Throughout 2025, our University actively contributed to local arts and cultural life through concerts, theatre performances, and cultural events organised by student societies, music groups, theatre clubs, and academic units. Our cultural centres, open spaces, and event venues hosted numerous artistic activities bringing together students, staff, members of the local community, public institutions, non-governmental organisations, and art lovers.
One of the most comprehensive arts and culture programmes in 2025 was the Science, Culture and Art (BKS) Week, held for the third time between 19 and 25 May 2025. Throughout the week, concerts, theatre performances, exhibitions, cultural shows, and other artistic activities were organised. The programme was delivered with contributions from different faculties and units of our University, as well as students, staff, and guest artists.
Evidence:
https://surdurulebilirlik.ktu.edu.tr/bks2025/haber/bks-haftasi-birbirinden-guzel-etkinliklerle-tamamlandi
Turkish Folk Music Club Concert
One of the significant examples of our University’s artistic activities was the Turkish Folk Music Club Concert, held on 25 May 2025 at the Atatürk Cultural Centre. The choir, composed of students from our University, performed under the direction of Lecturer Engin Ahmet Muhsir from the Department of Fine Arts, presenting both choral and solo performances featuring songs from different regions of Anatolia.
The concert was attended by approximately 300 people and contributed to bringing traditional Turkish folk music to a broad audience. The programme also included works by Volkan Konak, one of Trabzon’s prominent artists, thereby contributing to the preservation and promotion of local cultural heritage.
Evidence:
https://hplab.ktu.edu.tr/bks2025/haber/universitemiz-turk-halk-muzigi-kulubunden-anadolu-ezgileriyle-dolu-muhtesem-gece
Our University Theatre Club – “The Miser”
Our University’s student societies are also actively involved in theatre. On 24 May 2025, the University Theatre Club staged Molière’s classic play “The Miser” at the Main Hall of the Atatürk Cultural Centre.
The performance, which began at 20:00, attracted considerable interest from theatre audiences, with spectators filling the hall to watch the performance by our University students. This event demonstrates our University’s support for student theatre and its contribution to making theatrical arts accessible to wider audiences.
Evidence:
https://hplab.ktu.edu.tr/bks2025/haber/universitemiz-tiyatro-kulubunun-sahneledigi-cimri-oyunu-buyuk-begeni-topladi-8
70th Anniversary Concert
As part of the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of our University, a concert was held on 20 May 2025, featuring TRT Radio Vocal Artist Nusret Yılmaz and the Turkish Music Ensemble. The performance included distinguished works of Turkish music and constituted an important part of our University’s cultural and artistic programme.
Evidence:
https://www.ktu.edu.tr/bks2025/haber/universitemizin-70-yili-kokteyl-ve-konser-ile-taclandi-3
Cultural Night
The “Cultural Night”, held on 22 May 2025 at the Atatürk Cultural Centre, provided international students of our University with an opportunity to share their cultures with the wider community through artistic performances.
The programme featured traditional dances, instrumental performances, songs, poetry, and stage performances representing different cultures. The target audience was not limited to students and staff of our University; public institutions and organisations, as well as non-governmental organisations in Trabzon, were also explicitly included among the intended participants. In this respect, the event constituted an important example of cultural interaction between the University and the local community.
Evidence:
https://www.ktu.edu.tr/bks2025/YLuqECf67q
Collaboration with Local Arts Organisations
In addition to supporting its own student societies, our University also provides venues for local arts organisations in Trabzon to carry out cultural activities. In this context, the Trabzon TAKA Music and Folk Dance Association Turkish Art Music Concert was held on 22 May 2025 at our University’s Atatürk Cultural Centre.
This event demonstrates that our University not only produces artistic activities through its own members but also directly contributes to the cultural life of Trabzon by supporting the performances of local arts organisations.
Evidence:
https://surdurulebilirlik.ktu.edu.tr/bks2025/etkinlikler
Opening Our Cultural and Artistic Infrastructure to the Local Community
Our University’s contribution to arts and cultural life is not limited to performances by its own student communities. Throughout 2025, the Atatürk Cultural Centre and other University venues hosted numerous concerts and cultural performances.
University activity records for 2025 show that concerts by the TRT Trabzon Regional Directorate Youth Choir, Turkish Art Music performances, local school orchestras, and many other musical events were held at our University’s cultural venues. For example, the TRT Trabzon Regional Directorate Youth Choir performed on 5 May 2025, our University’s Gademe Gademe Art Club performed on 7 May 2025, the Trabzon Akçaabat Fine Arts High School Orchestra performed on 8 May 2025, and the TRT Youth Choir performed again on 16 May 2025, all at the Atatürk Cultural Centre.
These examples demonstrate that our University opens its cultural and artistic infrastructure to local artists, schools, public institutions, and arts organisations outside the University, thereby contributing to the cultural life of Trabzon.
Evidence:
https://webmail.ktu.edu.tr/dosyalar/sgdb_UqUhA.pdf
2025 Performance Programme
The official 2025 Science, Culture, Art and Sports Week programme of our University included the following live performances:
- Our University Turkish Folk Music Club Concert,
- “The Miser”, staged by our University Theatre Club,
- Trabzon TAKA Music and Folk Dance Association Turkish Art Music Concert,
- music, dance, and traditional performances presented as part of Cultural Night,
- and various other musical and cultural performances.
Evidence:
https://surdurulebilirlik.ktu.edu.tr/bks2025/bks25-bilim-kultur-sanat-spor-haftasi-takvimi
General list of events:
https://surdurulebilirlik.ktu.edu.tr/bks2025/etkinlikler
In conclusion, throughout 2025, our University supported performances by its own student choirs, music groups, and theatre clubs, while also providing venues and visibility for local artists, choirs, orchestras, and cultural organisations, thereby making an active contribution to the artistic and cultural life of Trabzon. The regular organisation of concerts, theatre performances, traditional music and dance events, and multicultural stage performances clearly demonstrates our University’s institutional contribution to the preservation, promotion, and public accessibility of local arts and cultural heritage.
Theatre
January 2025
- 10 January 2025 — “10 Years Later” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 16 January 2025 — “The Claques” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 19 January 2025 — “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 24 January 2025 — “At the Hotel” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 26 January 2025 — “Ladybug and Black Cat & Surreal Love from Nowhere” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 29 January 2025 — “Long Live Mercaniye” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 30 January 2025 — “Unknown Pasha” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 31 January 2025 — “Apparently, I Was in Love with Ran” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 8 events
February 2025
- 02 February 2025 — “Crime and Punishment” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 08 February 2025 — “The Adventures of Pinocchio” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 09 February 2025 — “Magician Sinan – Chess” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 11 February 2025 — “Improvisational Theatre” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 22 February 2025 — “Tales of KeloÄŸlan” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 23 February 2025 — “Ali Baba’s Farm” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 6 events
March 2025
- 08 March 2025 — “A Father Hamlet” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 17 March 2025 — “Seven-Husband Hürmüz” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 18 March 2025 — “You’ll See Too” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 24 March 2025 — “Where Are the Old Ramadans – 2” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 25 March 2025 — “Phosphorescent Cevriye” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 5 events
April 2025
- 14 April 2025 — “Mr. Seyfi” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 14 April 2025 — “Orchids in the Fire Zone” — Atatürk Cultural Center M. ReÅŸit TarakçıoÄŸlu Hall
- 18 April 2025 — “Inappropriate” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 19 April 2025 — “Crime and Punishment” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 20 April 2025 — “The Illusionist” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 27 April 2025 — “The Love List” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 6 events
May 2025
- 01 May 2025 — “Let Womanhood Stay with Us” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 09 May 2025 — “Ugly Story” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 11 May 2025 — “Those Were the Days” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 14 May 2025 — “End-of-Year Activities” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 15 May 2025 — “Le Dernier Ange” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 17 May 2025 — “19 May Commemoration Event” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 26 May 2025 — “End-of-Year Activities” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 28 May 2025 — “The Hunchback of Notre Dame – Hamlet” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 30 May 2025 — “The Devil Within Us” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total:9 events
June 2025
- 27 June 2025 — “I Think the Murderer Did It” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 29 June 2025 — “Till Death Do Us Part” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 2 events
July 2025
- 04 July 2025 — “Mixed Selection” — Prof. Dr. Osman Turan Culture and Congress Center Hasan Turan Hall
- 10 July 2025 — “Dance of Epics” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 2 events
October 2025
- 11 October 2025 — “Romeo & Juliet” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 15 October 2025 — “Milk Siblings” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 2 events
Overall Total
A total of 40 theatre were organized throughout 2025.
Concerts and Musical Activities
January 2025
- 12 January — “Kukuli Musical” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 18 January — “Turkish Classical Music” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 20 January — “Ayna” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 3 events
February 2025
- 04 February — “Derya Bedavacı” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 07 February — “Göksel” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 10 February — “Lords Of The Sound” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 13 February — “Teoman” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 19 February — “Fatma Turgut” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 20 February — “Senforock 2025” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 21 February — “Gökhan Birben” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 7 events
March 2025
- 05–06 March — “Teoman” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 11 March — “Gökhan Birben” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 14 March — “Cem Adrian” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 3 events
April 2025
- 08–09 April — “Funda Arar” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 10 April — “Göksel” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 12 April — “Melis Fis” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 13 April — “Can Ozan” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 15 April — “Kalben” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 16 April — “Yeni Türkü” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 17 April — “Åžifadır Türküler” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 25 April — “Turkish Classical Music” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 26 April — “Leman Sam” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 29 April — “Ahiyan” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 30 April — “Musa EroÄŸlu” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 11 events
May 2025
- 03 May — “Gripin” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 05 May — “Youth Choir Concert” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 07 May — “Sihirli Ay” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 08 May — “Göksel Baktagir & Trabzon Fine Arts High School Orchestra” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 10 May — “Terennüm” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 16 May — “Youth Choir Concert” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 20 May — “Anniversary Concert with Nusret Yılmaz” — Prof. Dr. Osman Turan Culture and Congress Center Hasan Turan Hall
- 22 May — “Culture Night and Taka Concert” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 23 May — “Academicians’ Turkish Folk Music Concert” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 27 May — “Feridun DüzaÄŸaç” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 10 events
June 2025
- 16 June — “End-of-Year Concert” — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 1 event
October 2025
- 18–19 October — “Funda Arar” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 25 October — “Fatma Turgut” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 2 events
November 2025
- 03 November — “Ayna” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 04 November — “Güler Duman – OÄŸuz Aksaç” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 09 November — “Cem Adrian” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 16 November — “Ezginin GünlüÄŸü” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 21–22 November — “Derya Bedavacı” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 27 November — “Grup 84” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 29 November — “Selim Bölükbaşı” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 7 events
December 2025
- 17 December — “Koray Avcı” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 20 December — “Evgeny Gringo” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
- 21 December — “The Lord Of The Rings” Concert — Atatürk Cultural Center Hasan Saka Hall
Total: 3 events
Overall Total
A total of 47 concerts and musical events were organized throughout 2025.
