Esenler Municipality 2026-2027 Culture and Arts Season Begins
With a ceremony held at the Dr. Kadir Topbaş Culture and Art Center, the new season of events named after Sezai Karakoç, a master figure of Turkish literature, met with art lovers.
The 2026-2027 culture and art season dedicated by the Esenler Municipality to Sezai Karakoç, one of the prominent figures of Turkish literature and the world of thought, opened with a widely attended ceremony at the Dr. Kadir Topbaş Culture and Art Center.
The Center Where the Ceremony Took Place
The opening ceremony of the new culture and art season, hosted by the Esenler Municipality, took place at the Dr. Kadir Topbaş Culture and Art Center. Many figures from the worlds of politics and art attended the event.
Attendees and Protocol
AK Party Deputy Chairman and Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik and Esenler Mayor Mehmet Tevfik Göksu also participated in the opening program.
Statements by Mehmet Tevfik Göksu
Esenler Mayor Mehmet Tevfik Göksu stated that Sezai Karakoç was a civilization worker and that throughout the season, they would bring citizens together in a shared cultural climate with events ranging from cinema to theater.
Emphasizing that the number of culture and art seats in the district, which was 250 when he took office, has reached approximately 13,000 today, Göksu drew attention to the importance of revitalizing the generation while building the city.
Speech by Ömer Çelik
AK Party Deputy Chairman and Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik stated that culture and art are not an entertainment activity, but an activity of existence and resurrection, and that protecting the national memory is of vital importance.
Touching upon the impact of artificial intelligence and current developments on access to information, Çelik emphasized that the greatest resistance is in the cultural sphere and reacted to the events in Gaza and international rhetoric.
Poetry Recital and Season Events
At the end of the program, actor Ali Nuri Türkoğlu presented a poetry recital composed of Sezai Karakoç's works. In the new season, symposia, readings, talks, and special exhibitions will meet with art lovers.