Toronto Turkish Festival is organized by the Canadian Turkish Friendship Community (CTFC) to celebrate Turkish culture through music, exhibitions, arts, crafts, dance, shows and delicious food. Since August 2006, during the first weekend of August in downtown Toronto, at Toronto’s Yonge and Dundas Square, Toronto Turkish Festival is supported and encouraged by the City of Toronto, local counselors, and appreciated by[clarification needed] the mayor of Toronto, the local police chiefs, the Canadian business community, and Yonge & Dundas Square management.
The first Toronto Turkish Festival was successfully held, as over 40,000 people participated in the festivities on August 5, 2006. David Miller, Mayor of Toronto, visited the Turkish community during the Festival.
CTFC was encouraged and advised by Miller to extend the event to a two-day festival. On the dates of 4–5 August 2007; on 2–3 August 2008, and on 1–2 August 2009; CTFC successfully organized Toronto Turkish Festival; securing its position as a traditional annual celebration and festivity. Almost hundred thousand people from Canadian-Turkish communities and from other communities and cultures around GTA as well as from neighbouring cities, provinces and U.S states, have visited Toronto Turkish Festival.
Toronto Turkish Festival is open to the public, and the entrance is free. Ever year, the Festival is alive with the sights, sounds and aromas of Türkiye.
Toronto Turkish Festival is open to the public, and the entrance is free. Ever year, the Festival is alive with the sights, sounds and aromas of Türkiye.
CTFC is devoted to the promotion of Turkish culture and language in Toronto and in Canada as a non-profit and charitable organization since its beginning in 2004. One of its objectives is to contribute to Ontario communities in terms of promoting intercultural events, and to support educational and cultural activities open to the public.
Toronto Turkish Festival is open to the public, and the entrance is free. Ever year, the Festival is alive with the sights, sounds and aromas of Türkiye.
CTFC is devoted to the promotion of Turkish culture and language in Toronto and in Canada as a non-profit and charitable organization since its beginning in 2004. One of its objectives is to contribute to Ontario communities in terms of promoting intercultural events, and to support educational and cultural activities open to the public.
CTFC is devoted to the promotion of Turkish culture and language in Toronto and in Canada as a non-profit and charitable organization since its beginning in 2004. One of its objectives is to contribute to Ontario communities in terms of promoting intercultural events, and to support educational and cultural activities open to the public.