Karachi to host grand Turkish festival from Feb 19

Karachi: Turkey and Pakistan share a common cultural heritage that brings both countries closer to celebrate art, culture, trade and tourism. 

This is the very reason the Consulate General of Turkey along with Turkish Airlines and some of the major Turkish enterprises have decided to host a Grand Turkish Festival in Karachi from February 19 to 21 from 5pm onwards to enable Karachiites to experience the diverse and rich cultural heritage of the Turks.

Turkey’s Consul General Murat M. Onart shared these views while addressing the media at a press briefing at Port Grand on Friday.

He said that as a sequel to the many successful events held at Port Grand, the Consulate General of Turkey has chosen this venue to host the festival. 

Consequently, Karachi,  the  city  of  lights , will   witness  the three -day   grand  festival, each day from 5pm to past midnight/ Port Grand will be dressed in great Turkish themes, with spectacular performances and exhibits that will be enabled by a large contingent of artists, performers and culinary specialists all especially flown in from Turkey to mesmerise the audience. 

Onart said a special troupe would be flown all the way from Turkey to perform live in the midst of music, art, dance, food and entertainment with lots of shopping options at the festival. 

General Manager Turkish Airlines Fatih Atacan Temel announced that Turkish Airlines was celebrating its 35th anniversary and it would be starting two daily flights from Karachi to Turkey in the last week of February. 

He also announced a chance to win two return air tickets a day—six tickets in three days—for the visitors of the grand festival. 

Fatih, while highlighting the growing relationship between Turkey and Pakistan, said it was resulting in a substantially expanding traffic between the two countries for tourists and business. 

Onart also welcomed a car rally from Karachi via Iran to Turkey being planned by Pakistani adventure lovers. He said the Pakistan to Turkey Friendship Drive would further strengthen good relations and promote tourism between Pakistan and Turkey. 

During the Turkish festival, the performances will take place in 10 stages throughout the one-kilometre expanse of Port Grand, in the midst of Turkish food, delights, beverages, jewellry, carpets, ceramics, lamps and many other artifacts on display and sale. 

Considering the scale of this event as well as its uniqueness, we are expecting over 60,000 people to experience this extravaganza, amid the usual safety, security and beauty of Port Grand, said Shahid Firoz, chief executive officer of Port Grand.