A new project is starting at GİF Safveti Pasha!

The first steps of a digital library containing Turkish epics are being taken with the Dede Korkut Stories. In the project titled "Voice Recordings of Dede Korkut Stories from Oral Culture to Digital Culture," Turkish epics will be voiced and published by trained project participants and made available for public benefit.

Project participants will receive training in areas such as "Turkish Mythology," "Epic Genre and Epic Period Turkish Culture," and "Voice Acting Training" and will voice our epics, which are the cornerstones of our culture.

Characteristics Sought in Project Participants:

- Interest in narrating Turkish folk literature and a desire to voice it

- Preferably being an undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral student

- Preferably being a student in Radio, Television and Cinema, Conservatory, Language and Literature departments

Conditions to be Provided by the Participant:

- Passing the interview conducted by the voice acting instructor (Voice recording evaluations)

- Not being absent

- Allowing the publication of at least one epic voice recording at the end of the project

The training program, which will last for 9 weeks, will be conducted by our instructors Prof. Dr. Abdülkadir Emeksiz, Prof. Dr. Dursun Ali Tökel, and Emrullah Uzun.

Our training will take place practically at the GİF Safveti Pasha and Üsküdar Youth Center Sound Recording Studio.

Click here to apply.

Application deadline: February 2, Thursday