{"id":16655,"date":"2026-02-13T12:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akademy.org.tr\/en\/?p=16655"},"modified":"2026-02-13T12:15:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T09:15:59","slug":"yalda-night-celebrated-with-enthusiasm-and-excitement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/akademy.org.tr\/en\/2026\/02\/13\/yalda-night-celebrated-with-enthusiasm-and-excitement\/","title":{"rendered":"Yalda Night Celebrated with Enthusiasm and Excitement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the Akademy, the longest night of the year was celebrated with strong participation and great enthusiasm. The ten-thousand-year-old tradition of the Kurds was brought to life through songs, poetry, stories, and riddles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event was organized by the Akademy. Artist Ferec delivered a powerful heavy metal performance on guitar. In addition, artist Sirac, together with tembur player Serkan, enriched the evening with their songs. Teachers and students of the Akademy also took to the stage with various performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests were welcomed with traditional treats such as roasted chickpeas, walnuts, and dried fruits, and the night concluded with a joyful round dance (govend).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akademy.org.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ferec-fuat-tas-akademy-seva-yelda-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17759\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u00c7av Zeyt\u00fbna Min ji Hunermend S\u00eerac \u015eeva Yelda Akademy\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hac7V3AAo98?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Heval Megr\u00ee Helbesta Cegerxw\u00een ji Sevgul Xanim\u00ea \u015eeva Yelda Akademy\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AkiJzWuQfbo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u015eeve \u015eev Mamoste Yusuf \u015eeva Yelda Akademy\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sxVbPEFUgvo?list=PLWaPqvSaQrUhfiPoIZCigfAlvvt5tjloO\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the Akademy, the longest night of the year was celebrated with strong participation and great enthusiasm. 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