Evliya Çelebi to Travel the World, This Time Through His Works

The exhibition "An Ottoman Traveler: Evliya Çelebi," organized by the Bahçeşehir University Center for Civilization Studies (MEDAM), met art lovers in Paris from 14 to 17 November.

Following the symposium at the INALCO hall on 14 November, the exhibition was opened at 16:00 at the Arab World Institute in Paris with a ribbon-cutting by President of Macedonia Gjorge Ivanov.

Attendees of the exhibition included Katerina Stenou, Director of the Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue, representing UNESCO; former CHP Chair and CHP Member of Parliament Deniz Baykal; AK Party Member of Parliament Nursuna Memecan; Ambassador Gürcan Türkoğlu, Permanent Delegate to UNESCO; Prof. Dr. Bekir Karlığa, Chair of the Alliance of Civilizations National Coordination; and Consul General Uğur Arıner.

After the opening, the Bezmara Music Ensemble gave a concert using musical instruments from the period of Evliya Çelebi. Founded by Fikret Karakaya in 1996, the Bezmara Ensemble is the only music group that performs the music of the 17th century with instruments of that period.

Admission to the exhibition, which will remain open to the public until 11 December 2011, is free.

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INALCO EVLİYA ÇELEBİ SYMPOSIUM OPENING SPEECHES, 14 NOVEMBER 2011
Left to Right I: Official Interpreter of the State of Macedonia
Left to Right II: Prof. Dr. JACQUES LEGRAND (Président de l'Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, President of INALCO)
Left to Right III: Prof. Dr. GEORGI STARDELOV (President of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts)
Left to Right IV:Mr. Prof. Dr. JEAN LOUIS BACQUE GRAMMONT(Directeur de recherche émérite au Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris)
Left to Right V: Dr. Katerina Stenou (Director of the Division of Cultural Policies and Intercultural Dialogue at the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organizations (UNESCO).
Left to Right VI: Prof. Dr. BEKİR KARLIĞA (Founding Chair, Bahçeşehir University Center for Civilization Studies - MEDAM)

OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION "AN OTTOMAN TRAVELER: EVLİYA ÇELEBİ," 14 November 2011
Left to Right I: Assoc. Prof. Dr. AHMET ARI (Director General of Research and Training, Ministry of Culture and Tourism)
Left to Right II: Mrs. MONA KHAZINDAR (Directrice Générale de l'Institut du Monde Arabe)
Left to Right III: His Excellency Dr. GJORGE IVANOV, President of Macedonia
Left to Right IV:Prof. Dr. BEKİR KARLIĞA (Founding Chair, Bahçeşehir University Center for Civilization Studies - MEDAM)
Left to Right V: Prof. Dr. JACQUES LEGRAND (Président de l'Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, President of INALCO)

Dinner given by Prof. Dr. Bekir Karlığa, Founding Chair of the Bahçeşehir University Center for Civilization Studies (MEDAM), in honor of His Excellency Dr. GJORGE IVANOV, President of Macedonia.

PLAQUE PRESENTATION BEFORE THE BEZMARA CONCERT
Left to Right I: DENİZ BAYKAL (CHP Antalya Member of Parliament - Former CHP Chair)
Left to Right II: His Excellency Dr. GJORGE IVANOV, President of Macedonia
Left to Right III: NURSUNA MEMECAN (AKP Istanbul Member of Parliament)
Left to Right IV:Prof. Dr. BEKİR KARLIĞA (Founding Chair, Bahçeşehir University Center for Civilization Studies - MEDAM)

BEZMARA ENSEMBLE CONCERT (ARAB WORLD AUDITORIUM - IMA)