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Turkish Culture Days began in Ashgabat on Saturday with the opening of an Ebru exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts. Drawings and paintings in this technique are very individual, effective and unique thanks to the hands of the artist and the technology itself: natural paints are applied to water, the created image is transferred to paper, fabric or other hard surface. You can also go to the Ebru exhibition on Monday.

A presentation of Turkish cuisine was also held at the vernissage, and in the evening a concert was held at the Mukams Palace, where Turkish and Turkmen artists performed. Its program included folk music and dances, works of world, Turkmen and Turkish musical classics, and pop songs.

Among the participants are the Istanbul State Folk Music Ensemble, the Ankara State Contemporary Dance Ensemble and popular soloists Enver Meralli, Fulya Arat, Sehir Çelik, Hamdiye Efeoglu.

On Sunday, Turkish artists performed in Turkmenabat, the concert took place on the stage of the State Music and Drama Theater named after Seyitnazar Seydi.

On the same day, a screening of the film “Ýyldyz Tozu” was held in the capital’s cinema and concert hall “Ashgabat”, and on Monday young spectators are expected to watch the cartoon “Göbeklitepe”.

Also on November 20, Turkish fabrics will be presented in the exhibition hall of the State Academy of Arts of Turkmenistan and a collection of dresses in traditional style will be shown. A special entertainment program for children has been prepared at the Cultural Center of the Embassy of the Turkish Republic. The traditional Turkish shadow theater "Garagöz" presents the play "Garagöz-Hajywat".

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