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TurkicFest 2010 Photos Now Online! |
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SATURDAY
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SUNDAY
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Performance
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Time
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Performance
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2:00 PM
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Turkish Songs And Folk Dance Performances
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1:00 PM
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Turkish Songs And Folk Dance Performances
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2:20 PM
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Children Performance
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1:20 PM
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Whirling Dervishes
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2:30 PM
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Opening Ceremony
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1:40 PM
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Turkish Songs And Folk Dance Performances
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3:00 PM
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Whirling Dervishes
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2:15 PM
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Turkish Fasil
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3:20 PM
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Turkish Songs And Folk Dance Performances
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2:40 PM
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Turkish Songs And Folk Dance Performances
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3:55 PM
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Turkish Fasil
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3:00 PM
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Break
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4:20 PM
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Turkish Songs And Folk Dance Performances
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3:30 PM
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Performance
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5:25 PM
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Break
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4:15 PM
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Whirling Dervishes
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6:00 PM
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Performance
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5:15 PM
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Turkish Fasil
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6:45 PM
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Whirling Dervishes
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6:15 PM
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End of Sunday Program
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7:45 PM
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Turkish Fasil
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8:45 PM
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End of Saturday Program
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TurkicFest 2009 Participants Survey Results |
We asked TurkicFest 2009 visitors / participants to share their experience with us. Here are the results ...
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Turkic Fest on Channel 11 News |
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Houstonians loved the Turkicfest |
“I wouldn’t get to see, watch and taste this much all in one day, even if I visited Turkey. The festival was so educational, entertaining and delicious, for me, my husband, and my kids…”
An attendee of Turkic Fest 2009
Raindrop Turkish House and Houston-Istanbul sister city association have organized the annual Turkic Cultures and Children’s Festival on November 7th and 8th at Hermann Square, in front of Houston City Hall, to celebrate the rich heritage of such Turkic sister nations as Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, the Kyrgyz Republic, Bosnia and Ahiskan Turks. Cherokee nation has also been part of this fabulous atmosphere. The Turkic Fest invited Greece and Pakistan as guest countries of this year which added lively color to the festival.
Raindrop presented an authentic Turkic weekend which pleased the whole family’s eyes, ears and palates. This year, the festival drew around 25,000 participants of all ages. Among the festival’s distinguished guests were Harris County Judge Ed Emmett, Houston mayoral race contender Gene Locke, Houston’s First Lady Andrea White and Consul General of Turkey, Akil Öktem.
The festival is organized to display all aspects of the Turkic cultures and to revive artistic and cultural traditions, hence contributing to Houston’s celebration of its multicultural heritage. Moreover, the Turkic Fest is another way of celebrating and building upon universal human values shared by the Turkic and American peoples. The festival emphasizes what we have in common by fostering public appreciation and honoring of our differences as well as collaboration on mutually beneficial projects.
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