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20th Anniversary Medal of TURKSOY to the Director General of State Theatres Mustafa Kurt

The Deputy  Director General of State Theatres Mustafa Kurt was awarded the 20th Anniversary Medal of TURKSOY in a ceremony held at TURKSOY Headquarters on November  28^th, 2013.

At the ceremony, TURKSOY Secretary General  Dusen Kaseinov who expressed his happiness to hand over the 20th Anniversary Medal of TURKSOY to the Deputy  Director General of State Theatres of the Republic of Turkey  Mustafa KURT, said that this medal is being awarded to senior personalities in recognition of their valuable contribution to  Turkic culture, art and science and wished Mr. Kurt further success in his duties.

The Deputy  Director General of State Theatres of the Republic of Turkey  Mustafa KURT expressed his gratitude in return and said it was a great honour for him to receive this prestigious award.  Mr. Kurt who also said that the Directorate General of State Theatres of the Republic of Turkey has been  cooperating with  TURKSOY since the year 2000, added that the necessary steps are being undertaken to ensure further invitation of theatres of TURKSOY member countries to international theatre festivals held in Turkey as well as an increased participation of Theatres of Turkey to future festivals to be held in TURKSOY member countries. 

M.Kurt: Theatres of Turkic Republics are the Highlights of our Festivals. 

The Deputy  Director General of State Theatres of the Republic of Turkey  Mustafa KURT said: ‘‘While I was on duty in Adana, there was no theatre festival in Turkey at all, but we organized one. This festival which first  took place on a national level later became an international event. However, we were missing theatres of Turkic Republics in it. Now, thanks to our cooperation with you this is no longer the case. Moreover, our mutual cooperation has been developing further everyday since then.

This year, we will be holding the first Theatre Festival of Balkan Countries in Bursa between March  08^th-22^nd, 2014, and we will invite theatre ensembles of Turkic Republics to it. I should also mention that these invitations are not unilateral, as our mutual relations are developing further everyday.

Be assured that we will continue pursue our activities to make our voice be heard in an ever more comprehensive way.’’

Who is Mustafa Kurt ?

Mustafa Kurt was born in  Nevşehir in 1965. In 1988, he graduated from the Faculty of Theatre of the State Conservatory of Ankara where he started to study  at the Hacettepe University in1984. In the same year, he was appointed as an intern artist of the State Theatre of Adana. After working as a permanent artist at this theatre between 1989-1994, he became its director in  1994. Mustafa Kurt is also the founder of the International Sabancı Festival of State Theatres held in Adana.