Who performs at the festival?
The majority of groups performing at the festival come from Turkey. Turkish folk dancers and music, Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi’s Whirling Dervishes (Sema), the fashion show, and the Ottoman-Turkish Army Marching Band (Mehter Takimi) make up the main performing groups at the festival. Also, there are various booths on the festival ground where visitors can watch, learn and enjoy live demonstrations of carpet weaving, calligraphy, paper marbling, ceramic art, shadow theater, etc. all performed by professional Turkish artists.