KOCAELI METROPOLITAN TURKISH ART MUSIC ASSOCIATION

Kocaeli Metropolitan Turkish Art Music Association was founded on the 5th of May, 1947. It has given its first music concert on the 18th of October, 1947 in Public Training Centre. It has brought in many famous soloists, chorists and instrumentalists and sent its members to famous music schools and conservatories. Our association has been in the honour of carrying on its activities continuously since 1947.

OUR AIMS Our aim is to endear Turkish Art music and disseminate it. Getting the people who are skillful about singing and playing instruments to our association and improve their skills. Bringing up chefs to carry on chorus, solo and instrumental studies and ensuring the teachers who have turkish music culture and chef skills in order to achieve this aim. Giving concerts to announce fruits of our studies to public

OUR ACTIVITIES Our Association gives at least two concerts a year called as “Fall Concert” and “Spring Concert” Guest artists come up to our concerts from time to time. Apart from these concerts, our association also gives concerts for the institutions which apply to our association. For instance, Turkish Art Music concert task given by Kocaeli Governorship was fulfilled by our association succesfully for the 75th year celebrations of Turkish Republic. Concerts for the teachers’ day, Kocaeli Industry Chamber, military schools and institutions were given by our association appropriate for our purposes and the demands. Our Association also gives concerts on national and local Tvs due to the invitations

Our associaton arranges dinner parties in order to promote the frindship between our members and their families. In these dinner parties, musical performances are exhibited for joy by our members. Our association also arranges spring picnics in which the musical performances are exhibited for joy.

TODAY IS AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR US TODAY IS AN IMPORTANT DAY FOR US. THIS IS THE 87th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDATION OF OUR REPUBLIC BY ATATURK, OUR GREAT LEADER. WE ARE PROUD OF HIM AND HIS GREAT HERITAGE, OUR REPUBLIC.