394:
33:
293:
380:
for the advancement of the education of orphan children in poverty, with the condition to receive the revenues during his or his wife's lifetime. He died in 1955 and his wife Adalet İlmen died in 1966. The cinema, taken over by the charity society, was then run first by their daughter and then by the
384:
The audience hall of the Süreyya Cinema was renovated in 1996, and state of the art technical equipment were acquired in 2003. Also, the exterior of the building underwent a reconditioning in accordance with the original design. However, all these efforts and the investments made for modernization
325:, and in the interior, which displays stylistical characteristics of German architecture. By the order of the Deputy of Istanbul, Süreyya İlmen, Kegham Kavafyan was appointed as the architect who would design the Süreyya Opera House, which was completed in 1927. Called the
444:
added newly. There are 14 dressing rooms that were built without changing the architecture of the building. The audience capacity of the opera house is 570 seats. The ballroom on the second floor can accommodate 500 guests.
308:
Süreyya İlmen) started the construction of the building in 1924 to meet the need of a venue for cultural and social events, which was lacking in Kadıköy. He was impressed by the glamour of famous theatres in
520:
545:
755:
336:
Since the stage of the musical theatre was not wholly completed and no artists' rooms were provided, operetta performances did not take place at all. Only
745:
456:
performances are staged three days a week at the venue. The venue also hosts events such as art exhibitions, festivities and celebrations like the
765:
313:
during his visits. The aesthetic and functional influences in the architectural design of the building are reflected in the foyer, an example of
318:
75:
333:) and opened on March 6, 1927, the theatre was the first venue for opera in the Asian side of Istanbul and the sixth in the entire city.
740:
405:
project after leasing the building in August 2005 from the Darüşşafaka
Association for a term of 40 years. The restoration included the
735:
393:
498:
372:
110:
730:
257:
750:
553:
725:
68:
574:
32:
469:
367:(English: Kadıköy Stage) for five years starting from 1959. Later, the space was used as an apparel workshop.
377:
760:
264:
by the order of a Deputy for
Istanbul, Süreyya İlmen. It was originally established in 1927 as the first
457:
655:
603:
305:
634:
292:
272:
part of
Istanbul. However, due to the lack of appropriate facilities and equipment at the theatre,
430:
353:
414:
413:. The construction works lasted almost two years and the cost amounted to around 14 million
233:
133:
485:
437:
265:
261:
195:
363:
at the second floor served for many years as a wedding hall. It hosted the theater group
337:
296:
A view of the front facade on
General Asım Gündüz Avenue in Bahariye, Kadıköy, Istanbul
719:
441:
402:
277:
680:
401:
By the beginning of 2006, Kadıköy
Municipality under Mayor Selami Öztürk launched a
245:
217:
53:
492:
475:
440:
has a width of 14 metres, depth of 10 metres and height of 4.90 metres, with an
281:
241:
340:
were performed some days a week. In 1930, technical equipment needed to screen
425:
341:
90:
77:
481:
433:. Thus, Süreyya Pasha's dream of an opera house came true after 80 years.
244:
located at Gen. Asım Gündüz Avenue No: 29, in the
Bahariye quarter of the
421:
360:
314:
280:
until the building underwent a functional restoration and reopened as an
273:
269:
249:
57:
488:
453:
410:
406:
310:
253:
61:
449:
392:
322:
301:
291:
705:
420:
Süreyya Opera House reopened on
December 14, 2007 performing the
448:
The opera house is home to the
Istanbul State Opera and Ballet.
385:
did not bring the expected result to increase the audience.
409:
at the ceiling and on the walls, and the sculptures on the
276:
weren't staged until 2007. The venue was rather used as a
344:
were installed and henceforth the venue was renamed as
211:
201:
191:
179:
171:
163:
155:
150:
142:
132:
124:
116:
106:
67:
46:
521:Ermeniler olmasaydı, İstanbul İstanbul olur muydu?
478:- main opera house of Istanbul in the 19th century
546:"Artık Süreyya Sineması yok; Süreyya Operası var"
218:https://sureyyaoperasi.kadikoy.bel.tr/en/about-us
515:
513:
370:Süreyya İlmen donated the theatre in 1950 to
352:). Hikmet Nâzım, father of the renowned poet
8:
16:
15:
356:, was the movie theatre's first manager.
238:Süreyya Operası or Süreyya Kültür Merkezi
656:"Süreyya Sineması kültür merkezi oluyor"
604:"Süreyya Sineması kültür merkezi oluyor"
509:
628:
626:
624:
552:(in Turkish). Arkitera. Archived from
128:Opera and ballet theatre, concert hall
7:
597:
595:
593:
591:
539:
537:
535:
533:
756:Redevelopment projects in Istanbul
662:(in Turkish). Arkitera. 2005-12-29
14:
577:. Turkish Daily News. 2007-12-17
31:
746:Art Deco architecture in Turkey
256:. The building was designed by
120:Istanbul State Opera and Ballet
766:Music venues completed in 1927
472:- main opera house of Istanbul
1:
575:"Curtains rise on opera hall"
544:Fügan Ünal Şen (2007-12-03).
683:(in Turkish). Süreyya Opersı
633:Gokhan Akçura (2007-10-21).
397:Foyer of Süreyya Opera House
381:grandsons of Süreyya İlmen.
782:
741:Theatres completed in 1927
635:"Süreyya Operası açılıyor"
602:Cahit Akyol (2005-12-18).
499:Kadıköy Haldun Taner Stage
349:
330:
216:
206:
42:
30:
21:
736:Music venues in Istanbul
187:2007–present opera house
50:Gen. Asım Gündüz Cad. 29
470:Atatürk Cultural Center
378:charitable organization
230:Süreyya Cultural Center
207:Municipality of Kadıköy
185:1930–2005 movie theatre
111:Darüşşafaka Association
731:Opera houses in Turkey
610:(in Turkish). Arkitera
398:
319:Champs-Elysées Theatre
297:
284:on December 14, 2007.
237:
396:
295:
91:40.98805°N 29.02864°E
751:Theatres in Istanbul
527:, December 10, 2010.
373:Darüşşafaka Cemiyeti
726:Culture in Istanbul
226:Süreyya Opera House
87: /
37:Süreyya Opera House
18:
637:(in Turkish). Star
431:Ahmet Adnan Saygun
399:
298:
96:40.98805; 29.02864
681:"Teknik Bilgiler"
223:
222:
183:1927–1930 theatre
167:December 14, 2007
773:
712:
709:
708:
706:Official website
692:
691:
689:
688:
677:
671:
670:
668:
667:
652:
646:
645:
643:
642:
630:
619:
618:
616:
615:
599:
586:
585:
583:
582:
571:
565:
564:
562:
561:
541:
528:
517:
417:(approx. $ 9m).
351:
346:Süreyya Sineması
332:
331:Süreyya Operetta
317:inspired by the
258:Ottoman Armenian
102:
101:
99:
98:
97:
92:
88:
85:
84:
83:
80:
35:
25:Süreyya Sineması
19:
781:
780:
776:
775:
774:
772:
771:
770:
716:
715:
710:
704:
703:
700:
695:
686:
684:
679:
678:
674:
665:
663:
654:
653:
649:
640:
638:
632:
631:
622:
613:
611:
601:
600:
589:
580:
578:
573:
572:
568:
559:
557:
543:
542:
531:
519:Cengiz Çandar,
518:
511:
507:
486:performing arts
466:
391:
365:Kadıköy Sahnesi
327:Süreyya Opereti
290:
266:musical theatre
262:Kegham Kavafyan
196:Kegham Kavafyan
186:
184:
95:
93:
89:
86:
81:
78:
76:
74:
73:
60:
51:
38:
26:
24:
23:Süreyya Opereti
17:Süreyya Operası
12:
11:
5:
779:
777:
769:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
718:
717:
714:
713:
699:
698:External links
696:
694:
693:
672:
647:
620:
587:
566:
529:
508:
506:
503:
502:
501:
496:
479:
473:
465:
462:
390:
387:
350:Süreyya Cinema
289:
286:
228:, also called
221:
220:
214:
213:
209:
208:
204:
203:
199:
198:
193:
189:
188:
181:
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
165:
161:
160:
157:
153:
152:
148:
147:
144:
140:
139:
136:
130:
129:
126:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
108:
104:
103:
71:
65:
64:
48:
44:
43:
40:
39:
36:
28:
27:
22:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
778:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
723:
721:
707:
702:
701:
697:
682:
676:
673:
661:
657:
651:
648:
636:
629:
627:
625:
621:
609:
605:
598:
596:
594:
592:
588:
576:
570:
567:
556:on 2013-04-18
555:
551:
547:
540:
538:
536:
534:
530:
526:
522:
516:
514:
510:
504:
500:
497:
494:
490:
487:
483:
480:
477:
474:
471:
468:
467:
463:
461:
459:
455:
451:
446:
443:
442:orchestra pit
439:
438:theatre stage
434:
432:
429:(Opus 26) by
428:
427:
423:
418:
416:
412:
408:
404:
403:redevelopment
395:
389:Redevelopment
388:
386:
382:
379:
375:
374:
368:
366:
362:
357:
355:
347:
343:
339:
338:theatre plays
334:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
307:
303:
294:
287:
285:
283:
279:
278:movie theatre
275:
271:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
219:
215:
210:
205:
200:
197:
194:
190:
182:
178:
174:
170:
166:
162:
159:March 6, 1927
158:
154:
149:
145:
141:
137:
135:
131:
127:
123:
119:
115:
112:
109:
105:
100:
72:
70:
66:
63:
59:
55:
49:
45:
41:
34:
29:
20:
711:(in Turkish)
685:. Retrieved
675:
664:. Retrieved
659:
650:
639:. Retrieved
612:. Retrieved
607:
579:. Retrieved
569:
558:. Retrieved
554:the original
549:
524:
493:concert hall
476:Naum Theatre
458:Republic Day
447:
435:
424:
419:
400:
383:
371:
369:
364:
358:
354:Nâzım Hikmet
345:
335:
326:
299:
248:district in
229:
225:
224:
180:Years active
151:Construction
495:in Istanbul
342:sound films
282:opera house
146:Opera house
143:Current use
94: /
69:Coordinates
720:Categories
687:2008-10-21
666:2008-10-22
641:2008-10-22
614:2008-10-21
581:2008-10-21
560:2008-10-22
505:References
484:- largest
426:Yunus Emre
348:(English:
329:(English:
260:architect
242:opera hall
82:29°01′43″E
79:40°59′17″N
482:Zorlu PSM
274:operettas
270:Anatolian
240:), is an
192:Architect
175:2006–2007
660:Hürriyet
608:Hürriyet
464:See also
422:oratorio
361:ballroom
315:Art Deco
300:Süreyya
250:Istanbul
164:Reopened
134:Capacity
117:Operator
58:Istanbul
761:Kadıköy
525:Radikal
489:theatre
407:frescos
288:History
268:on the
246:Kadıköy
234:Turkish
212:Website
202:Tenants
172:Rebuilt
54:Kadıköy
47:Address
460:Ball.
454:ballet
411:facade
311:Europe
254:Turkey
156:Opened
62:Turkey
52:34710
550:Akşam
450:Opera
323:Paris
306:later
302:Pasha
107:Owner
491:and
452:and
436:The
376:, a
359:The
125:Type
415:YTL
321:in
138:570
722::
658:.
623:^
606:.
590:^
548:.
532:^
523:,
512:^
252:,
236::
56:,
690:.
669:.
644:.
617:.
584:.
563:.
304:(
232:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
