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The French Metz Grand Est National Orchestra will come to Türkiye in solidarity with the musicians affected by deadly earthquakes in early February that rattled the country's south.

The special concert will take place on July 6 at the Cemal Reşit Rey (CRR) Concert Hall in cooperation with Institut français Türkiye and the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV).

Institut Français in Türkiye presents a new exhibition, titled "Scordatura Istanbul," which is an audio and visual tour in megapolis Istanbul. Painter Patrick Singh and musician Jérôme Fohrer's dual perspectives allow visitors to see and listen to the world city Istanbul in a different way.

Istanbul will host an EU-based archaeology festival, European Archaeology Days, conducted by the French Institute for Anatolian Studies (IFEA) and the Institut Français Istanbul, between June 17 and 19.

The entrance to the festival, which will be conducted at the Institut Français in the Beyoğlu district, will be free of charge.

Aiming to support NGOs, artists, initiatives and activists in Turkey's arts and culture sector, CultureCIVIC will be supporting Turkey's arts and culture scene with 1.6 million euros. The program and applications starts on June 30.

Four established and active cultural institutions in Turkey, Institut français de Turquie; the Dutch embassy in Turkey; Goethe-Institut and the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), are joining forces to provide emerging artists and authors in Turkey opportunities to spend time in artist residencies across Europe, and vice versa. 

Bulgaria's capital Sofia is celebrating Days of France from Friday through Sunday (October 16-18).

With support from Institut Français, which is co-organizing the event with the French-Bulgarian Trade and Industrial Chamber this year, the Days of France are going beyond exclusively gastronomic nature they had in 2014.