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Orhan Kemal Cultural Centre

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Owner
  
Çukurova Municipality

Opened
  
20 September 2013

Type
  
Cultural complex

Capacity
  
600 (theater hall)

Orhan Kemal Cultural Centre

Address
  
Belediye Evleri mah., Çukurova Adana Turkey

Current use
  
Theatre, Exhibition Hall, School of Art

Similar
  
Seyhan Cultural Center, Adana Dârüleytâm, Menderes Sports Hall, Adana Center for Arts and, Kiremithane railway station

Orhan Kemal Cultural Centre (Turkish: Orhan Kemal Kültür Merkezi), is a complex in the Çukurova district of Adana, that is composed of a theatre hall, three exhibition halls and a school of arts. The center is located next to the Çukurova Municipality Hall, on Türkmenbaşı Boulevard.

The cultural centre was opened in September 20, 2013 together with the City Hall and the Town Park. The centre was initially named the Çukurova Municipality Cultural Centre. On January 7, 2015, the cultural center is renamed 'Orhan Kemal Kültür Merkezi' at the centennial of Orhan Kemal, one of the most productive Turkish novelist who died in 1970.

The Center

600-seater theatre hall of the Center hosts the Çukurova Town Theatre and community theater groups. Çukurova Town Theatre performs every Tuesday here from October to May.

Turhan Selçuk School of Arts is a facility for learning photography, caricature and drawing.

References

Orhan Kemal Cultural Centre Wikipedia