{"id":642,"date":"2025-08-21T18:51:05","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.synaosfikirkulubu.org\/?p=642"},"modified":"2025-08-27T09:12:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T09:12:07","slug":"folk-dance-fiesta-final-day-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.synaosfikirkulubu.org\/?p=642","title":{"rendered":"Folk Dance Fiesta \u2013 Final Day (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When the energy of the \u201cDamat Halay\u0131\u201d swept through Germiyan Street, the entire area turned into a dance floor, and the rhythm united everyone.
But we had skipped a very important detail in Part 1:
Mr. Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m Akg\u00fcl, the Director of Culture and Social Affairs at the Municipality, had told us off the record<\/em> that he planned to gift three ba\u011flamas (traditional Turkish string instruments) to the participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our initial plan was to present these to the group leaders.
However, learning that Dominika was a musician changed everything \u2014 giving a ba\u011flama to her made more sense than sticking to protocol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We first gifted a ba\u011flama to Viktoria, the Hungarian team leader. Then, one was given to Dominika.
At that point, no ba\u011flama was left for the Slovak team \u2014 which would\u2019ve been unfair.
So, we resolved the issue during the Turkish Night by presenting a ba\u011flama to Filip, the Slovak team leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, back to the wonderful day:
With two VIP minibuses provided by the K\u00fctahya Municipality, we set out for Aizanoi Ancient City<\/strong> \u2014 a place I believe everyone should see at least once.
The site instantly captivated our participants.
The best-preserved Temple of Zeus in the world<\/strong> and the Medusa relief<\/strong> were the most photographed spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we traditionally do at the end of our projects, we gathered for group photos in front of the Medusa \u2014 the symbolic closing location of our journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon returning to the hotel, we found the Turkish Night venue already prepared by the Municipality\u2019s City Council Project Team.
Although our Mayor could not attend due to last-minute obligations, he was represented by Deputy Mayor Mr. Ha\u015fim Ertekin, along with Mr. B\u00fclent Cebeci (City Council President) and Mr. Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m Akg\u00fcl (Director of Culture and Social Affairs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a brilliant presentation on T\u00fcrkiye and K\u00fctahya, our folk dance groups took the stage.
Following tastings of traditional Turkish delicacies, we moved on to the Youthpass Ceremony<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Youthpasses were presented as follows:
Slovakia \u2013 Mr. Ertekin
Romania \u2013 Mr. Cebeci
Hungary \u2013 Mr. Akg\u00fcl
Turkey \u2013 Assoc. Do\u00e7. Dr. Elif \u00d6zdo\u011flar from Dumlup\u0131nar University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Specially designed mugs by KERAMIKA Ceramics Factory<\/strong> and beautiful traditional ceramic keychains brought by Dr. \u00d6zdo\u011flar were cherished gifts for the participants.
The night ended with a collective dance performance from all groups a powerful, joyful farewell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”6″ display=”basic_slideshow” maximum_entity_count=”500″]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When the energy of the \u201cDamat Halay\u0131\u201d swept through Germiyan Street, the entire area turned into a dance floor, and the rhythm united everyone.But we had skipped a very important detail in Part 1:Mr. Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m Akg\u00fcl, the Director of Culture and Social Affairs at the Municipality, had told us off the record that he planned to gift…
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