AKM - SERKAN ÇAĞRI AND THE SOUND OF THE MEHTER

SERKAN ÇAĞRI AND THE SOUND OF THE MEHTER

Concert

İstanbul Historıcal Turkish Music Ensemble Department Of Mehter

Serkan Çağrı And The Sound Of The Mehter

Concert


Art Director: M. İhsan Özer
Head of the Mehter: Şükrü Alkan
Soloist: Serkan Çağrı

The Turkish Mehter Band is considered the oldest military marching band in the world and an integral part of our performance departments affiliated with our Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In this concert, The Mehter Department of İstanbul Historical Turkish Music Ensemble of the General Directorate of Fine Arts and the renowned clarinet artist Serkan Çağrı will come to the stage to perform various military marches, as well as songs from Rumelia (Balkans) and heroic folk songs for your appreciation. Our concert is to offer extensive insights may you be familiar with or merely interested in the music of the Mehter and its culture. Our show, “Serkan Çağrı and the Sounds of History”, in which you’ll witness the magical performances of both Serkan Çağrı’s masterful clarinet solos and the Department of Mehter of the Historical Turkish Music Ensemble will, we hope, take you on an exciting and also a nostalgic journey into the past.

Event Rules
  • Detailed information regarding ticket purchase, cancellation, refund, and exchange policies can be found through official ticket sales channels.
  • For events where student discounts are applicable, student tickets are valid only with a valid student ID and can be purchased from the AKM Box Office. The student ID must be presented to the event staff on the day of the event.
  • For events cancelled by Atatürk Cultural Center, the refund application period for tickets purchased from the box office is 15 days from the date of cancellation. Within this period, audience members must submit their refund requests at the AKM Box Office.
  • Age restrictions for our events are specified in the event rules. All attendees are required to have a valid ticket.
  • For Children’s Art Center workshops, the age group is specified separately. Guests whose ages do not fall within the indicated range will not be permitted to enter the workshop area. Tickets purchased for these workshops are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
  • AKM Management reserves the right to deny entry to individuals deemed unsuitable for the event, in which case a refund will be issued.
  • AKM reserves the right to make changes to its ticket purchase policies.
  • AKM reserves the right to change the event venue and time.
  • Guests are required to adhere to the specified seating arrangement. No seat changes are allowed during the event.
  • After the event starts, no audience member will be allowed into the hall.
  • The age group for the Children’s Art Centre workshops is specified separately. Guests who do not meet the specified age requirement for the event are not allowed to enter the workshop area. Purchased tickets are non-refundable and non-changeable.
  • Recording with cameras, photo cameras, mobile phones, etc. is prohibited during the concert. Recording devices will not be allowed in the venues.
  • You must be ready with your ticket at the event entrance at least 1 hour before the event start time.
  • AKM can make changes to event venues. The AKM management will prepare a seating plan that provides our audience with the closest seats to their ticket numbers in the new venue. Purchased tickets are non-refundable due to the change of venue.
  • It is prohibited to enter areas outside the designated spaces in the venues with food or beverages, to consume tobacco and tobacco products, or to use electronic cigarettes.
  • There is a paid parking lot inside AKM.
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