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Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IBB)  buys Yıldız Kenter Theatre

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It was unanimously decided that the Yıldız Kenter Theatre in SISLI (neighborhood) would be purchased by the IBB to continue its activities within the City (municipality) Theatres Structure. At the funeral of prominent drama artist YILDIZ KENTER, who passed away last year, IBB President Ekrem Imamoglu had promised to include the YILDIZ KENTER theatre into the IBB structure.

Thereafter, the Directorate of City Theaters associated with IBB had begun the operation by writing to the IBB presidency on March 4, 2020 to keep the Theater at SISLI alive (active). In the writing, it was noted that the Kenter Theatre, founded by the KENTERs (brother and sister) in 1968, was one of the places whose name was identified with the theatre in Turkey for half a century.

It was also mentioned that many artists were educated in this theatre and to ensure the memories of many distinguished personalities of the cultural and artistic life of Istanbul which has had  an important place in this branch would always be remembered the theatre should survive and continue its adventure of art within the group of city (municipal) theatres.

The demand for said operation and transactions necessary to bring the Kenter theater to the City Theater Directorate was raised at the July Sessions of the IBB Assembly. However, the AKP-MHP group had withdrawn the report at the last moment, citing “technical difficulties”.

The same report was raised again at the IBB parliamentary session on October 15. The decision was approved unanimously this time.

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