Urla's Yorgo Seferis Gallery moves to new space

The Yorgo Seferis Art Gallery has changed location across the street to take up more spacious quarters in a restored stone building said to have once been used as a camel stableEver since Hasan Gürsoy opened the Yorgo Seferis Art Gallery in Urla, he has been asked on a regular basis, ?Hello, sir, are you Mr. Yorgo?? The answer is negative, of course, but it definitely provides an opportunity to talk about a major 20th century literary figure, Yorgo Seferis, who lived in Urla until the age of 14 and won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1963.

Gürsoy explains that when he and his partners opened in January 2014, they decided to pay respect to Greek-origin Yorgo Seferis by naming their gallery after him. This gesture to recognize a shared cultural past and encourage the pursuit of art was welcomed by the local community, according to Gürsoy. A positive step in the name of cross-cultural understanding and diversity, the gallery became a venue for artistic events and exhibits.

Now, the Yorgo Seferis Art Gallery has changed location with a move across the street to take up more spacious quarters in a restored stone building, which is said to have once been used as a stable for camels.  

With the move, the gallery has expanded its range of activities to include a café along with its regular program of continually changing exhibits, instruction, and events like musical recitals and poetry readings.  

Urla?s municipality named the street after Yorgo Seferis in 1998 with ceremonies, which included many Greek visitors and dignitaries.

?enay Bulu?, Hasan Gürsoy?s partner and fellow artist, has taken over the management of the new café, aiming to create an attractive meeting place for both art-lovers and curious passers-by.