Zavot KÖK is Opening!

Zavot KÖK is the modern embodiment of our culture of teaching, education, and production in Boğatepe. It carries the enlightenment goals of previous generations into contemporary learning spaces, linking our shared memory to the future through cultural sustainability.

We are inviting you to the opening of our Culture Center!

Program:

July 11th, Saturday

Ekomüze Zavot, Multi-purpose Culture Salon

09:15 | Departure from Kars

10:30 AM | Opening Ceremony and Exhibition Opening: 'The Story of the Village Institutes'

11:00 AM | Film Screening and Discussion with Director Rıza Sönmez: Don’t Tell Orhan Pamuk—My Film Shot in Kars Also Features the Novel Snow (2016)

12:00 PM | Lunch

1:00 PM | Film Screening and Discussion with Director Çağatay Taşkın Yamen: The Last Institute Students (2024)

2:30 PM | Presentation: Alper Akçam on ‘The Village Institutes and the Anatolian Renaissance’

3:30 PM | Presentation: Selçuk Şirin on ‘New Educational Models Around the World’

4:30 PM | Cocktail Reception and Music

5:20 PM | Departure for Kars

8:00 PM | Dinner

July 12th, Sunday

Zavot KÖK

9:15 AM | Departure from Kars

10:15 AM | Breakfast

10:30 AM | Film Screening: Cycle (Dir. Galip Ener and Orhan Çalışır, 2020)

11:00 AM | Presentation: 'Adult Education' with Serkan Kahyaoğlu

12:00 PM | Presentation: 'The Story of the Zavot Village Teacher Culture and Arts House' with Emine Oruçoğlu

1:00 PM | Lunch and Music