2024 – IV. International Shakespeare Festival in Turkey

IV. INTERNATIONAL SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
PROMETHEUS OF WORLD LITERATURE HONORS TURKEY

08-20 May 2024
Isparta & Antalya, Türkiye

6 venues, 12 days, 15+ events…

After 4 years of prorogation, IV. The International Shakespeare Festival in Turkey was held again!

This celebration of the Bard’s enduring legacy brought together plays, poetry readings, and lectures in both Turkish and English, offering attendees the opportunity to savor the delights of these timeless works.

Shakespeare’s words and concepts were passionately presented for everyone’s understanding and enjoyment by the committed faculty, staff, and students of SDU as well as by renowned international individuals. Shakespeare’s plays and poetry were presented during the festival, which highlighted their depth and complexity with a varied schedule of performances, talks, and presentations.
With live talks and conversations including Turkish artists, the festival served as a forum for intellectual interchange in addition to providing a stage for creative expression.

The festival was not only a platform for artistic expression but also a hub for intellectual exchange, with live talks and discussions involving Turkish Shakespeares Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Öğütcü and Assist. Prof. Dr. Başak Ergil

We would like to express our sincere appreciation to everyone who helped make the 4th Shakespeare Festival a success as we think back on the special moments and thought-provoking discussions that it included. We treasured the pleasure of having you as company, and your presence and involvement brought enormous value to the occasion.

Even when the festival is over, its influence endures and contributes to ongoing cultural enrichment and academic interaction. We enthusiastically look forward to further chances to unite in honor of William Shakespeare’s enduring talent.

Honorary Organizing Committee

  • Tamer Karadağlı, General Director of Turkish State Theaters
  • Tan Sağtürk, General Director of Turkish State Opera and Ballet, Türkiye
  • Prof. Mehmet Saltan, Rector, Süleyman Demirel University, Türkiye
  • Prof. Bilge Hürmüzlü Kortholt, Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Süleyman Demirel University, Türkiye
  • Prof. Sir Stanley Wells, Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, United Kingdom
  • Prof. Peter S. Donaldson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States of America
  • Prof. Alexa Alice Joubin, the George Washington University, United States of America
  • Prof. Sarah Knight, University of Leicester, United Kingdom
  • Dr. Paul Edmondson, Head of Learning and Research at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and Honorary Fellow, United Kingdom

Festival Chairperson

  •  İlker Özçelik

Organizing Committee*

  • Prof. Ömer ŞEKERCİ, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Assoc. Prof. Elif AKTÜRK, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Assoc. Prof. Müşerref ÖZTÜRK ÇETİNDOĞAN, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Önder ÇAKIRTAŞ, Bingöl University, Turkey
  • Assoc. Prof. Philip GLOVER, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Assoc. Prof. Serap ÜNAL, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Assoc. Prof. Şule OKUROĞLU ÖZÜN, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Dr. İlker ÖZÇELİK, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Dr. Selçuk ŞENTÜRK, Kafkas University, Turkey
  • Dr. Süleyman CİHAN, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Dr. Yasemen KİRİŞ YATAĞAN, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Dr. Yeşim Sultan AKBAY, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Res. Assist. Müjde DEMİRAY, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Res. Assist. Yavuz Ekim BOVKIR, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Lect. İlhan Yadigar KILAVUZ, Süleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Lect. Süleyman SARIKAYA, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey

*Listed alphabetically

Advisory Board

  • Tamer KARADAĞLI, General Director of Turkish State Theaters
  • Tan SAĞTÜRK, Director of Turkish Opera and Ballet
  • Philip PARR, Director of European Shakespeare Festivals Network, Poland
  • Tom BIRD, Executive Director at York Theatre, Former Executive Producer at the Globe & Director of Globe to Globe Festival, UK
  • Joanna Śniezko-MISTEREK, Executive Director, European Shakespeare Festivals Network, Poland
  • Sir Stanley WELLS, Honorary President of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, UK
  • Paul EDMONDSON, Head of Learning and Research at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and Honorary Fellow, UK
  • Peter DONALDSON, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
  • Stephen GREENBLATT, Harvard University, USA
  • Xenia GEORGOPOULOU, University of Athens, Greece.
  • Yücel ERTEN, critic, director, dramaturg, and the General Art Director of İzmir City Theatres
  • Ayşegül İŞSEVER, the General Art Director of İstanbul City Theatres
  • Mehmet Ali ÇELİKEL, Pamukkale University, Turkey
  • Arda ARIKAN, Akdeniz University, Turkey
  • Mustafa ŞAHİNER, Akdeniz University, Turkey
  • Murat ÖĞÜTCÜ, Adıyaman University, Turkey
  • İsmail Hakkı MİRİCİ, Near East University, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
  • Mehmet TAKKAÇ, Ataturk University
  • Oya TUNABOYLU, Suleyman Demirel University
  • Nazlı BAYKAL, Suleyman Demirel University
  • Önder ÇAKIRTAŞ, Bingöl University, Turkey
  • Serap ÜNAL, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Evrim Doğan ADANUR, Fenerbahce University, Turkey
  • Indra KARAPETJANA, University of Latvia, Latvia
  • Karla SIMCIKOVA, University of Ostrava, the Czech Republic
  • Ingrida Egle ZINDZIUVEIENE, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
  • Mustafa CANER, Akdeniz University, Turkey
  • Hüseyin KAFES, Akdeniz University, Turkey
  • Arif SARIÇOBAN, Selçuk University, Turkey
  • Ibrahim YEREBKAN, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Turkey
  • Mihai COSOVEANU, University of Craiova, Romania,
  • Lukasz MARCZAK, Stanislaw Staszic State School, Poland
  • Stephen GUTH, Universitat Bern, Switzerland
  • Fredricka L. STOLLER, Northern Arizona University, the USA
  • David, L. HOLMES, The College of New Jersey, the USA
  • Ahmed BEDU, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
  • Riyadh Abbas Ubeid AL-JASHAMI, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Murtadha AL-MANSOURY, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Khalid ALMBAKI, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
  • Ayad KHANAF, The College of Arts, Iraqi University, Iraq
  • Hind MOAYAD, University of Anbar, Iraq
  • Mehmet ÖZCAN, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
  • Mustafa ŞEVİK, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
  • Şule KARADAYI, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
  • Recai ER, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
  • Selçuk ŞENTÜRK, University of Leicester, UK
  • Bülent AYYILDIZ, Ankara University, Turkey
  • Buse ŞİMŞEK, Pamukkale University, Turkey
  • Çağrı MENTEŞ, Wordman Publishing, Turkey
  • Murat ÖZTÜRK, Wordman Publishing, Turkey
  • Doğan HIZLAN, columnist
  • Azize TAN, Başka Sinema
  • Haluk BİLGİNER, Oyun Atölyesi
  • Rana DOĞUSAL, Oyun Atölyesi
  • Gökçe ÖZLER, Director of Bursa Regional State Symphony Orchestra
  • Tolga YETER, Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Theatre
  • Mehmet ÖZGÜR, Antalya Metropolitan Municipality Theatre
  • Bülent Emin Yarar, Turkish State Theaters

Program of the Festival

Gallery of the 4th International Shakespeare Festival