Nurullah Genç's 50th Year of Art is Celebrated in Esenler

The Esenler Municipality will celebrate the 50th year of Nurullah Genç, one of the important poets and writers of Turkish literature, in his artistic life with a special program to be held on Saturday, November 14, at the Dr. Kadir Topbaş Culture and Arts Center.

Hosted by the Directorate of Culture, Arts, and Social Affairs of the Esenler Municipality, the "Nurullah Genç in His 50th Art Year" program will begin on Saturday, November 14, at 13:00 with panels titled "Nurullah Genç in the World of Art and Literature" and "Nurullah Genç in the World of Science and Academia." In these sessions, held with the participation of academics, writers, and cultural figures who are experts in their fields, Genç's place in the worlds of literature, science, and academia will be discussed.

Within the scope of the events, national billiards players Gökhan Salman and Tayfun Taşdemir will perform a billiards exhibition at 16:30. Afterwards, at 18:00, the opening of the "Willow Shade" exhibition, consisting of photographs taken by Nurullah Genç himself and poems written by him, will take place.

The final program of the day will continue at 19:00 with protocol speeches, video screenings, and poetry and musical composition recitals. In this section, Abdülbaki Kömür, Aykut Kuşkaya, Eşref Ziya Terzi, Fatih Koca, İbrahim Sadri, Mustafa Cihat, Mustafa Demirci, Serdar Tuncer, Seyfullah Kartal, and Talha Bora Öge will take the stage and perform the artist's works.