The Gümüşlük International Music Festival is held in the small fishing village of
Gümüşlük,
Bodrum
Bodrum () is a port city in Muğla Province, southwestern Turkey, at the entrance to the Gulf of Gökova. Its population was 35,795 at the 2012 census, with a total of 136,317 inhabitants residing within the district's borders. Known in ancient t ...
, on the southwest coast of
Turkey
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. It began in 2004 and between 2006 and 2012 was organized by ''Bodrum Klasik Müzik Derneği'' (Classical Music Association of Bodrum), founded in 2006 for this purpose. In 2016 the festival expanded its programming to include a dedicated guitar week and a series of
jazz
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concerts. The Gümüşlük Festival Academy is organized annually parallel to the festival.
References
External links
Festival websiteFestival 2015 at the Turkish Daily NewsFestival 2014 at the Turkish Daily NewsFestival 2012 at the Turkish Daily News
Classical music festivals in Turkey
Music festivals established in 2004
Tourist attractions in Muğla Province
Annual events in Turkey
2004 establishments in Turkey
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