Doğan Taşdelen Çağdaş Sanatlar Merkezi

About Doğan Taşdelen Çağdaş Sanatlar Merkezi

The Doğan Taşdelen Çağdaş Sanatlar Merkezi (Doğan Taşdelen Contemporary Arts Centre) is a multi-purpose cultural venue run by Çankaya Municipality's culture, arts and social affairs directorate. It sits on John F. Kennedy Caddesi in Kavaklıdere, a central and easy-to-reach spot, and hosts events across several disciplines throughout the year. The building holds a 216-seat conference hall, the Gülten Akın Salonu for meetings and smaller events, and a space suited to video art screenings. Its exhibition galleries carry the names of the artists Abidin Dino, Osman Hamdi Bey, Eren Eyüboğlu and Füreya Koral, along with a hall named after Andrey Karlov. A large foyer gives the centre flexible room for exhibitions, talks, screenings, concerts and other cultural programmes. The municipality's own events calendar shows what the centre is used for: photography and history exhibitions such as "Bir Şehir Kurmak: Ankara 1923-1933", talks on Ankara's tumuli, film screenings during the Brazilian Film Days, poetry days, a literary award ceremony, and a concert in the Ankara Jazz Festival programme. Many of these events are listed as free. The centre is also home to the Turan Erol Sanat Atölyesi, a studio created to keep alive the memory of the painter and State Artist Prof. Dr. Turan Erol. It runs free courses in basic art education, painting techniques and digital arts for students preparing for fine arts high schools and university fine arts faculties, and participants who complete the course can show their own work. Practical notes: check the Çankaya Municipality culture and arts calendar for the current programme, as events change week to week. The centre's phone number is +90 312 468 21 05, and the municipality's general line is 444 06 01.