Since 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of ALTİD (Alanya Tourist Operators Association), our current board of directors has aimed to organize a celebration program and an accompanying event to commemorate our founders and our members of 25 years, and has commenced work accordingly.
In this decision, our goal as tourism professionals has been not just a celebration for our members, but the aim of highlighting environmental awareness and cultural heritage within the social responsibility framework of the project.
Nowadays, the issue of cultural heritage holds great importance in the diversification of tourism. The candidacy application for Alanya Castle and Shipyard to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List was accepted in 2010, and its place on the list will be finalized in February 2011.
We are inviting all association member facilities, all tour operators and travel agencies, our Honorable Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertuğrul Günay, our ministry's general directors, promotion and tourism counselors, UNESCO permanent committee representatives through our ministry, public institution and organization officials (within the province and district framework), mayors, our Antalya Governor, Ambassadors, Honorary Consuls, suppliers of the accommodation sector, representatives, and industry organizations to our 25th-anniversary celebration organization, which we plan to hold on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at ALANYA CASTLE Tophane Neighborhood / Esat Burcu Locality, as the preparations for the program continue with great speed and intensive work. Additionally, local, national, and international press (visual-written media) and tourism internet newspaper officials are also being called.
The program will conclude at sunset, followed by a 2-hour cocktail prolongé program, after which the setting will transition to a concert environment (since the Esat Burcu area is a protected area, the completely natural environment will be preserved), and the 14-member Prague Virtuosi Orchestra (of Czech Republic origin—including our flute artist Şefika Kutluer from Türkiye; the orchestra's actual size is 65 people) will perform a 1-hour concert in the area with natural instrument sounds. The reason for choosing the orchestra is that they are featured as the "residential orchestra" within the international UNESCO PONTES FESTIVAL. The Alanya concert will be included in the update to be made in the 2010-2011 Festival booklet and website, and information regarding Alanya will be provided. (www.pontesfestival.com) Virtuosi di Praga, (www.pontesfestival.com/screen.php?str=virtuosi_di_praga&jazyk=cz)
ALTİD 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION PROGRAM
October 9, 2010
(Alanya Castle-Tophane Neighborhood/Esat Burcu Locality)
17:00-18:30 Cocktail
18:30-19:00 Transition to the Concert Area
19:00-19:45 Speeches and Plaque Ceremony
20:00-21:00 Concert (Prague Virtuosos accompanied by Şefika Kutluer)