Atatürk Sanat Merkezi

About Atatürk Sanat Merkezi

Atatürk Sanat Merkezi (ASM, the Atatürk Arts Centre) is a performing-arts complex built by Çankaya Municipality and opened on 20 October 2025. It stands beside the Eskişehir Yolu at the Bilkent junction, in the Mustafa Kemal neighbourhood, and the municipality points out that it is close to the metro. The centre was designed for the stage: the municipality describes an orchestra pit, modern stage technology and acoustics suited to theatre, opera, ballet and concerts. There are two main auditoriums, the Kırmızı Salon (Red Hall) with 866 seats and the Mavi Salon (Blue Hall) with 462 seats, both reached by lifts, escalators and stairs. Behind the scenes there are 16 dressing rooms, rehearsal rooms and storage for costumes and equipment. The programme is broad. The Ankara State Theatre and the Ankara State Opera and Ballet regularly bring productions here (in autumn 2026 the opera and ballet company staged Carmen in the Red Hall), alongside private theatre companies, concerts, stand-up comedy and children's shows. Events listed for November 2026 included a Grup Abdal concert, Özgür Turhan's stand-up show and a run of plays in the Blue Hall. The municipality also uses the centre for its own events, such as the Ahmet Say music and literature awards. Tickets for municipal events are sold through Bilet Çankaya, the municipality's own ticketing site, while State Theatre and State Opera and Ballet productions are sold through their own websites, and many private productions through biletinial. The centre's own website lists the full programme by hall. The municipality's culture guide gives +90 312 458 89 00 as the contact number, and Çankaya's call centre is 444 06 01.