The "13th Mevlana Poetry Festival," which will be
held on an international status this year, will take place on Saturday,
September 23rd, at 8:00 PM in the Mevlana Rose Garden. The Mevlana Poetry
Festival, to be held in the open sema area, will offer art enthusiasts a true
poetry feast.
The Mevlana Poetry Festival, organized annually by the
Karatay Municipality and the Konya Branch of the Turkish Writers' Union, with
the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, will be held in Konya on
Saturday, September 23, with a magnificent program.
The Mevlana Poetry Festival, organized annually by the
Karatay Municipality and the Konya Branch of the Turkish Writers' Union, with
the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, will be held in Konya on
Saturday, September 23, with a magnificent program. This year marks the 13th
edition of the international event, which will bring together dozens of poets
from Turkey and different cities around the world to Karatay. The 750th
anniversary of the reunion also adds a special significance to this year's
program.
Karatay Mayor Hasan Kılca emphasized the significance of the
Mevlana Poetry Festivals for Konya.
Mayor Hasan Kılca stated, "As the Karatay Municipality,
we are making efforts to contribute to poetry, literature, and art in Konya.
For this purpose, we will also host the 13th Mevlana Poetry Festival this year.
The fact that this year marks the 750th anniversary of the reunion makes our
program even more meaningful. I invite all our fellow citizens and poetry
enthusiasts to listen to the poems that valuable poets from Turkey and all
around the world will recite in their own voices, as we organize this event on
an international status this year."