Çayyolu Cüneyt Gökçer Sahnesi

About Çayyolu Cüneyt Gökçer Sahnesi

Çayyolu Cüneyt Gökçer Sahnesi is one of the stages of the Ankara State Theatre (Ankara Devlet Tiyatrosu), which is run by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism's General Directorate of State Theatres. It stands on 35. Cadde in Çayyolu, behind the Arcadium shopping centre, and gives the western suburbs a State Theatre venue of their own, away from the older stages around Ulus and Kızılay. The stage opened on 11 April 2006 and, according to Turkish Wikipedia, has 531 seats, which puts it among the larger halls in the State Theatre's Ankara line-up. It is named after Cüneyt Gökçer, the actor and director who headed the State Theatres more than once, first from 1958 and again from 1979. The repertoire changes through the season; in November 2026 the State Theatre's ticketing calendar listed the play Edmond on this stage. The State Theatre's published schedule gives evening performances at 20:00 from Tuesday to Friday, two shows on Saturday (15:00 and 20:00) and a 15:00 matinee on Sunday, but check the current programme before you go. The State Theatre also lists a rehearsal hall here, the Çayyolu Cüneyt Gökçer Prova Salonu, which it uses for baby-theatre performances. Tickets are sold at the State Theatre box offices and online; the Cüneyt Gökçer box office can be reached on +90 312 240 00 91. Ticket prices are set by the State Theatres and published on the Ankara programme page of its website, together with notes on discounts. If you are staying or eating in Çayyolu or Ümitköy, this is the most convenient place to catch a State Theatre production without travelling into the city centre.