New Term Applications for Aram Tigran City Conservatory
A total of 474 candidates applied for the new academic term of the Aram Tigran City Conservatory, which reopened its doors after a nine-year hiatus.
Operating under the Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality and having completed its preparations for the new term, the Aram Tigran City Conservatory received 474 applications. The selected students will start classes on October 19.
History of Conservatory Operations
Established in 2010 under the Department of Culture, Art and Social Affairs of the Diyarbakır Metropolitan Municipality, the Aram Tigran City Conservatory was closed in 2016. The conservatory has resumed operations after a lapse of 9 years.
Art Branches Offering Education
Free training is provided in the reopened conservatory in the fields of cinema, theater, music, Kurdish language and literature, traditional halay, and folk dances. Through these efforts, the goal is to produce work in the field of culture and art in the mother tongue.
Registration Process and Number of Applications
The registration period, which started on September 1, has ended, and a total of 474 people applied for the new term. Participants were determined as a result of evaluations to be made among the applying candidates.
Date When Education Will Begin
Candidates who pass the conservatory's new term auditions will officially begin their education with classes to be held at the Çand Amed Congress Center on October 19.
Workshop Studies and Branches
Conservatory supervisor and instructor Ferhat Ertaş stated that workshop studies began in 2025 with 31 people. It was also reported that 24 people applied for dengbêjlik (traditional Kurdish bard) and stranbêjlik (singing) classes.
Music Education for Children
Among the shared details was the information that music education is provided for children between the ages of 2 and 5 within the scope of activities carried out in Zarokistan (kindergartens).