With the participation of Minister Yusuf Tekin, The theater play about the War of Independence called "Towards the Republic", opened its curtains at Ankara MEB Şura Stage with its huge cast consisting of 70 people.

 

Minister Tekin, came on stage after the play that received a standing ovation from the audience congratulated the entire team by presenting gifts and flowers.

 

The play, which tells the story of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his comrades in arms, starting the War of Independence with the strong support of the Turkish nation and the establishment of the Republic of Türkiye is written and directed by Bora Severcan. The original music of the play was composed by Selim Atkan.  The supervisor of the play is Assoc. Prof. Dr. İbrahim Sarıtaş.

 

Serdar Yeğin, Gülen Karman, Erhan Yazıcıoğlu, Ahmet Yenilmez, Zuhal Yalçın, Levent Özdilek, Şebnem Özinal, Ziya Kürküt, Sefa Zengin, Yiğit Yapıcı and Volkan Severcan  play the starring role of the play telling the heroic story of the War of Independence and the Republic of Türkiye. 

 

The play begins with a teacher explaining to his 10-year-old student Ali how the republic was declared. In the process that continued with Mustafa Kemal Pasha and his comrades establishing the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye in Ankara, how the heroes of the War of Independence won the War of Independence by fighting the Turkish nation as one fist, to the last drop of their blood, and how Mustafa Kemal Atatürk declared the Republic is discussed. 

 

November 28, Samsun, at 19.00

December 1, Ordu, at 19.00

December 3, Trabzon, at 19.00

December 4, Erzurum, at 19.00

December 5, Sivas, at 19.00

December 6, Tokat, at 19.00

December 11, Izmir, at 15.00 and at 19.00

December 18, Istanbul, at 15.00 and at 19.00

 

Written & Directed by: Bora Severcan

Supervisor: Assoc. Dr. İbrahim Sarıtaş

Music: Selim Atakan

Choreography: Özgür Adam İnanç & Serhat Güdül

Decoration & Costume Design: Özlem Topuz

Lighting Design: Yakup Çartik

 

Mustafa Kemal Pasha: Serdar Yeğin

Teacher: Gülen Karaman

Fevzi Pasha: Erhan Yazıcıoğlu

Rauf Bey: Volkan Severcan

Hamdullah Suphi Bey: Ahmet Yenilmez

Lord Curson: Levent Özdilek

Ali: Ömer Faruk Çalışkan

Mrs. Zübeyde: Zuhal Yalçın

Börekçizade Rıfat Efendi: Sefa Zengin

İsmet Pasha: Yiğit Yapıcı

Refet Bele: Ziya Kürküt

Şerif Bey: İbrahim Raci Öksüz

Damat Ferid Pasha: Özdemir Çiftçioğlu

French Diplomat: Emin And

Kazim Pasha: Umut Temizaş

Halide Edip: Özge İnce

Makbule: Gülçin Gülrek

Mehmet Akif: Ferdi Alver

Woman: Özge İnce

Yağver (counterpart): Ümit İlban

Kara Fatma: Şebnem Özinal

Ali the Sergeant: Ümit İlban

Journalist 1: Onur Tamer

Journalist 2: Deniz Bice

Journalist 3: Nejat Yıldız