Theatre History
After the formation of the State Theaters, a number of theaters in Ankara opened their curtains during 1948-1949. Seven years later, on October 5, 1956, the Chamber Theater came into being. That same year, the Halkevi became Ankara's third theater, while the New Stage started in the 1960-1961 season and later the Altindag Theater on March 27, 1964.
The first regional theatrical activities started during the 1956-1957 season. The opening of the Adana and Izmir state the- aters was followed by the opening of the Ahmet Vefik Pasa Theater in Bursa.
The Atatürk Cultural Center in Istanbul opened in 1969. Until it acquired its own company in 1978-79, the state theater organized continuous tours to Istanbul.
Following the proclamation of the Mesrutiyet (con-
stitution), play-writing developed greatly. Halit Fah-
ri and Yusuf Ziya wrote plays fo rthe Darulbedayii. Ahmet Nuri, Cenapy Sabahattin,
Resat Nuri, and Mu-
sin Etrugrul also adapted French plays for the Turkish theater. Under the
Republic, the City Theaters staged the plays of Halit Fahri, Vedat Nedim,
Musahipzade Celal, Omer Seyfettin, Yakup Kadri, Abdulhak Hamit, Cevdet Kudret,
Faruk Nafiz and Huseyin Rahmi. [more]