Date |
Location |
Name of the Event |
Organized by: |
4 January |
Ankara (Turkish Japanese Foundation Culture Center) |
Opening Ceremony of the "Japan Year 2010 in Turkey" |
Executive Committee of the "Japan Year 2010 in Turkey " |
| 5,8,9 January |
Ankara, Istanbul, Yalova |
Japanese Drum Concert (Turkey and Algeria Tour) |
The Japan Foundation |
| 4,5,7 January |
Ankara, Istanbul |
Kimono, Dance and Fashion Show (Performance by "Ajia no Kaze 21") |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| 4 January |
Ankara |
Contemporary Noh Theater by Naohiko Umewaka |
Executive Committee of the Events for the 120th Anniversary of Japanese-Turkish Friendship |
| 4 January |
Ankara |
Volin Concert by Sayaka Shoji |
Embassy of Japan |
January |
Ankara, Istanbul, Izmit, Golcuk, Nilufer (Bursa), Akhisar and other cities |
Sakura - Cherry Tree Planting Project |
AICAT (Association for International Cooperation and Training) |
January |
Ankara, Istanbul, Izmit, Golcuk, Nilufer (Bursa), Akhisar |
Workshop in Commemoration of the Planted Sakura - Cherry Trees: "Yukarihiki (Strengthening the Relations)" |
AICAT (Association for International Cooperation and Training) |
| 6,9 January |
Ankar, Istanbul |
Contemporary Noh Theater: "Restaurant" |
Executive Committee of the Events for the 120th Anniversary of Japanese-Turkish Friendship |
| 7 January |
Ankara |
Opera inspired by the Noh Theater: "Kongo-zao" |
Executive Committee of the Events for the 120th Anniversary of Japanese-Turkish Friendship |
15-17 January |
Istanbul |
Japanese Film Festival |
Agency For Cultural Affairs, Japan |
| 25,27 January |
Kayseri, Konya |
Mitsubishi Corporation Seminars |
Japanese Studies Association, Foreign Economic Relations Board, Mitsubishi Corporation |
| 4-5 February |
Istanbul |
International Symposium: The Middle East and the Axis Powers in World War II |
Japan Women's University / Yildiz Technical University |
| 6 February - 2 April |
Kocaeli |
Meet My Friend |
AIESEC in Japan |
| 11-14 February |
Istanbul |
EMITT Istanbul 2010 - East Mediterran International Tourism and Travel Exhibition - (Japan Section) |
Undersecretariat of Tourism (Japan), H.I.S. Travel Agency, Travel World Japan |
| 14 February |
Istanbul |
Bosphorus Festival |
Istanbul Japanese Society
(Istanbul Japanese School) |
| 23 February-17 March |
Kayseri |
Osaka International University-Japanese Teaching Assistant Program 2010 to Erciyes University |
Osaka International University / Erciyes University |
| 26 February |
Istanbul |
WIN 2010 - Automation Fair / Japan Day Cocktail |
Kontek Automation Inc. |
27 February,
1,2,4 March |
Istanbul, Izmir, Eskisehir, Ankara |
Hajime Kamegaki - Seminar on Japanese Anime and Anime Show |
The Japan Foundation |
| 27,28 February |
Izmir |
Izmir Japanese Film Festival |
Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul |
February, March and April |
Izmir, Istanbul, Ankara |
Exhibition "Spirit of Japanese Martial Arts" |
The Japan Foundation |
27 February - 19 March |
Bursa, Izmir, Mersin, Ankara, Istanbul |
Shadow Play "Taketori Monogatari - Tale of Princess Kaguya" - 2010 Turkey Tour |
Kageboushi Theatre Company |
| 2-11 March |
Ankara, Kocaeli |
Turkey-Japan Student Exchange Program |
Kwansei Gakuin University |
| 1 March - 31 December |
Goreme |
Assendelft Folk Art Painting |
Chisako YOSHIDA |
| 2 March |
Istanbul |
Seminar and Panel: Urban Archaeology and Tranportation Projects -Contributions of Marmaray and Metro Excavations- |
JICA Turkey Office |
4 March
6 March
8 March |
Ankara
Bursa
Izmir |
Neo-Japonesque |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
9 March -
10 April |
Istanbul |
New Trends of Architecture in Europe and Asia-Pacific |
Arkitera Architecture Center |
| 13 March |
Istanbul |
19th Istanbul Japanese Oratorical Contest |
Istanbul Japanese Oratorical Contest Committee |
| 13, 15, 17, 18 March |
Ankara |
Akira Kurosawa Film Screenings at the 21st Ankara International Film Festival |
The World Mass Media Research Foundation-Ankara International Film Festival |
| 18-19 March |
Istanbul |
"Carbon Materials for Today and Future" Turkish-Japanese Joint Symposium |
Istanbul Technical University / Işık University |
| 25, 26 March |
Ankara |
Hacettepe University Technopolis Inc. Days |
Hacettepe Technopolis Inc. |
| 28 March |
Istanbul |
Turkey Kendo Championship |
Embassy of Japan,
Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul, Turkish Kendo Association |
| 3 April |
Istanbul |
A Ceremony to Commemorate the Ertuğrul Martyrs at the Flowering Time of the Japanese Cherries |
The Ali Nihat Gokyigit Foundation |
10-16 April |
Istanbul (Caddebostan Cultural Center, Kadikoy) |
"Cranes Fluttering for Peace" Traditional Turkish Crafts Exhibition (Tile, Ceramics, Marbling) |
Solmaz Selcuk, Selen Batili, Nesrin Bastug, Serpil Gurcan |
April |
Istanbul |
Transcending Borders - The Art of Brush and Pen |
Sakip Sabanci Museum / Kampo Cultural Center |
27 April
29 April
4 May
5 May
6 May
|
Ankara
Antalya
Eskisehir
Istanbul
Caddebostan Cultural Center)
Istanbul (Bogazici
University) |
Joint Concert by Turkish and Japanese Musicians: Clarinet-Piano Concert |
Emirhan Tuga |
| April |
Ankara, Istanbul |
Sword Demonstration (Still in planning phase) |
Ayumi Takano |
| 2-22 May |
Istanbul |
Communications From Past to Future and the Japanese Art From the Viewpoint of a Turk |
Semih Akdal |
| 3 May |
Istanbul |
Celebration Ceremony of the Turkish-Japanese Friendship |
Executive Committee of the "Japan Year" |
| 3 May and other dates |
Istanbul and other cities |
Japanese Drum Concert (Still in planning phase) |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
| |
Istanbul |
Vocal Recital, Soprano Michie Nakamura |
Executive Committee of the "Japan Year" |
| |
Istanbul |
Hanae Mori Fashion Show |
Executive Committee of the "Japan Year" |
| |
Istanbul |
Traditional Japanese Fireworks Show |
Executive Committee of the "Japan Year" |
| 4-16 May |
Trabzon, Istanbul |
"Kouro Shibou-nin Ko", Petru Vutcarau |
Theater Company 1980 |
4 May - July |
Istanbul (Topkapi Palace Museum) |
"Japan's Beauties of 5,000 Years (Tentative Title)" Exhibition |
Agency For Cultural Affairs of Japan, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey |
| 6-7 May |
Ankara |
4th Robot Contest |
JICA Turkey Office |
| May-November |
Safranbolu, Istanbul, Ankara |
Research and Study on the Historical Wooden Houses in Turkey |
Kiyokatsu Sakai |
May |
Istanbul (Ciragan Palace) |
Japanese-Turkish Friendship and Art Exhibition "Resm-i Dostluk" |
Ebru House, Tokyo |
| May |
Istanbul |
Japanese Garden Renovation Project (Still in planning phase) |
Executive Committee of the "Japan Year 2010 in Turkey" |
May |
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Special "Turkey" Issue of the Magazine Distributed in Planes (Still in planning phase) |
Japan Airlines, JAL Brand Communication |
May |
Ankara, Istanbul, Tokyo |
Photo Exhibition "40 Stations Tokyo" (Still in planning phase) |
Muammer Yanmaz, Selen Akcali |
| 13-23 May |
Istanbul, Eskisehir, Izmir |
The Cultural Affairs Agency, International Art Exchange Support Enterprise, Theatrical Company "Bunkaza" Public Performance in Turkey |
Theatrical Company "Bunkaza" |
| 24-31 May |
Konya |
Cultural Contribution to the Turkish-Japanese Friendship - Picture Thread Exhibition |
Selcuk University, Faculty of Vocational Education, Department of Handicrafts Education |
| May-June |
Istanbul |
Exhibition of "Mani"s (Turkish Short Poems) and "Haiku"s (Japanese Short Poems) |
Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Communication |
| 20-23 May |
Istanbul |
International Policy Forum on Urban Growth and History in Euro-Asia Corridor |
Executive Committee for Istanbul Conference on Historical Cities in Euro-Asia Corridor |
| 27 May-5 June |
Gaziantep |
Gaziantep Matsuri |
Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality |
| 27 May - Early June |
Safranbolu, Ankara, Corum, Kayseri, Konya |
Magnificent Japanese Culture - Beauty, Sound and Spirit (Activity for Introducing Japanese Culture) |
Asian Cultural Exchange Association (ACEA) |
| 28 May - Early June |
Ankara |
"Japan" Exhibition |
Asian Cultural Exchange Association (ACEA) |
| 18 May - Early June |
Ankara (Turkish Japanese Culture Center), Mersin, Ankara, Istanbul |
Piano Recital, Satoko Inoue (Still in planning phase) |
Satoko Inoue |
| 28 May - Early June |
Ankara (Turkish Japanese Culture Center), Mersin, Ankara |
Vocal Recital, Soprano Satoko Tanaka (Still in planning phase) |
Satoko Tanaka |
4-6 June |
Eskisehir |
Opening of Japanese Garden and Japanese Cultural Festival |
Japan Turkey Culture Exchange Association |
| June |
Eskisehir |
The Support Program for the Construction of the Eskisehir Japanese Garden |
Japan Turkey Culture Exchange Association, Osaka University of Art-Prof. Masao Fukuhara |
June |
Istanbul |
Dance Performance "Noh Theater and Spring Festival" (Within the 17th Istanbul International Theater Festival) |
New National Theater |
| June-July |
Ankara, Antalya, Edirne |
Calligraphy Exhibition: Intently (Sumo and Maiko Demonstrations) (Still in planning phase) |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
June |
Istanbul |
Theater Performance "Electra" Director: Tadashi Suzuki
(Within the 17th Istanbul International Theater Festival) (Still in planning phase) |
Scott Theater Troupe |
| 12-14 June |
Amasya |
Innovation in Noh Tradition
(Within the Amasya International Ataturk Culture and Art Festival) (Still in planning phase) |
Yuriko Doi& CTN |
| 12-26 June |
Istanbul/Maltepe |
Passion for Turkey and Japan (Introduction of Japanese Culture) |
Okayama Turkish Cultural Center |
| 24 June - 11 July |
Trabzon, Giresun, Samsun, Amasya, Bursa |
Okinawa Song & Dance Theatre "Chura"-Turkey Tour 2010 |
Okinawa Song & Dance Theatre |
| 27 June |
Istanbul |
Turkish and Japanese Friendship Golf Tournament |
Istanbul Japanese Society |
| June - August |
Mardin, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Batman |
Japonorama - Japanese Fantastic Film Festival |
Mardin Cinema Association |
Around June |
Istanbul (Bogazici University) |
Japanese Studies Congress (Still in planning phase) |
Japanese Studies Association |
July |
Istanbul, Ankara |
Jazz Concert by Riko Ogawa (piano) - Within the Istanbul International Jazz Festival) (Still in planning phase) |
Riko Ogawa |
July |
Countrywide |
Publication of Manga (Graphic Novel): "Trace the History of Japanese-Turkish Friendship Relations" (Tentative Title) (Still in planning phase) |
The Japan-Turkey Culture Society |
10 July |
Kaman (Kirsehir) |
Opening Ceremony of the Kaman Kalehoyuk Archaeological Museum and
the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology |
Government of the Republic of Turkey / Middle Eastern Culture Center (Japan) |
| 10 July |
Kaman (Kirsehir) |
"Sunset in Kaman" Concert by Yoshiyuki Kouzu |
Middle Eastern Culture Center (Japan) |
| August (4 Days) |
Istanbul, Eregli |
Cultural Introduction of Japanese Daily Life |
Nagoya Turkey-Japan Association |
| 5 August - 3 October |
Istanbul |
Ikuo Hirayama - Silk Road Japanese Painting Exhibition - Turkey, the crossroad of civilizations - |
Ikuo Hirayama Silk Road Museum / Pera Museum |
7 August-26 September |
Istanbul |
Media Arts Festival Abroad Exhibition |
Agency For Cultural Affairs of Japan |
Early September |
Mersin |
Ceremony for Commemorating the 120th Year of the Ertugrul Frigate Incident |
Executive Committee of the "Japan Year" |
September |
Mersin (Other cities are still in planning phase) |
Exhibition of the Excavated Articles of the Ertugrul Frigate |
Executive Committee of the Events for the 120th Anniversary of Japanese-Turkish Friendship |
| September |
Mersin (Other cities are still in planning phase) |
Mersin Visit of the Deputation of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture (Activity for Introducing the Japanese Culture) |
Executive Committee of the Events for the 120th Anniversary of Japanese-Turkish Friendship |
September |
Istanbul |
Exhibition in Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of His Birth and Film Festival "3 Stages Caravan" |
Akira Kurosawa Foundation |
September |
Bursa, Istanbul |
"The First Turkish-Japanese Industrial Cooperation in Bursa: Gokcen Family and Ohtani Kozui" Exhibition |
Japan-Turkey Exchange Association |
23-27 September |
Ankara, Mersin, Istanbul |
Concert in Memory of the Ertugrul Frigate Disaster |
Organization Committee of the "Memorial Concert for the Ertugrul Frigate Disaster" Within the Japan Year 2010 in Turkey |
| 23-30 September |
Istanbul |
Japanese Version of Shakespeare's Play "The Merchant of Venice" |
Euro-Japan Theater Organization |
| 25-26 September |
Istanbul |
2010 Istanbul Japan Festival |
Tokyo Tourism Agencies of Japanese Transportation Companies |
Early October |
Izmir |
Concert by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra |
Japan Turkey Culture Exchange Association |
October |
Antalya, Marmaris |
Antalya and Marmaris Japanese Cultural Festivals |
Japan Turkey Culture Exchange Association |
October |
Istanbul, Canakkale and other cities |
Concert by
Sizzle Ohtaka |
B-4 Records |
| October |
Istanbul (Suna and Inan Kirac Foundation Istanbul Research Institute) |
Story of the Three Istanbul-lover Japanese: Yamada Torajiro, Otani Kozui, Ito Chuta |
Japanese Studies Association, Bogazici University-Department of History, Japanese-Turkish Friendship Association |
| Late October |
Ankara |
19th Ankara Japanese Speech Contest (Still in planning phase) |
Ankara Japanese Speech Contest Executive Committee |
October-November |
Istanbul, Bursa, Gaziantep |
From East to East |
Gunseli Kato |
| October, November, December |
Ankara |
Takashi Murakami Retrospective |
Cermodern-Ankara Modern Arts Center |
| 6-8 October |
Canakkale |
International Symposium on Women's Education in Turkey and Japan for Social Development |
Canakkale 18 Mart University |
| 22-26 October |
Istanbul, Safranbolu |
4th World Heritage Concert "Hideki Togi - Journey of the World Heritage Melodies" |
World Heritage Concert Committee |
November |
Ankara, Istanbul |
WA - Today's Japanese Designs and Spirit of Harmony Exhibition
The Japan Foundation Design Competition (Still in planning phase) |
The Japan Foundation |
| November |
Istanbul |
2010 Istanbul Manga (Graphic Novel) Exhibition (Tentative Title) (Still in planning phase) |
Shueisha Publishing Company |
November |
Istanbul (Bahcesehir University) |
Coexistence of Civilizations and Religions - From the Viewpoints of Kyoto and Istanbul |
Doshisha University, Center for Interdisciplinary Study of Monotheistic Religions (CISMOR) |
| 4-6 November |
Istanbul |
1st International Turkish-Japanese Environment and Forestry Symposium |
Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry |
| 9-25 November |
Ankara, Konya, Izmir, Istanbul |
Kiku no Kai Performance "Japanese Dances" Tradition and Creativity (Still in planning phase) |
Kiku no Kai Dance Troupe |
| 25 November |
Istanbul |
18th Japanese-Turkish Business Council Meeting (Still in planning phase) |
Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) / DEIK Foreign Economic Relations Board (Turkey) |
Late November |
Istanbul |
Closing Ceremony of the "Japan Year" (Still in planning phase) |
Executive Committee of the "Japan Year 2010 in Turkey " |
| December |
Izmit, Istanbul |
Symposium on the Exchange of Fine Arts: Fine Arts and Citizens |
AICAT (Association for International Cooperation and Training) |
Throughout the year |
Izmir and Countrywide |
Website: bizimlejaponya.com |
JICA Alumni Association, Izmir Branch |
Throughout the year |
Ankara, Kirsehir (Kaman) |
Turkish-Japanese Children Tales Cultural Bridge |
GSC Communication Edu. Cult. Org. Cons. Ltd. Co. |
