LIST OF EVENTS
 

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
4-6 January Ankara "Japanese ECO Vehicle" Exhibition Japanese Society, Commerce & Industry Division, Environment Related Task Force
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 Ankara, 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 of 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
February, March and April Izmir, Istanbul, Ankara Exhibition "Spirit of Japanese Martial Arts" The Japan Foundation
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
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
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
9 March		 Ankara
Bursa
Izmir
Canakkale
 Neo-Japonesque Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
9-10 March Istanbul International Symposium on the Ertugrul Frigate Turkish Naval Forces
9 March -
10 April		 Istanbul New Trends of Architecture in Europe and Asia-Pacific Arkitera Architecture Center
11 March - 31 December Goreme Assendelft Folk Art Painting Chisako Yoshida
12-13 March Istanbul Workshop on IT, Society and Culture in Turkey and Japan Waseda University, Bogazici University, Japanese Studies Association
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
22 March Istanbul Yumehina Theater-Turkey Tour Yumehina Theater
25, 26, 27 March Antalya
Eskişehir		 Japanese Calligraphy Exhibition and Calligraphy Workshop Ohyuu Calligraphy Association, Japan Turkey Culture Exchange Association
25, 26 March Ankara Hacettepe University Technopolis Inc. Days Hacettepe Technopolis Inc.
25, 26, 29 March Istanbul Japan Year 2010 in Turkey - U16 Football Tournament Kaneo Sugiura
26 March Istanbul Istanbul Matsuri Matsuri 2010 Organization Committee, NPO Japan-Turkey Friendship Association
28 March Istanbul Turkey Kendo Championship Embassy of Japan, Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul, Turkish Kendo Association
30 March Istanbul Digitization of the "Hakkı Tarık Us Periodicals Collection" Beyazit State Library - Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
3 April Istanbul A Ceremony to Commemorate the Ertugrul Martyrs at the Flowering Time of the Japanese Cherries The Ali Nihat Gokyigit Foundation
3-11 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
6-7 April Canakkale Japan Days "See, Learn and Taste" Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkish Japanese Friendship Society
6 April Ankara "Past, Present and Future of Turkish-Japanese Relations" – (Panel in the Context of Turkish-Japanese Culture Day) Çankaya University Turkish-Japanese Society
14 April - 5 May Esksehir Exhibition of Contemporary Japanese Cartoons Anadolu University Research Center for Cartoon Art / Anadolu University Museum of Cartoon Art
10 April Ankara Japan Day Yüce Primary School
11 - 16 April Istanbul Japanese Cultural Week TEIS The English International School
15 April - 27 June Istanbul Calligraphy: Transcending Borders - The Art of Brush and Pen Sakip Sabanci Museum / Kampo Cultural Center
15-25 April Izmir Turkey Performance by KID Dance Company (32nd International 23rd April Children's Festival) Japan-Turkey Friendship Association
15-21 April Istanbul Meka/SF Animation Week Bilgi University
18 April Ankara Bazaar Turkish Japanese Women's Friendship and Culture Association
27-30 April Ankara 9th Traditional Japanese Culture Week METU – Turkish Japanese Communication Society
27 April
4 May
5 May


6 May

 Ankara
Eskisehir
Istanbul
(Caddebostan Cultural Center)
Istanbul (Bogazici
University) 		Clarinet & Piano Duo Concert Emirhan Tuga
3-4 May Izmir Turkish-Japanese Sleep Forum 2010 Turkish Sleep Medicine Society - Japanese Sleep Medicine Society
7-22 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 Japanese-Turkish Friendship

 Executive Committee of the "Japan Year 2010 in Turkey"
21 April
22 April
27 April
28 April
30 April
3 May		 Ordu
Corum
Kayseri
Kayseri
Yozgat
İstanbul		 Wadaiko-Japanese Drum Project "A" Concert - Sounds from the Far East Wadaiko Project "A"
3 May Istanbul

Vocal Recital by Soprano Michie Nakamura

 Executive Committee of the "Japan Year 2010 in Turkey"
3 May Istanbul

Hanae Mori Fashion Show*

*Celebration Ceremony of the Japanese-Turkish Friendship

 Executive Committee of the "Japan Year in Turkey"
3 May Istanbul "Japanese ECO Vehicle" Exhibition Japanese Society, Commerce & Industry Division, Environment Related Task Force
5 May -
28 June 		Istanbul "Enduring Beauty: 5,000 Years of Japanese Art" Exhibition Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan, Tokyo National Museum, Republic of Turkey-Ministry of Culture and Tourism
6-7 May Ankara 4th International Robot Contest Japan International Cooperation Agency
7 May Bodrum-Mugla Sakura Festival Bodrum Marmara Koleji
12-13 May Izmir 2010 Japanese Year Go Tournament

IYTE Go Players and Turkish Japenese Culture Association
13 May Istanbul Symposium "The Present Situation of the Theatrical World of Japan and Turkey" Japan Turkey Culture Exchange Association
12-15 May Izmir 2nd National-International Communication Festival Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir Vocational School, Electronic Communication Club (EHE)
15-24 May Istanbul, Eskisehir, Izmir Bunkaza Theater Troupe - "Tekerettsu No Pa" Performance Nazım Hikmet Culture and Art Foundation, Eskisehir Metropolitan Municipality, Ege University
15-19 May
20-21 May 		Bursa
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 - Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) - Directorate of City Planning, Istanbul
18 May
21 May
24 May
26 May
28 May		 Istanbul
Kocaeli
Ankara
Mersin
Ankara		 Piano Recital by Satoko Inoue Satoko Inoue
19-23 May Mugla Gokova Bicycle Tour - 2010 Mugla Bicycle Association
20 May - 20 November Antalya International Antalya Sand Sculpture Festival (Lara Sandland) Global Design Art Works
20 May Istanbul Ikebana in Istanbul, the City of Civilizations Rotary District 2420 and Gayrettepe Rotary Club
21 May
24 May
26 May
28 May		 Kocaeli
Ankara
Mersin
Ankara		 Vocal Recital by Satoko Tanaka Satoko Tanaka
May - October Safranbolu, Kastamonu, Istanbul, Ankara Research and Study on the Historical Wooden Houses in Turkey Kiyokatsu Sakai
24-31 May Konya Cultural Perspective on the Turkish-Japanese Friendship - "Sun-Moon-Star" Always Together Lecturer H. Ayla Senturk, Selcuk University, Faculty of Vocational Education, Department of Handicrafts Education
25-26 May Izmir ICAST 2010 Izmir (International Student Conference of Advanced Science and Technology 2010 Izmir) Ege University
25 May - 29 June Istanbul (Ciragan Palace) "Resm-i Dostluk" Japanese-Turkish Friendship and Art Exhibition Ebru House Tokyo
26-27 May Istanbul Theater Performance "Electra" Director: Tadashi Suzuki
(Within the 17th Istanbul International Theater Festival)		 Scot (Suzuki Company of Toga) Theater Troupe
27 May - 5 June Gaziantep Gaziantep Matsuri Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality
28 May - 6 June Ankara "Japan" Exhibition, Introduction of the Exhibition, Workshop Asian Cultural Exchange Association (ACEA)
29 May
31 May
2 June		 Corum
Kayseri
Safranbolu		 Magnificent Japanese Culture – Beauty, Sound and Spirit" Asian Cultural Exchange Association (ACEA)
May - Special "Turkey" Issue of the Japan Airlines Magazine Japan Airlines, JAL Brand Communication
4,6 June Istanbul 1st Japanese Studies Conference of Turkey Japanese Studies Association
5 June Istanbul Moxibustion Yusuf Ozgur Cakmak, MD, Phd.
8 June Istanbul Dance Performance by New National Theatre "Noh-Gaku and the Rite of Spring" (Within the 17th Istanbul International Theater Festival) New National Theatre, Tokyo - Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan
10 June Istanbul Japanese Traditional Music "Gagaku" Concert and Traditional Dance "Bugaku" Show

Turkish Japanese Women Friendship and Culture Association Istanbul Branch

1 June - 20 October Kayseri Japanese Essay Contest Tokyo Turkish-Japanese Women Association
11-13 June Izmir 2nd National-International Communication Festival Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir Vocational School, Electronic Communication Club (EHE)
12-26 June Istanbul Passion for Turkey and Japan (Introduction of Japanese Culture) Okayama Turkish Cultural Center
13 June Istanbul Japan-Turkey Cultural Exchange 2010 NPO Global Cultural Exchange Organization
13 June
15 June 		Amasya
Yozgat		 Innovation in Noh Tradition - Traditional and Contemporary Noh Theater
(Within the Amasya International Ataturk Culture and Art Festival)		 Amasya Provincial Culture and Tourism Directorate - Bozok University
14 June Istanbul Opening Ceremony of the Bahçeşehir University Center of Japanese Culture Studies, Japanese Culture Day Bahçeşehir University
17 June
19 June 		Aspendos
Istanbul		 The Tokyo Ballet Directorate General of State Opera and Ballet of Turkey - Istanbul 2010-European Capital of Culture
19 June Konya TATE: Japanese Sword Demonstration Konya Japanese Cultural Center Association, Ayumi Takano
24 June - 1 July Trabzon, Giresun, Samsun, Amasya Okinawa Song & Dance Theatre "Chura"-Turkey Tour 2010 Okinawa Song & Dance Theatre
27 June Istanbul Turkey-Japan Friendship Golf Tournament Istanbul Japanese Society
29 June - 13 August Countrywide Turkish-Japanese Students Furoshiki (Japanese Bundle) Design Contest The Japan Foundation - Embassy of Japan - Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul
2 July
4-5 July		 Eregli
Eskisehir 		Opening Ceremony of the Japan Year 2010 in Turkey Eskisehir Japanese Garden and Japanese Cultural Festival Japan Turkey Culture Exchange Association
2-16 July Istanbul Personal Ceramic Exhibition by Teppei Yamashita: "Flower Birds" Atakoy Rotary Club
3 July
5 July 		Istanbul
Izmir		 Jazz Concert by Michiko Ogawa Group IKSV Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (Istanbul) - Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul (Izmir)
10 July Kaman (Kirsehir) Opening Ceremony of the Kaman Kalehoyuk Archaeological Museum and the Japanese Institute of Anatolian Archaeology Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey
10 July Kaman (Kirsehir) Concert for the Opening Ceremony of the Kaman Kalehoyuk Archaeological Museum Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey
20 July Istanbul Japanese Garden Renovation Project Tokai Municipality Executive Committee of the "Japan Year 2010 in Turkey"
20 July - 5 August Cappadocia U-21 University Football Selections - Turkey Camp Japan University Football Federation
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
6 August Istanbul Cranes from Istanbul to Hiroshima Istanbul Toy Museum
6 August - 3 October Istanbul Ikuo Hirayama - Turkey, a Crossroad of Culture Between West and East The Hirayama Ikuo Silk Road Museum Foundation / Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum
6 August - 3 October Istanbul Japan Media Arts Festival in Istanbul 2010 Agency For Cultural Affairs of Japan - Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum - CG-Arts
22-28 August Istanbul Cultural Program between Shibuya and Uskudar Shibuya Municipality
25-30 August Ankara
Bursa
Istanbul		 Youth Exchange Program for Disaster Prevention in Turkey Hyogo International Association
2 September Mersin Ceremony for Commemorating the 120th Year of the Ertugrul Frigate Incident Governorship of Mersin - Naval Forces of the Republic of Turkey - Mersin Metropolitan Municipality - Mersin Turkish Japanese Friendship Association
2 September Mersin Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Training Squadron Embassy of Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
2 September Mersin Concert by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Training Squadron Band Embassy of Japan, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
1 September Mersin Vocal Recital by Soprano Satomi Ogawa Embassy of Japan
2 September Mersin (other cities are still in planning phase) The Ertugrul Exhibition The Executive Committee of the 120th Anniversary of Japan and Turkey Friendship
2-3 September Mersin Wakayama Prefecture, Kushimoto City Japanese Cultural Troupes (Group Zeon-G-Japanese Drum and Shamisen; Kushimoto Turkish Cultural Association Dance Troupe; Lira Vocational Art High School Troupe) The Executive Committee of the 120th Anniversary of Japan and Turkey Friendship
2 September Mersin Launch of the "Japan Year 2010 in Turkey" Commemorative Stamps and PTT Stamp Exhibition General Directorate of Turkish Post
4 September Istanbul French Foods by Japanese Chef Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul
14-17 September Tokyo, Yokohama, Kushimoto Traditional Hometown and Folk Songs to Ertugrul

Konya Japanese Culture Centre - Selcuk University
14-18 September Izmir Japanese Stamps Exhibition JIKAD-Japan Izmir Intercultural Friendship Association
15 September - 13 November Bursa

The First Industrial Cooperations between Turkey and Japan in Bursa: Gokchen Family and Count Otani

 Japan-Turkey Exchange Association
15-16 September Bursa Bursa 2010 Festival 2010 Festival Organization Committee
16-19 September Istanbul Japanese Behind the Pet Bottle Erensoy Food and Packing Machines
17-23 September Mardin Japanorama - Japanese Fantastic Film Festival Mardin Cinema Association
18 September Corum Japan in the Garden of the Sun Çorum Foundation
18 September
20 September 		Uskudar-Istanbul
Kdz. Eregli 		Cultural Introduction of Japanese Daily Life

NPO Nagoya Turkey Japan Association

20-25 September Istanbul Turkey-Japan Student Forum Forum For The Future
23 September Tokyo Comparison of Turkey and Japan by Figures InfoKapital Incorporated & Tanaka Accounting Office
23 September
25 September
27 September 		Mersin
Ankara
Istanbul		 Concert in Memory of the Ertugrul Frigate Disaster Organization Committee of the "Memorial Concert for the Ertugrul Frigate Disaster"
23-30 September Istanbul Japanese Version of Shakespeare's Play "The Merchant of Venice" Euro-Japan Theater Organization
24-25 September Diyarbakir 1st Turkish-Japanese Criminal Law Symposium Dicle University Law Faculty
25-26 September Istanbul Turkey/Istanbul Japan Festival 2010 Nippon Express Co. Ltd., Tokyo Travel Branch
25-26 September Istanbul Nanae Mimura Marimba Concert in Istanbul Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul
25-26 September
29 September 		Istanbul
Ankara		 Japan Foundation's Program for Cultural Presentation Abroad-Lectures and Demonstrations on Japanese Foods (Tankuma) The Japan Foundation
27 September
30 September		 Canakkale
Ankara		 Trio Miyazaki Traditional Japanese Music and Classical Music Concert The Japan Foundation - Embassy of Japan
29 September - 30 November Istanbul
Ankara		 "Japanese Design Today 100" The Japan Foundation - Embassy of Japan
1 October
3 October 		Istanbul
Izmir		 Sound Migration: Japan Turkey Contemporary Music Collaboration Project The Japan Foundation, iDANS (Istanbul International Contemporary Dance & Performance Festival), Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul
3 October
7 October 		Istanbul
Canakkale		 "Serenade" - Sizzle Ohtaka Concert Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul - Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Faculty of Education, Department of Japanese Language Education
4 October Ankara Symposium-Bringing Up the Next Generation Female Leaders Leadership 111
4 October Eskisehir Opening of the Japan Year 2010 in Turkey Eskisehir Japanese Garden and Concert by the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra for Commemorating its 50th Anniversary Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra
5 October Istanbul Japanese-Turkish Business World and Trade Symposium JCI Junior Chamber International Istanbul Branch
5 October Istanbul Earthquake and Tsunami Early Warning Applications Workshop Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (BU-KOERI)
5-17 October Istanbul Discover Manga! The World of Shonenjump Shueisha Inc.
6-8 October Canakkale International Symposium on Women's Education in Turkey and Japan for Social Development Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University – Faculty of Education
11-14 October Ankara Japanese Modern Calligraphy Exhibition Toyo Shojin Rengo - United Asian Calligraphy
11-18 October Ankara, Istanbul Turkey Visit of High School Peace Envoys on the Occasion of the Hiroshima Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition Committee for the Turkey Visit of High School Peace Envoys
11-15 October Ankara Japanese Autumn Film Festival Ankara University Faculty of Communication
12-13 October Istanbul Ikuko Kawai & Fazıl Say Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall
15 October - 13 February 2011 Istanbul

Three Japanese who Loved Istanbul: Yamada Torajiro, Ito Chuta, Otani Kozui

Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Istanbul Research Institute
15-16 October
19-20 October		 Antalya
Marmaris		 Japan Year 2010 in Turkey - Japan Culture Festivals in Antalya and Marmaris Japan Turkey Culture Exchange Association
16 October Ankara Bilkent Symphony Orchestra and Michie Nakamaru Concert Bilkent University
16 October Bursa Cultural Meeting of Nilufer Municipality and Toka Municipality Tokai Municipality "Japan Year 2010 in Turkey" Organization Committee
17 October Istanbul Participating in the "32nd International Istanbul Eurasia Marathon" for Representing the Friendship Nagano Prefecture Silk Road Survey, Mountain Climbing, Exploration Executive Committee
17 October
25 November 		Ankara
Istanbul		 Hiroshima-Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Exhibition Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims, Embassy of Japan in Turkey, Consulate-General of Japan at Istanbul, Turkish Japanese Foundation, Cermodern Art Gallery
18-19 October Istanbul Naoko Yoshino, Japan Harp Tradition 2 The Association for the Art of the Harp
18-24 October
1-15 January 2011

Adana
Tarsus

 "Japanese from Turkish Perspective" Cartoon Exhibition Mehmet Tubay
19-31 October Ankara Exhibition of Drawings Painted by Japanese and Turkish Students Kashiwazaki Turkey Friendship Association
23 October
25 October 		Istanbul
Safranbolu		 World Heritage Concert-Turkey –Istanbul & Safranbolu- World Heritage Concert Committee
23 October - 27 November Istanbul "Japanese Flowers in the Ottoman Garden" - Paintings Exhibition - Artist: Aynur Küçükyalçın Tolga Eti Art House
24 Ekim Ankara 19th Ankara Japanese Speech Contest The Committee of Ankara Japanese Speech Contest
26 October
28 October 		Istanbul
Ankara		 Japonesque Sansen - Kuniko Egawa, President
October-November Istanbul "Japan-Turkey Economic Relations, from Alamet to Asimo"

Mermedya Inc.
2 November Ankara The Japan I heard and I Saw Neslihan Sağlam
4-6 November Istanbul The 1st International Symposium on Turkish & Japanese Environment and Forestry Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry
6, 8 November Ankara Unit Asia Jazz Concert 2010 in Ankara The Japan Foundation, Embassy of Japan
8-9 November
11 November 		Istanbul
Ankara		 Symposium and Business Meeting on Energy Efficiency and New Energy between Turkey and Japan Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), General Directorate of Electrical Power Resources and Development Administration (EIE)
9 November Ankara ECO Okinawa Musical "Teruteru" ECO Okinawa Troupe
9-20 November Istanbul Exhibition of "Mani"s (Turkish Short Poems) and "Haiku"s (Japanese Short Poems) Bahcesehir University, Faculty of Communication
23 November Ankara Recent Problems in the Middle East - Perspectives from Japan and Turkey The Middle East Institute of Japan
25 November Istanbul 18th Joint Meeting of Turkish-Japanese Economic Comittee Foreign Economic Relations Board DEIK, Nippon Keidanren
25 November Istanbul Closing Ceremony of the "Japan Year" Executive Committee of the "Japan Year 2010 in Turkey"

23 November
27 November
30 November

 Ankara
Izmir
Istanbul		 Kikunokai Performance to Commemorate the 120th Anniversary of Friendship between Japan and Turkey "Japanese Dance~Tradition and Creativity~" Japanese Traditional Dance Troupe "Kikunokai"
25 November Istanbul Piano Recital by Ikuyo Kamiya "Japan-Turkey Meeting" Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul
26 November Izmir Introduction of the Traditional Japan through Noh Songs and Dances Amemiya Takeshi and Yamanashi Rotary Club
29 November - 3 December Ankara Course on Molecular Mycology (With International Contribution) Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Department of Microbiology
3 December Ankara Panel: "Economic and Technical Relations between Turkey and Japan" Turkish Japanese Foundation, Embassy of Japan
Throughout the year Ankara, Kirsehir (Kaman) Turkish-Japanese Children Tales Cultural Bridge GSC Communication Edu. Cult. Org. Cons. Ltd. Co.
3 December Ankara Conference "Skin Microbiology" Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Department of Microbiology
5-9 December Izmir Exhibition of Rozashi-Traditional Japanese Embroidery and Origami Workshop Masuko Tsurushima
7-13 December Istanbul Latest Technologies in Marine, Cultural, Economic Areas between Japan and Turkey and the Training of Qualified Employees Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
10 December Istanbul International Symposium on Searching for Coexistence of Civilization and Religions: Viewing from Kyoto and Istanbul Center for Interdisciplinary Study of Monotheistic Religions (CISMOR), Doshisha University
11-14 December Istanbul Tradition and Innovation: Greetings from the Eastern End of the Silk Road-"Kyoto-Nishijin" Kyoto Traditional Arts Association
13 December Bartın Japanese Songs and Classical Music Night by Japanese Pianist and Soprano Yuko Tajima
15-17 December Ankara
Istanbul		 Conference:"Trends in the Global Economy and the Difficulties for Japan" Prof. Motoshige Itoh
21 December Ankara Turkish-Japanese Relations and Japanese Culture Hacettepe University Turkology Research Institute
22-26 December Ankara Aikido Workshop in the Memory of Nobuyoshi Tamura Shihan Aikido and Budo Federation
December Izmit, Istanbul Symposium on the Exchange of Fine Arts: Fine Arts and Citizens AICAT (Association for International Cooperation and Training)
December Countrywide Publication of Manga (Graphic Novel): "Trace the History of Japanese-Turkish Friendship Relations" Japan-Turkey Culture Society
Throughout the year Izmir and Countrywide Website: bizimlejaponya.com JICA Alumni Association, Izmir Branch
Throughout the year Countrywide Project for Creating a Web Site in Turkish to Promote Japanese Tourism Consulate-General of Japan in Istanbul
Throughout the year Ankara, Kirsehir (Kaman) Cultural Bridge with the Turkish and Japanese Children Tales GSC İletişim Eğ. Kült. Org. Dan. Ltd. Şti.