Anamur - MonAmour
International cultural festival in Anamur, Turkey
from August 10 to 21, 2009
with various workshops on the traces of Turkish culture and the region of Anamur
The festival was canceled due to a lack of participants. Therefore, Diyalog will realize the project next year.
“Anamur–MonAmour” Workshop Festival around Arts & Culture in the hidden beauty of Anamur on the Turkish Mediterranean (August 10 -21, 2009)
We are glad to announce that the “Anamur-MonAmour” festival is now officially considered an education program: Therefore the participation fee was reduced to 400,- EUR for participants eligible for education grants (including transfer between Antalya and Anamur, accommodation in a double room and workshop participation).
For detailed information on the various grants available please contact us at info(at)diyalog-der.eu.
The "Anamur - MonAmour" festival – August 10 to 21, 2009 - is an international gathering around art and creativity, taking place in the rural Mediterranean setting of Anamur with participants from different cultural backgrounds. The project consists of a series of events around the central backbone of hands-on, state of the art workshops on photography, video, caricature drawing and local cuisine led by professionals. The festival in Anamur intends to create at least a 10 days community in which cross-cultural and inter-disciplinary experiences are shared. The town of Anamur with all its historical and natural beauty will become a playground for creativity; a varied cultural program will be provided; the site-specific features of the area (e.g. the sea turtles, the Roman castle or the social life of the farmers) will be mediated by professionals from the region.
At the festival a cross-cultural exchange will emerge from the heterogeneity of the groups and from direct contact with the population of Anamur. Participants from different countries will discover an unique ecosystem with a rich flora and fauna. A thematic focus is the confrontation with the running program for the protection of Caretta Caretta sea turtles. Anamur, on rather the whole Turkish Mediterranean coast, is home to the largest remaining population of these protected animals. Anamur with its solitude is an oasis that offers rich and unique natural sites and many ancient ruins from Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman times.
Anamur - MonAmour is a cooperation between the association Diyalog Derneği based in Istanbul, the Anamur Environment - Nature and Tourism Association (AÇED) and the University of Mersin, Turkey.
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AKŞİT KÜLTÜR – Düşün ve Yazınevi (House of Thought and Literature) is a cultural initiative across frontiers.
The aim of AKŞİT KÜLTÜR is on the one hand to make the various cultures and the literature of Turkey available abroad and on the other hand to make foreign cultures and literatures better known in Turkey.
Through cultural exchange, knowledge transfer and innovative projects in cooperation with experts and institutions from all over the world AKŞİT KÜLTÜR wants to contribute to the dialog between cultures and to better understanding
