Art meeting at Halaçlı Mehmet Ağa Mansion
The restored Halaçlı Mehmet Ağa Mansion in Ankara hosted painter Hikmet Çetinkaya at a painting workshop organized in cooperation with the Tohumluk Foundation.
Gölbaşı Halaçlı Mehmet Ağa Mansion, restored and brought to the city by the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, continues to host cultural and art events. Painter Hikmet Çetinkaya came together with art lovers at a painting workshop organized in cooperation with the Tohumluk Foundation.
Cultural Heritage Buildings Given Function
Ayça Yusufoğlu Köroğlu, Head of the Culture, Art and Social Affairs Department of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, stated that the mansion located in Gölbaşı Halaçlı Neighborhood is being kept alive by being given a function after the restoration.
The Rebirth of the Historical Building
Pınar Ayhan, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Tohumluk Social Assistance, Education, Culture and Art Foundation, stated that the mansion was rescued from its derelict state and transformed into a cultural space bringing rural and urban residents together.
Remembering Values and Bringing Youth Together
Pınar Ayhan noted that with these events, the consciousness of the past is re-absorbed and world-class artists from the city center are hosted in this rural building.
Praise for the Venue from Painter Hikmet Çetinkaya
Painter Hikmet Çetinkaya, who met with art lovers at the Halaçlı Mehmet Ağa Mansion, expressed his satisfaction with such a facility being dedicated to the public and the art community.