Dr. Selahattin Akçiçek Cultural Center () is a building for art and cultural activities located in
Konak, Ä°zmir
Konak is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Ä°zmir Province, Turkey. Its area is 24 km2, and its population is 332,277 (2022). It is the most densely populated of the thirty districts of Ä°zmir, and has historically acted as t ...
, Turkey. It is named after the former
Ä°zmir
Ä°zmir is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara. It is on the Aegean Sea, Aegean coast of Anatolia, and is the capital of Ä°zmir Province. In 2024, the city of Ä°zmir had ...
mayor
Selahattin Akçiçek (1918–1977). The center facilitates art and culture activities for Konak district and Greater İzmir. It is affiliated with the Konak Municipality Cultural and Social Affairs Directorate.
Facilities
The center facilitates the Avni Anıl Theater, a small hall, a painting workshop and a course room.
Avni Anıl Theater
The theater with 278 seats is used as a multipurpose concert, theater and panel hall.
Workshop
The painting workshop, with a capacity of 15 people, facilitates guitar and theater lessons additional to painting courses.
The halls
The small hall has a capacity of 40 people, and hosts choir activities.
The 1/A hall has a capacity of 30 people, and is used as a theater, guitar, choir or chess room.
Cultural activities
The facility hosts many different cultural and art oriented activities. Some of the regularly given activities include choir, theater, chess and painting.
The facilities also host other events such as
architecture
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workshops for school children.
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Other
The Republican People's Party
The Republican People's Party (RPP; , CHP ) is a Kemalism, Kemalist and Social democracy, social democratic political party in Turkey. It is the oldest List of political parties in Turkey, political party in Turkey, founded by Mustafa Kemal ...
(CHP) holds district council meetings at the center. The meeting in April 2018 started with opening statements open to press, and continued with session closed to the press.[
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References
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Cultural centers in Turkey
Buildings and structures in Ä°zmir
Konak District