International Alanya Stone Statue Symposium opened
The first week of November the International Alanya Stone Statue Symposium was opened in the area behind Alanya Town Hall. The symposium is organized by cooperation from Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Alanya Municipality and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University.
The opening ceremony was made by Alanya Governor Hulusi Doğan, Alanya Mayor Hasan Sipahioğlu, The General Director of Security Turgay Çalışkan and Alanya Municipality Council Members.
Artists from Turkey, Vietnam, Germany, Bulgaria, Syria, Ukraine and Poland participate in the symposium. The main aim of the symposium is contributing qualified artworks to the city, and also let citizens be able to watch the artworks and take information from the artists during the symposium.
The first International Alanya Stone Statue Symposium was held in 2004, and is arranged every year during all November.