Regensburg Festival of German - Turkish Literature
This year, our cultural festival, which is literature oriented with integration main theme, will be organized for the first time in the city of Regensburg in Germany’s Bavaria State and your visits during the festival will make us happy.
Throughout the festival, besides of dynamic discussion and conversation platforms, reading activities, workshops, music and theater performances; the booths of books, travel and musical instruments with catering booths will be ready to serve you.
Editor’s Note: Located on the northernmost point of the Danube River, the city of Regensburg will host to the Turkish – German Literature and Culture Festival event that will be organized within the concept of our cultural and intimacy project along the Roman roads. Regensburg is one of the precious German cities that has history back to the Ancient Roman Empire and even to the Celts. The city, whose ancient name is Casta Regina, continues to establish cultural and commercial connections between modern societies by means of “Roman Roads” as in its history.
We work for building bridges between the individuals and societies, overcoming the prejudices and removing the borders with our festival that Turkish and German culture leave its mark on.
Reading activities with the members of the East Bavaria Writers Union, Lale Akgün and Nevfel Cumart, discussion platforms, reading activities of German and Turkish writers are the focal points of the event and cultural activities also play big role in intimacy. Besides, “Travel” is another subject of literature festival that offers the opportunity to learn about not only a country, but also geography and general knowledge of this country with the programs and books that successful travel writers will present.
Throughout the festival, you can have a good time with the concerts, various music programs, theater and the cuisine specialties of Turkish – German cultures. If you are not interested in literature, you can join to listen to the music. If you are not interested in music; theater, different tastes or acquaintance of different cultures, meeting or intimacy may attract your attention.
Preliminary Program
Thursday, 16 October 2014, starting at 6.00 o'clock pm at the "Leerer Beutel", municipal gallery.
18:00 Musical opening by the Turkish Choir
Greetings by OB Regensburg, Mr. Wolbergs and the Consul General of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Asip Kaya.
Turkish Choir with musical accompaniment
Presentation of the event concept by Dr. Lenk and the planned schedule for the coming three days
Turkish Choir with musical accompaniment
Champagne reception
7.30 o'clock pm Reading Su Turhan "Bierleichen", lateron questions to the author and book signatures
Friday, 17 October 2014 starting at 3.00 o'clock pm at Protestant Educational Institute (EBW / Alumneum)
Alumneum is open for visitors all days of the event "1. Regensburg Festival of German-Turkish Literature & Encounter". Please note the dates of the authors readings.
Daily recurring: books and info stands, exhibitions, musical performances, catering...
The Readings and Lectures in the Bonhoefer Hall
3.00 Reading Tayfun Guttstadt
3.45 Reading Werner Eichhorn / Lecture "Mountainbiking on Taurus Mountains"
5.00 Reading Petra Teufl / "Joshy Loon und der Skull"
6.00 Reading Lale Akgün / Dr. Marita A. Panzer
Musical performances in the Melanchton Hall
3.00 Andreas Koller / Hang drum workshop
8.00 Duo music performance with Tayfun Guttstadt and Merve Akyildiz or Shadow Play with Emin Senyer
9.00 Kubus M concert
Saturday, 18 October 2014 starting at 1.00 O'clock pm at Protestant Educational Institute (EBW / Alumneum)
The Readings and Lectures in the Bonhoefer Hall
1.00 Melanie Heinle: „Cultural travel with kid – or: Travelling 365 days by camper“
Marietta van Attekum: "Trekking along the Via Egnatia"
2.00 Filiz Penzkofer: "Die Taxe des Bösen" and "Das perfekte Dinner" und Barbara Krohn Reading
3.00 Nevfel Cumart: Reading Poems and Rolf Stemmle: Reading Poems “Mainacht am Kreuzhof”
4.00 Adnan Maral: "Einmal Hans mit scharfer Soße" Reading
5.00 Panel discussion with Adnan Maral, Arif Tasdelen (MdBL), Nevfel Cumart, a.o.
Musical performances in the Melanchton Hall
1.00 Andreas Koller / Handpan Workshop for participation
6.00 Backdoor Connection concert
7.00 Duo performance of Öykü Sensöz & Seref Dalyanoglu
8.30 Sultaninen: "Alte Lieder" theatre group from Berlin
10.00 Mehr Brauchst Ned concert
Sunday, 19 October 2014 starting at 11.00 O'clock am at Protestant Educational Institute (EBW / Alumneum)
The Readings and Lectures in the Bonhoefer Hall
11.00 Sultaninen: "Alte Lieder" theatre group from Berlin
1.00 Melanie Heinle: „Cultural travel with kid – or: Travelling 365 days by camper“
Marietta van Attekum: "Trekking along the Via Egnatia"
2.00 Reading Werner Eichhorn / Lecture "Mountainbiking on Taurus"
3.00 Julia Kathrin Knoll: "Die Kinder Liliths" and "Seelenschleier" Reading
4.00 Matthias Kneipp: "Grundsteine im Gepäck" and "Polenreise" and Karin Holz Reading
Musical performances in the Melanchton Hall
1.00 Andreas Koller / Handpan Workshop for all
4.00 Gray Earls Ltd concert
Pre-sell: Friendship band to support the event: 10,-- Book Store Bücherwurm in REZ Regensburg and in Globus Neutraubling
Free service number: 0800 3800600
Organizers: Protestan Educational Institute (EBW) - Bücherwurm Book Store - Alaturka.Info™
Support: The Event supported by the Town of Regensburg and The Free State of Bavaria
Programme may be subject to change
