BeyoÄŸlu’s second Gold Hands Festival begins
Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey
ISTANBUL – Anatolia News Agency
The second Gold Hands Festival began Tuesday in Istanbul’s BeyoÄŸlu district. The festival, which will run through Sept. 6, is organized by the Culture and Tourism Ministry in Taksim Gezi Park. BeyoÄŸlu’s Mayor Ahmet Misbah Demircan said that there are 73 artists contributing to the festival from 33 different cities around Turkey.
“I am very happy that there is a big improvement this year, when compared with last years festival,” said Demircan and added, “Artists are the biggest part of our culture. Even though they lost some of their market share with the industrial revolution, I am still hopeful because people prefer natural and handmade goods.”
Wooden handicrafts, textiles, ceramic tiles and other Turkish handicraft workshops will be held at the second Gold Hands Festival.