictionary the firstonline Turkish MusicPortal alsofeatures English, FrenchandGerman,the Turkish,in music. Available performers ofalltypes Turkish and introducescomposers Turkish classicalandfolkmusic, music, reviewstheinstrumentsof explores thehistoryof Turkish The www.turkishmusicportal.org Turkish MusicPortal Turkish CulturePortal Turkish MusicPortal . Turkish Music

TCF on the Web

Turkish Cuisine Portal www.turkish-cuisine.org

Available in English and Turkish, the Portal is a rich resource featuring the many different aspects of Turkey’s diverse culinary culture, including history, sociology, traditions, ingredients, techniques and recipes.

TCF YESAM Portal www.culinaryartcenter.org

The TCF Culinary Arts Center TRUSTEES’ (YESAM) Portal features information on YESAM events, lectures, summaries and videos, monthly recipes and other information on Turkish cuisine. 2016 ANNUAL REPORT2016 ANNUAL

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TCF DATU Portal www.tcfdatu.org

The TCF Cultural Heritage Preservation and Natural Dyes Laboratory (DATU) Portal contains information on natural dyes and features an expansive database of plants, insects and other materials used in the generation of natural dyes. The portal also provides information on the institutional work of DATU, as well as scientific articles published by the DATU research team.

TCF Education Portal http://turkishculturalfoundation.org/education/

The TCF Education Portal is dedicated to education about Turkey and the TCF Spotlight on Turkey program. It is designed to provide educators easy access to lesson plans and other educational resources on Turkey. The portal is configured to allow educators to upload and share lesson plans on Turkey. 2016 ANNUAL 2016 ANNUAL REPORT TRUSTEES’ TRUSTEES’

5 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 6 food-related traditions in Turkey, as well as regions with which Turkey, food-related traditions in develop also works to It historical ties. shares cultural and Turkey educational models theoretical through and applied methods to culinary heritage to future generations. Turkey’s pass Located in İstanbul, on the 4th Floor of ARMAGGAN the store Center Arts Culinary TCF the mission of in Nuruosmaniye,the Yemek Sanatları Merkezi - YESAM is and present culinary past Turkey’s to enhance knowledge of help preserve and traditions through research and education. intangible and tangible foods, record to works YESAM end, this To as well as the antique city of Pergamon and tasted local delicacies. Culinary Heritage” and demonstrated the preparation of “Hünkar Beğendi,” a traditional Turkish Turkish traditional a Beğendi,” “Hünkar of preparation the demonstrated and Heritage” Culinary dish. food of group a took YESAM 26-28, February On 2016. in tours culinary two organized YESAM The group, guided by enthusiasts to Kozak for a tour that coincided with the pine nut harvest. nut factories, Atilla, had a chance to visit pine forests and pine food writer and journalist Nedim YESAM was invited by the Ministry of The Mexico. event was organized Cuisine in International Mexico Meeting Traditional City, on Foreign Affairs ofTurkey to takeby the Ministry part of Foreign inAffairs of the 1st Mexico and took the placeevent, participants from on Septembervarious countries and different regions of Mexico presented 23-25, their 2016. At Turkey’s “Exploring on presentation a gave and Turkey represented Özden Banu Ms. cuisines. world. YESAM also world. organizes culinary in cultural order tours to various Turkey destinations in to advance local culinary awareness. lectures for diplomats and Turkey visiting groups student various hosted also YESAM 2016 In Executive. Project YESAM’s cuisine, which were presented by Banu Özden, Turkish on YESAM also promotes Turkish cuisine to international gastronomical circles and the general public. YESAM holds seminars and cooking presentations for audiences in Turkey and around the TCF Culinary Arts Center - YESAM YESAM Arts Center - TCF Culinary One of TCF’s pillars pillars is spearheading and supporting that preserve the cultural heritage projects TCF’s One of in this area and new projects programs TCF Progress was made on several existing Turkey. of 2016. came to fruition in CULTURAL PRESERVATION & DOCUMENTATION & DOCUMENTATION PRESERVATION CULTURAL 2 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT TCF Culinary Arts Center- YESAM LectureSeries ingredients. at themarketsforlocal shopped and of theregion dishes sampled markets. Participants as local as well Sığacık, and Ödemiş of towns the Birgi, of city museum air open Teos,of the cities Metropolis, antique the visited group The Uhri. Prof. Ahmet by Asst. İzmir,guided to trip a organized YESAM 6-8, May On and Turkish populations in the early 20th century affected the cuisines of Turkey and . NAR andGreece. of Turkey Restaurant preparedthedinnermenutomatchtopic ofthelecture. cuisines the affected century 20th early the in populations Turkish and andfoodcultureresearcher,Atilla, ajournalist of Greek on howtheexchange aseminar presented Nedim event. dinner themed a hosted and Restaurant NAR with collaborations its continued YESAM online viewingonthe TCF Video Gallery. for presented and recorded also were lectures The participants. 310 by attended were that lectures 10 NAR by offered of tastings total a hosted YESAM food 2016, Throughout public. the to by open and free are accompanied seminars The Restaurant. is program lecture the experts, culinary Turkish by Since 2012, YESAM has held a year-round lecture series on Turkish cuisine. In addition to presentations 7 The 2016 TCF YESAM Lecture Series featured the following topics and distinguished speakers:

“Cultural Roots of Baklava” by Asst. Prof. Ahmet Uhri, Head of the Department of Prehistoric Archeology at 9 Eylül University

“Traditional Bread Baking Techniques of Anatolia; Pileki Bread” by Aylin Doğan, researcher of food culture and history

“Anatolian Cuisine through the Eyes of the Itinerants” by M. Bülent Varlık, economist, researcher

“Culinary Aspects of Olive Oil” by Dr. Zeynep Delen Nircan, founder and director of Ege’de Atölye, part-time instructor at B.U.

“Artist’s Tables” by Sevim Gökyıldız, food culture researcher and writer

“Tables of İstanbul” by Asst. Prof. Zeynep Kılıç, sociology instructor at University of Alaska, Anchorage

“Yogurt; The Obvious Yet Hidden Secret of Turkish Cuisine” by Aylin Tan, food writer and researcher of Turkish culinary culture

“Culinary Culture of Diyarbakır” by Nilhan Aras, food writer and researcher, editor in chief of Gastro magazine

“The Amazing Versitality of Bulgur” by Aylin Öney Tan, food writer and researcher of Turkish culinary culture

“Ode to Rice Pilaf” by Nazlı Pişkin, historian, food writer and researcher of Turkish culinary culture TRUSTEES’

“I have attended several TCF-YESAM conferences both as a presenter and a participant. At the “end of each conference, I feel emotionally satisfied with the taste of a good discourse and the delight of the newly acquired knowledge. The topics chosen for the conferences show how food culture 2016 ANNUAL REPORT2016 ANNUAL is an endless well. For this reason I feel that these events are very informative and effective.” Ömür Tufan, Head of Kitchens at the Topkapı Palace Museum

“YESAM seminars are among the most informative food lecture series in Turkey. The depth and breadth of the topics are impressive, experts invited are highly knowledgeable, and the center’s food accompaniments for the lectures are deliciously exciting. I am truly impressed by the center’s choices and it’s public educational mission is inspiring. TCF continues this service by making the lectures

digitally available to the public and extend their reach long after the seminars are over. I learned so

much regarding foodways of Turkey from their website.“ Zeynep Kilic, PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology, “ University of Alaska Anchorage; Director & Producer of ‘Tables of İstanbul’

8 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT y aaye, 2 ea tra aaye, 7 oo maueet, rsn nlss n 4 and analysis resin 7 measurements, 68 color conducting 17 museums, analyses, thread 3 metal and 12 institutions analyses, dye 2 to services such provided DATU 2016, In particularly textiles. The analyses that DATU provides help identify, date, restore, and conserve historical artifacts, institutions in services tomuseumsandotherculturaleducational Turkey andelsewhere. In line with the TCF mission to preserve Turkey’s cultural heritage, DATU provides free analytical DATU andCultural Preservation Cooperation (ILAC). for Cooperation the European Laboratory (EA) andtheInternational Accreditation Accreditation accreditation, DATU has become an internationally certified laboratory under the standards of bythe accreditation as itreceived Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK) under the the laboratory TS EN ISO/IEC 17025 standards. With this for development significant a saw 2016 preservation andconservationefforts. assisting museums to services analytical free provided has DATU establishment, its Since natural dyes. one oftheworld’shas become and of culturalpreservation on laboratories mostadvanced area the in worldwide laboratories three top the DATUamong years, counted the now over is made progress With material. dyed naturally of analysis the for database reference important includes 652naturaldyeplants, natural organicpigmentsanddyeinsects provides an DATU holds the richest collection of natural dye materials in the world. The collection currently TCF CulturalHeritagePreservationandNaturalDyesLaboratory-DATU as tothebestconservation andrestorationmethods. Kırklareli. DATUin The tumulus guidance offered and artifacts date correctly helped analyses located inKaramanandthe the ancientcityofPhiladelphia from ancientsites,including Trak in excavations archaeological assisted Turkey,textile samples and metal excavated analyzing Turkey Manuscripts Library in Süleymaniye, İstanbul and Gazi University in Ankara. DATU also İstanbul, the Military Museum in İstanbul, İstanbul University, Ministry of Culture and Tourism in of Museum) (Foundations Museum Vakıflar the include and services the institutions received that These museums processes. analytical 108 of total a for measurements microscopic production throughcollaborativeprojects. textile the useofnaturaldyesincontemporary spreading by as well as dyes, natural of inventory scientific a creating of redevelopment the natural dyeproductionprocessby the to contributes also DATU development. and research promote and preserve Turkey’sthrough heritage textile help to is project TCF this of mission The İstanbul. in DATU Laboratory Dyes Natural and Preservation Heritage Cultural In 2010, TCF partnered with ARMAGGAN to inaugurate the 9 Historical Ottoman manuscript: Animal Cyclopedia Historical Ottoman Calligraphy

The DATU team also continued to share its work and knowledge through participating in scientific conferences and publishing papers. Prof. Dr. Recep Karadağ, TCF Senior Scholar and Head of DATU, participated in a variety of conferences in 2016. He presented a paper on “Analysis Methods of Archaeological and Historical Objects” with researcher Emine Torgan at the 38th International Symposium of Excavations, Surveys and Archaeometry held at Trakya University in Edirne, Turkey. Dr. Karadağ gave a presentation on “Sustainability of Natural Dyes Today” at the XXIVth IFATCC (International Federation of Associations of Textile Chemist and Colourists Congress) 2016 held at the University of Pardubice Faculty of Chemical Technology in the Czech Republic. He attended the Conference “CHNT 21 (Conference on Cultural Heritage and New Technologies)” to present his paper on “Resin Analysis and Characterization in the Yenikapı Byzantine-Era Shipwrecks” at the City Hall of Vienna, Austria. He also presented a paper on “A Natural Dyeing Method for Obtaining Turkey Red Color” at the 35th International Conference for Dyes in History & Archaeology (DHA35), held at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, Università di Pisa in Italy. Dr. Karadağ also delivered a talk on “Resin Analysis of the Yenikapı Byzantine- Era Shipwreck” at the 2nd International Conference Art & Archaeology in Jerusalem, Israel. Finally, Dr. Recep Karadağ participated in the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s “Occupational Competency and Title Definitions Workshop in the Field of Conservation and Restoration” in İstanbul. TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT2016 ANNUAL

“We are grateful for the support by DATU to the work of the Historical Material Research and “Protection Laboratory (MAKLAB), which operates under the Gazi University Fine Arts Department’s Faculty Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Properties. DATU has supported MAKLAB since 2013

and gave us assistance in archaeometrical projects for a number of important academic research

projects and dissertations. We hope to continue this support and collaboration among our institutions and thank the Turkish Cultural Foundation, Prof. Dr. Recep Karadağ and the laboratory team.” “ Assist. Prof. Dr. Ali Akın Akyol, Director of Historical Material Research and Conservation Laboratory (MAKLAB), Gazi University

10 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT cultural preservation. from plants,insects,seashellsandnaturalorganic The pigmentsaregenerated and arts the in use specific for pigments organic 30 of line a created TCF-DATUteam the 2016, In carcinogen andanti-UVpropertiesinfabricsfurtherprotecthumanhealth. dyes and dyeing processes developed by DATU create anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, anti- the textileindustrytoday,and helpto preserve theenvironment.Furthermore, prevent pollution dyeing. pigmentshavethepotentialtoreplacesyntheticusedin These naturalorganic industrial in applicable in dyes natural quality high of creation the dyes in resulted and textiles contemporary natural of introduction the supported has ARMAGGAN with conducted work R&D The DATU: CulturalHeritage,SustainabilityandtheEnvironment progress wasmadein2016onthisproject. Significant Red. Turkeyfor formula the rediscover to project R&D an in partnered and ARMAGGAN dyed andredesigned of naturally carpets anda collection silk fabrics,imperial , Anatolian TCF imperials Ottoman of reproduction the on ARMAGGAN with collaborations successful to addition In Call ofNature Nilgun Sabar the gallery. at place took that Renkleri” Doğanın - Colors “Nature’s titled exhibition an at dyes acrylic or oil with of the artists’ injuxtapositionwiththe artists’experimentation withnaturaldyesweredisplayed works with naturaldyesforexhibition. to createonepainting group ofpainterswithacommission The results project developed by TCF and ARMAGGAN Art & Design Gallery introduced the pigments to a select dyes. were createdwithnatural which paintings, andwall iconography paintings, historical A creative of restoration the in application find pigments The free. chemical completely are and pigments lake Moon Aysun Bozuklu 11 You’ve madeaseagullcry Hüseyin Rüstemoğlu TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 12 Fashion Design, Restoration and Conservation and in Memoriam. Fashion Design, Restoration and Conservation help identify and recognize practitioners of Turkish traditional and modern arts, and to help and to and modern arts, traditional Turkish recognize practitioners of and help identify common interests to of project also enables people The worldwide. artists Turkish promote to connect and collaborate on artistic and cultural projects. Who’s Who in Turkish Culture and Applied Arts, Traditional Turkish Arts, is organized under various categories such as Visual Art Arts, Literature, Music, Movie, Theater, Documentary Dance and TV, and Academics, Ballet, Who’s Who in Turkish Culture and Art Art Culture and Who in Turkish Who’s TCF continued to expand the Who’s Who in Turkish Culture and Art online database, which Culture Turkish TCF from the Accessible artisans and experts. artists, Turkish features living Portal, the database reached over 3,600 artist entries in 2016. The goal of the project is to 3 EDUCATION

Education Grants and Fellowships TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art

Since its founding in 2000, the Turkish Cultural Foundation has made significant contributions to advancing knowledge of Turkish culture and art, as well as studies through its support of academic institutions and individual scholars. Since its launch, 88 scholars have been awarded the TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art, including 1 scholar who received the Fellowship in 2016.

The goal of the TCF Fellowship in Turkish Culture and Art program is to recognize and assist individuals whose scholastic achievements reflect the commitment of the Turkish Cultural Foundation to research, document, preserve and promote Turkey’s cultural heritage and and culture.

The Fellowship is awarded for outstanding papers published in the area of Turkish cultural and social studies, as well as to support the participation of scholars in leading conferences in this subject area.

Dr. Muhammed Emin Soydaş

Faculty member at the Music Department in the Faculty of Fine Arts of Çankırı Karatekin University

Dr. Soydas received the TCF Fellowship to present his paper “Exploring Motivic Features for Understanding Modal Structure: The Case of Seventeenth-Century Turkish Vocal Songs” at the Fourth International Conference on Analytical Approaches to World Music (AAWM 2016), The New School, New York, June 8-11, 2016.

“Attending the conference gave me the opportunity to listen to various papers on diverse “subjects that provided me with new insights and knowledge. Likewise, I met new scholars whom I hope to keep in touch with. After delivering my paper, I had a chance to further discuss

a number of relevant issues with fellow scholars. On the other hand, being my first visit to the

USA, this was a nice opportunity to experience an American music college and New York City. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Turkish Cultural Foundation for this fellowship.” “ Dr. Muhammed Emin Soydaş, Music Department, Çankırı Karatekin University 2016 ANNUAL 2016 ANNUAL REPORT TRUSTEES’ TRUSTEES’

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University of Chicago – Ayaslı Lectureship In 2000, the year TCF was founded, the Trustees established a fund for Turkish Language Instruction at the University of Chicago. The gift continues to support the Ayaslı Lectureship in Turkish Language Instruction at the University to this day. The Lectureship is held by Dr. Kağan Arık, a scholar with a long teaching experience in Modern Turkish Language and Literature, and a background in Central Asian Turkic Studies.

During the 2015-2016 academic term, Dr. Arık continued to teach three levels of Modern Turkish, a full-year equivalent Summer Quarter intensive language class, and a three-quarter advanced-level course. Dr. Arık also taught a first and second year Kazakh language course. The program also continued to see high enrollment rates among undergraduate students in “Introduction to the Musical Folklore of Central Asia” and “Shamans and Oral Poets of Central Asia,” two survey courses meant to deepen the students’ knowledge of the traditional culture of the peoples of Central Asia.

In the 2015-2016 academic year, 70 students enrolled in the courses taught by Dr. Arık. Over the course of 15 years since the Ayaslı Lectureship was established, 1344 students enrolled in the Turkish language and related courses offered at the University of Chicago. TRUSTEES’ In addition to Dr. Arık’s coursework, he continued his work on two textbooks, “Introduction to Modern Turkish” and “Introduction to Modern Kazakh.”

“I am grateful to the Ayaslı Fund set up by the Turkish Cultural Foundation for its generous “and constant support in the field of Turkish Language Studies, and am also grateful for the lively

interest I have encountered from students and colleagues in the field of Turkish Studies, both REPORT2016 ANNUAL

in terms of language, and culture. I aim to further stimulate this interest through my teaching

and research activities in Turkish language and culture in the coming years, and look forward to publishing works that I hope will have long-term utility for the field and those who pursue it.“ “ Dr. Kağan Arık, Ayaslı Lecturer, University of Chicago

14 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT used invariousscientificpublicationsandprojectstudies. with apoweranalyzerlocatedintheelectricpanel. This dataanditsanalysisresultsarefurther recorded is building Ayaslı the by consumed power electric the addition, In day. per TL 120 cost of electricity to the end user is about 0.4 TL / kW-hours, the installed system saves about day.the sunny that a Considering on electricity of kW-hours 300 about produces system The are trackedandrecordedinstantly.these panelsandtheelectricity consumed bythebuilding from generated electricity 2011.The December since electricity producing been has Center The photovoltaic solar power system with a capacity of 50 kW-peak power at the Ayaslı Research social areas. chamber,tower, andanantenna and rooms, studentreading, and meeting as seminar aswell collect anduse rainwater. The labs, 2cleanrooms,ananechoic ARC houses19research its ownelectricitythroughsolarenergy.and supplies technology to is designed The building membrane flexible uses Turkey. It in kind its of first the and construction sensitive energy of the for built and designed example was that leading a building is AyaslıThe Center Research course. several research seminars wereheldat the center, addition, as well as a mandatory post-graduate In papers. scientific 60 over of publication the in resulting projects the in involved were students undergraduate and M.S./Ph.D. 50 over professors, 20 ANDAR. and TÜSAŞ with support from TÜBİTAK, Center the EU Resarch and leading Ayaslı Turkishthe technology companies at like conducted ASELSAN, were projects research 30 over founding its Since with anofficialceremonyonMarch5,2012. States and Turkey. The construction of the wascompletedin2012andinaugurated building United the between ties scientific and educational cultural, advance to mission founding its of part as TCF by Department Engineering Electrical METU’s to donated was Center Research Ayaslı the Ayaslı, Serpil and Yalçın Drs. Founders TCF and graduates METU of name the a signed Bearing (ARC). Center Research the Ayaslı of Ankara, establishment the for in way the paving protocol (METU) University Technical East Middle the and TCF 2011, May In Ayaslı ResearchCenter 15 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 16 (Turkey), dancer, performer, choreographer and dance performer, dancer, (Turkey), (Turkey), (Turkey), a ney player, performed with the Mehmet Polat (Turkey), an associate researcher at the İstanbul French D.C., Chicago, San Toronto, Francisco, and Phoenix from August 11 to 2016. She also gave several educational workshops and September 11, master classes. Lerna Babikyan pedagogue, participated Estudio Raizvanguardain the Escola dance August 29 to September 30, 2016. residency program in Portugal from Pelin Başar Trio on their U.S. concert tour in New York City, Boston, Washington Ekin Akalın Anatolian Studies, conducted an inventorial study of the Institute of September Pierre Loti House in Rochefort from the collection at Ottoman 5-9, 2016. Fellowship Program, bringing the total number of Fellows to 104 since the program’s inception. program’s the since 104 to Fellows of number total the bringing Program, Fellowship Fellows 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange The TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship Cultural Exchange Fellowship TCF Program was launched in 2012 to support international The exchanges between artists and professionals working in fields related to the arts and culture. culture and non-Turkish Turkish The Fellowship is awarded competitively each year to professionals to participate in exhibitions, and other cultural projects and in festivals, concerts TCF awarded 15 fellowships under its Cultural Exchange artist residency programs. In 2016, facilitated cultural and artistic exchanges between Turkey and the world through its grants and its and the world through Turkey and artistic exchanges between facilitated cultural and individuals. fellowships to institutions Fellowship TCF Cultural Exchange CULTURAL PROMOTION & EXCHANGES PROMOTION CULTURAL art and culture by supporting cultural, Turkish TCF continued to contribute to the promotion of music and film festivals, exhibitions, and performances across the United States. TCF also 4 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 2016 TCFCulturalExchangeFellows from July19to August 8, 2016. York New Ghent, in program residency OMI Dance the in participated İdil Kemer the GlassFurnaceinİstanbulfromJuly12-23,2016. Grant Garmezy London onMay14,2016. in held Night, Poetry European the and 2016 13, May on Edinburgh in represented Turkey at the UNESCOEuropeanLiteratureNight,held Nurduran Duman place onOctober1-29,2016. with the Coop CuratorialCollectiveinNashville whichtook collaborating researcher,“Asymmetric Kin,” project curatedtheartisticexchange Cuguoğlu Naz the University’s ButlerSchoolofMusicon April 2,2016. at Allaturca” “Mozart concert a gave also He 2016. 4, April to 28 March workshop on Turkish folk musicat the Universityof Texas, Austin from Mansur Bildik November 5,2016. to 5 September from Oisterwijk in Workcentre Ceramic European the at Kotan İpek (Turkey), teacher, adanceartistandmovement/improvisation (Turkey), program the residency in aceramist, participated (USA), a glass artist, gave an advance sculpting class at class sculpting an advance artist, gave (USA), aglass Asra, msca ad alm/a ats, e a led artist, bağlama/saz and musician a (Austria), (Turkey), a freelance curator, art writer and cultural (Turkey), apoetandwriter, her workand presented 17 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 18 (Turkey), a painter, participated in the residency a painter, (Turkey), (Turkey), exhibited her work at the Coop gallery in (Turkey), (Turkey), a painter and contemporary artist, showcased artist, and contemporary a painter (Turkey), (Turkey), (Turkey), a musician, bağlama artist and educator, led (Turkey), an oud player and composer, performed with the an oud player and composer, (Turkey), (Dutch Antilles), a ngoni & percussion player, performed Tan Tan Taşpolatoğlu program for the Derealization project at the Lincoln Square Artist Guild 2016. He also held a solo exhibition 1, October July 1 to in Chicago from “Derealisation II” at the Scharpenberg Art Gallery American Cultural Center in Chicago between September 10 of German the Dank Haus and October 1, 2016. Kin Project from October 1 to 29, 2016. She also gave a formal public Kin Project from October 1 to 29, studios. local universities and artist presentation about her work and visit Ümit Şimşek He also Texas. folk music at the University of Turkish a workshop on Recital Bates the at Ensemble Eastern Middle University’s with performed April 23, 2016. Hall on Victor Sams Victor with the Mehmet Polat Trio on their U.S. concert tour in New City, York Toronto, and Phoenix Francisco, San Chicago, D.C., Washington Boston, 2016. and September 11, August 11 Canada between Ayşe Gül Süter Asymmetric conjunction with other collaborative works as part of the Mehmet Polat Mehmet Polat Trio on their U.S. concert tour in New City, York Boston, Washington D.C., Chicago, San He also gave 2016. Francisco, and September 11, 11 August Canada between Phoenix and Toronto, master classes. several educational workshops and Zeyno Pekünlü Pekünlü Zeyno project affiliate an eye,” the precedes world “The exhibition the in work her of the Singapore Biennial from October 24-30, 2016. She also gave a Art. College of the workshop at Lasalle 2016 TCF Cultural Exchange Fellows Exchange TCF Cultural 2016 “ “The Fellowship given by the Turkish Cultural Foundation was an incredible gift that allowed me the honor of traveling to Turkey to teach the class. As a professional artist, coming to İstanbul and teaching at the Glass Furnace was an amazing opportunity. Thank you to the Turkish Cultural Foundation for the generous support provided that

allowed the students to learn new and exciting techniques, and provided the catalyst

for a completely new process of collaborative work to be explored. Visiting Turkey was truly a dream, and my wife and I are beyond excited to return in the summer of 2017.” “ Grant Garmezy, Glass Artist

“I would like to thank you for choosing “me as one of the fellows for the TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship program. I am proud to let you know that the European Ceramic Work Center has chosen me to be their first long-term resident and allowed me to stay and work for almost 11 months. This was the first time in its history (established 1969) that an artist was given such a long time. I developed new glazes, explored 3D printing and milling technique; I was invited to biennials in Japan and Korea, had a show in the most well respected ceramic gallery in Europe, Puls Contemporary Ceramics and have made over 160 pieces, some of which were quite large. I was also chosen to be featured in a book the Centre published as a tribute to its

2016 ANNUAL 2016 ANNUAL REPORT 1000 plus former residents and I was one of the

50 chosen artists in the book. Thank you for your continued support and interest in my work.” “ İpek Kotan, Ceramist TRUSTEES’ TRUSTEES’

19 “ “With the support of the Turkish Cultural Foundation, I conducted an inventorial study of the Ottoman collection at the Pierre Loti House in Rochefort. The launch of the restoration project of Pierre Loti House in 2010 led to the rediscovery of a new collection of Islamic Arts in France. When I first arrived at the storage building where the entire collection has been transferred for the restoration period, I realized that the collection was bigger than I was informed. We marked all the items susceptible to have an Islamic provenance on a provisional inventory list from the museum archive, and took their photos.

I proposed the Museum Director Claude Stefani to prepare a report covering the entire

collection instead of a detailed inventory study of one or several parts of the collection in order to help the museum professionals to distinguish the objects under their responsibility.” “ Ekin Akalın, Associate Researcher, İstanbul French Institute of Anatolian Studies

“Raizvanguarda Residency “accepted me for a three-week residency in Gois, Portugal. The residency provided a great opportunity for me to improve my skills as a dance artist and choreographer thanks to the generous support of the Turkish Cultural Foundation.”

Lerna Babikyan, dancer, performer, choreographer and dance pedagogue “ TRUSTEES’

“I represented my country at the“ Chicago Turkish Festival between August 24-27 at Daley Plaza. I interacted with people in a most positive way and exchanged ideas. I am very happy to see 2016 ANNUAL REPORT2016 ANNUAL people who care about Derealization, a

deep and impactful topic which should

not be suppressed in our society. Thank you for your support under the Turkish“ Cultural Foundation Fellowship Program.” Tan Taşpolatoğlu, Painter

20 “ “The support of the Turkish Cultural Foundation gave us an opportunity to visit our collaborators in Nashville and to represent ourselves and practices to a new audience, while gaining knowledge about different art scenes. This will certainly lead to other collaborations in the future. I also gave a talk at Lipscomb University presenting Asymmetric Kin project and elaborating on artistic collaborations. We visited many art

galleries in Nashville and met with curators and directors, as well as many artists. I’d like

to thank TCF for the support, we would not have been able to do this without your help.” “ Naz Cuguoğlu, Freelance Curator, Art Writer and Cultural Researcher

“ “Seeing the opportunities in dance/ performance art world in NY in such a nice calm environment encouraged me to create opportunities for dance here in İstanbul. It gave me hope to build solidarity among young dancers and artists, do my own work and widen the field of professional improvisation. It also gave me courage to apply once more for international residency to stay connected with what is happening around the world. Thank you TCF for your generous support!”

2016 ANNUAL 2016 ANNUAL REPORT İdil Kemer, Dance Artist and Movement / improvisation teacher “ TRUSTEES’ TRUSTEES’

21 “ “The TCF Cultural Exchange Fellowship gave me the opportunity to present my work as part of the Singapore Biennale and its accompanying public program, and to initiate future collaborations with fellow artists, curators and Asian institutions, with long-term benefits for my future work. It was a great opportunity for me to be in Singapore during one of its most important art week and develop my connections with the Southeast Asia art scene.”

Zeyno Pekünlü, Painter and Contemporary Artist “ TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT2016 ANNUAL “ “I would like to thank the Turkish Cultural Foundation, which has made cultural contributions all around the world, for giving me the opportunity to create value at the UNESCO European Literature Night and the European Poetry Night. In London, I and British poet Jonathan Morley composed and presented a joint poem entitled “Kelebek’s Sonata.” The beauty of the Turkish language was applauded by the audience. I met many poets who

came from different countries in Europe and talked about future collaboration projects.”

Nurduran Duman, Poet and Writer “

22 “ “I am grateful to the Turkish Cultural Foundation for their great support for my tour in the US & Canada in Summer & Fall 2016. It meant a lot to me. Thanks to this tour, I got the chance

to meet many beautiful people in the US and Canada and promote my music. I am also grateful

to the Turkish Cultural Foundation and its staff for promoting my concerts throughout the tour.” “ Mehmet Polat, Oud Player and Composer

“ “I would like to thank TCF for supporting me with this fellowship and sharing the outcomes of this collaborative project. It enabled me and my project partner to execute our installation piece both in İstanbul and Nashville and gave me an opportunity to travel to Nashville. I visited other artists’ studios, expanded my art network, participated in the artist talk about our collaborative project, and worked on our near future collaborative projects. Thank you very much

again for honoring me with this fellowship!”

2016 ANNUAL 2016 ANNUAL REPORT Ayşe Gül Süter, Visual Artist “ TRUSTEES’ TRUSTEES’

23 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT The 64th Annual International Benefit Ball of Angeles Philharmonic on took place the Los May 7, 2016 at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Angeles, CA. Supported by a grant in Los Cultural Foundation, this Turkish from the Turkish Night of A year’s theme was “Turkey: Delights.” The event was being coordinated by 24 The event featured Annemin Yarası-My The Mother’s event Annemin Yarası-My featured Wound, directed by Ozan Açıktan. Funds raised through sponsorship and ticket sales for the support the education and event were used to TCF sponsored the American Turkish Friendship Friendship Turkish American the sponsored TCF Council’s (ATFC) Fourth Annual Turkish Movie 12, 2016. on November GA Atlanta, Night in TCF provided a grant to the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston to support the 4th Annual Houston Turkish TCF an event which has enjoyed Festival, Film The festival took place on support since its inception. 2016, and showcased an 2, October September 29 - impressive line-up of Turkish films including Sivas, TCF provided a grant to the New York State International Film Festival, July 9-15, 2016, held at the Madison The Theater festival in NY. Albany, featured workshops taught by film experts and directors. Turkish Several films were shown to support the festival’s goal of creating a new venue the educating to addition in U.S. the in filmmakers and cinema Turkish for cinema. Turkish public about directed by Kaan Müjdeci; Ivy, directed by Tolga directed Karaçelik; by and Kaan directed the Müjdeci; by popular Tolga Ivy, documentary Torun. The Cats of İstanbul, directed by Ceyda California, North Carolina, helping to bring Turkish music, art, culture music, art, and cuisine to thousands Turkish California, North Carolina, helping to bring of Americans. Turkish Culture, Music, Film and Dance Music, Film Culture, Turkish Georgia, Texas, York, New in festivals film and cultural Turkish leading supported TCF 2016, In basic needs of disadvantaged children through ATFC’s partnership with ÇATOM’s (Çok Amaçlı (Çok ÇATOM’s with partnership ATFC’s through children disadvantaged of needs basic Turkey. Merkezleri) in Toplum the Turkish American Artists Bridge (TAAB) and featured a variety of cultural performances. Turkish musical and TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT (U.S.), GoldMovie Awards GoddessNike, Winner-BestDocumentary(U.K.). Feature Length Film or Documentary (U.S.), Spotlight Documentary Film Awards, Winner - Gold Award Best Choice Documentary,Award,Taste Viewers Best The - - Winner Winner Awards, Festival, Film Independent Documentary Awards, Award of Recognition - Cultural Feature (U.S.), Canadian Diversity film the notably, Most the received Awardat theIndieFestFilm of Recognition awards. AwardsInternational (U.S.), theHollywood seven received and India and Ireland Spain, Mexico, Netherlands, the Canada, U.S., the including 2016-2017, in world the across festivals 12 at shown was film The Tables ofİstanbul poets. other noted alongside Aas partofthefestival. published is also poems of thewinning scrapbook attended thefestivalandreadtheirpoetry Finalists ofthepoetrycompetition Richardson. Rachel selection Göknar,Erdağ TerryDawes, Greg Bathanti, final Betty Hummer,Joseph included and Adcock, committee The stages. two in out carried was selection The poets. rising and established both included group the years, previous in case the was it As finalists. ten had competition year,the This The heartof the festivalispoetrycompetition,whichopento poets from all aroundtheworld. panel discussiononthelegacyofRumi. the during Keshavarz Fatemeh Professor joined University Duke from Lawrence B. Bruce Emeritus Professor and Safi Omid Professor English. and Persian in scholar,poet a studies and Persian and Rumi academic, an Iranian Professor FatemehKeshavarz, was speaker invited festival This year’s Jalal ad-DinRumi,oneofthemostwidelyknownpoetsforpastsevencenturies. The 8th Nazım Hikmet Poetry Festival’s focus was 13th century Persian poet and Sufi mystic Mevlana Nazım HikmetPoetryFestival Taste, The GuideİstanbulandCornucopia. The film was received media attention, including coverage in the Anchorage Dispatch News, HuffPost an internationalpoetofHikmet’s stature. greatest the as regarded widely is contemporary Turkish poet.Startingin2012,thefestivalbeganintroducing who Hikmet, Nazım of poetry and in community the of members of poetry,celebration each year intributetothelife thefestivalisheld and scholars poets, together Bringing Cary, in North Carolina. Center History & Arts Walker Page the at 10 April on held was and Festival Carolina. TCF has underwrittenthiseventsinceits inception. The Festival Poetry Hikmet Nazım 8th by the organized competition American Turkish of North Association the underwrote grant TCF A food andidentity. between connections the exploring while İstanbul, of cuisine diverse the Thedocumentary 2016. explores thevariousaspectsof the cuisineof Turkey through theprismof in wascompleted documentary The 2016. 16, and on April YESAM at showing a with premiered 2014 July in filming started documentary the İstanbul”, “Tablesof Titled Anchorage. Alaska of and conceived was project directed by Dr. Zeynep Kılıç, Assistant Professor of Sociology at University The cuisine. İstanbul on documentary a of In 2014, TCF gave a major grant to support the development and production 25 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT For the seventh year, a TCF grant TCF a seventh year, the For concerts music series of underwrote a in the U.S. and Canada presented by İstanbulive VII, an annual celebration of Turkish music produced by Serdar İlhan and Mehmet Dede. Launched in 2009 TCF for several years, and supported by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk Turkish Association of by the organized in California, California Southern Americans of The lectures were presented by (ATASC). “The Gawrych, author of Professor George Young Atatürk: From Ottoman Soldier to which was awarded Turkey,” Statesman of the 2014 Award of Distinguished the Book Society for Military History. The lectures took place on November 9-13, at the TCF sponsored a series of lectures on lectures series of sponsored a TCF 26 by reading stories in Turkish, learning rhymes and riddles, Turkish, by reading stories in and working musical instruments, Turkish being introduced to The stories and materials are also be available on literacy. on Makam New website, York’s and the program was video recorded and streamed online. Makam New York, a non-profit organization Story Turkish in support of its project grant TCF received a in York, New weekly recorded The program was a one hour session Time. and September through running January through June December 2016, totaling 37 weeks. The events took place at Book Culture on Columbia bookstore, bringing culture Turkish and their caregivers together to learn about children Turkish Story Time Program Story Time Turkish Hüsnü Şenlendirici on the clarinet, İsmail Tunçbilek on the bağlama, and Aytaç Doğan on the kanun. İstanbulive VII featured the U.S. debut of the Turkish musical Trio group with Taksim concerts at the Aga Khan Museum on in Toronto October 6, the Berklee College of Music in Boston on October 7, and the Peter Jay Sharp Theatre on features Trio New October York 9. The Taksim İstanbulive7 long-time supporter of the ATA-SC commemorations of the legacy Atatürk of on Mustafa Kemal long-time ATA-SC supporter of the 10. the anniversary of his passing on November Chapman Global Education Institute, Cal State Channel Islands as part of the Osher Lifelong a been has TCF Diego. San California of University and Northridge, State Cal Institute, Learning Atatürk Week in California Week Atatürk TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT TCF GranteeGlassFurnaceFoundationExhibition advancing TCF’sto promote mission Turkey’sarts. contemporary and heritage cultural artisticand andcontemporaryarts. cultural heritage in 2016, visited theseexhibitions Thousands ofpeople TCF to continued provide majorfundingto to art institutions andindividualspromote Turkey’s Exhibitions Halıçınarlı. Desen and Çamlıca İrem Pireci, Doruk Rüstemoğlu, Hüseyin Çoğal, Neşe Özmen, Güneş Kaya, Sinem Arık, Şevket Cankara, Betül Sabar, Nilgün Tokay,Bozuklu, Nilüfer Gür,Aysun Sıla were their workscreatedwithoiloracrylicpaintdyesattheexhibition. The exhibition’s featuredartists the artists. The resultsoftheartists’with be juxtaposed dyes will with natural experimentation 16. for opportunity a creative and a challenge both proved dyes palette ofthenatural The color November until view on remained and gallery the at 8 September on opened was exhibition The for theexhibition. pigments with natural made painting to createone with acommission painters TCF - ARMAGGAN Nature’s ColorsExhibition featured artist-2011, 2013,2014)and TCF Artist Grantrecipient(2009)Gülin Algül. SOFA(TCF Değer Meral Fellow-2012), Exchange Cultural (TCF Can Aksakal Barış artists Agâh the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Tophane-i Amire Culture and Art Center. They included glass which alsofeaturedtalksby expertson Turkish kilimsandthreeofthe localweavers. Van kilims of the Anatolian Kilims collection by ARMAGGAN were also presented in the exhibition, Several DATU. - Laboratory Dyes Natural and Preservation Cultural TCF the and ARMAGGAN featured exhibition by jointly supported The project a earthquakes, 2016. 2013 the Vanafter in 16-22, up set ateliers in March woven kilims from Switzerland Zurich, in General Consulate A TCF grant to Hisar Anadolu Destek Derneği supported an exhibition of Van kilims at the Turkish Exhibition of Anatolian Kilims A between art and sciencewasonits collaboration Gallery introduced the pigments to a select group of toaselectgroup thepigments Gallery introduced creative project developed by ARMAGGAN Art & Design preservation. A cultural and arts the in use specific for pigments organic natural 30 of line a created DATU - Doğanın Renkleri” exhibition. The research team at TCF Colors- “Nature’s Gallery’s Design & Art ARMAGGAN by the organized an exhibition best displayduring exhibition which remained on view from June 7-18 at 7-18 June from view on remained which exhibition Several TCF supported artists were featuredat the Foundation’s programthisyear. “Artist in Residence” Turkeyin the participated who all overtheworld and since 2006, featured the works of 18 glass artists from TCF artists’and institution grantee recipient scholarships a İstanbul, in Foundation Furnace Glass The 27 TRUSTEES’ 2016 ANNUAL REPORT Golden Age of King Midas,” a world exhibition at the Penn premier Museum in Philadelphia, which ran between February 13 and November Throughspecial a agreement signed 2016. the and Turkey between the Republic of lent the Penn Turkey University of Pennsylvania, Museum much of the material unearthed in the TCF provided a major grant to underwrite “The underwrite major grant to provided a TCF 28 On opening day, the exhibition was opened with a symbolic cutting of the Gordion Knot, and the exhibitionthe Gordion Knot, was opened with a symbolic cutting of opening day, On for the opening, Penn Museum’s Pepper Hall is transformed into a Kervansaray-inspired oasis recover to place a travelers offered that inns, roadside or Kervansaray, Turkish the of reminiscent journey. from a day’s displayed alongside select examples from the Penn Museum’s own Archaeologists collections. This rich site, conducting researchfrom Penn have been excavating and at Gordion since 1950. is it but history, of years of thousands into insight offers time, over cultures many of cross-roads a best known as the political and cultural capital of the Phrygians, a people who dominated much nearly 3,000 years ago. Turkey of what is now main Gordion tumulus, as well as a number of important objects from the tumuli in Lydia and main Gordion in Lydia important objects from the tumuli tumulus, as well as a number of these of most Gordion, and Antalya, İstanbul, Ankara, in Museums Turkish in housed Now Lycia. extraordinary artifacts have never before traveled to the United States. For the first time, about 120 objects from primarily Turkey, from Tumulus MM and hand selected by exhibition curator were pieces These Director. Project Archaeological Gordion Museum’s Penn Rose, Brian C. 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