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Hindi Zahra, a world-famous Moroccan origin French singer, will take the Istanbul stage on Nov. 11 as part of the third edition of the International Folk Music Festival in the Turkish metropolis.

Grammy Award-winning master trumpeter and composer Chris Botti performed on Nov. 2 at the newly-reopened Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul, accompanied by other musicians.

In his speech onstage, Botti expressed his gratitude for being able to perform in the city again.

The London Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the world's most renowned orchestras, took stage at the newly reopened Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) as part of the Beyoğlu Culture Festival organized by the Culture and Tourism Ministry for the first time this year. The orchestra performed a special repertoire at the concert with its giant staff of 96 people.

The Turkish president on Oct. 29 inaugurated the Atatürk Cultural Center in Turkey's metropolitan Istanbul.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony on the 98th anniversary of the foundation of the Republic of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said: "We are striving to repay our debt to the founders of our republic by setting out our 2023 goals and working day and night to achieve them."

The Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM), a landmark of Istanbul, will reopen its doors on the 98th anniversary of the Turkish Republic on Oct. 29, with the "Mimar Sinan Opera," a two-act work composed by Hasan Uçarsu.

Istanbul State Opera and Ballet (IDOB) has opened its new season with the opera "Fidelio" at the Kadıköy Süreyya Opera House.

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Fecir Alptekin, the chief adviser to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and Kadıköy Mayor Şerdil Dara Odabaşı watched the opera that attracted great interest of art lovers.

The construction of the new Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM), a prominent symbol of Istanbul, is in its last phase as the first acoustic testing of the center's main stage has been successfully carried out, according to daily Hürriyet.

Eighty-two percent of the construction of the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul's Taksim has been finished. The center has been under construction since Feb. 10, 2019. Architectural works of the structure have been carried out by Murat Tabanlıoğlu, the son of the architect of the first AKM, Hayati Tabanlıoğlu.

Construction work for the new Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) in Istanbul may begin in February next year, Tourism and Culture Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said on Nov. 1.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited late June 1 the site of the ongoing mosque construction in the historic Taksim Square and the nearby area where the demolition works of Istanbul's iconic Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM) were recently completed. Here are the photos from Erdoğan's late night visit and the latest situation in both sites... (Photos: Doğan News Agency)