GOLDEN PIGEON FINALISTS EXCESSED THEIR EXCITEMENT WITH EMRE ALTUĞ

The order of the finalists in the 26th Golden Pigeon Composition Competition, organized in cooperation with Aydın Metropolitan Municipality, Kuşadası Municipality and Kuşadası Golden Pigeon Culture, Art and Promotion Foundation (KUSAV), was determined by a draw. Emre Altuğ, the popular name of Turkish pop music, who attended the night held for the draw, expressed his happiness to be in Kuşadası and said, "It is very special and exciting for me to give a concert at the opening of the Golden Pigeon Composition Competition."

The 26th Golden Pigeon Composition Competition, which started with a press conference held in the historical Caravanserai, continued with a night organized to determine the order of the finalists on stage. Kuşadası District Governor İbrahim Keklik, CHP Aydın MPs Bülent Tezcan, Hüseyin Yıldız and Evrim Karakoz, Kuşadası Mayor Ömer Günel, Didim Mayor Deniz Atabay, KUSAV President Levent Köylü, organizer Ali Rıza Türker, deputy mayors, municipal council members and press members attended the night. and many guests attended.

  “GOLDEN PIGEON HAS A SPECIAL PLACE”

Speaking at the night, Kuşadası Mayor Ömer Günel drew attention to the importance of the Golden Pigeon Composition Competition and said, “We organize many organizations in Kuşadası, but the Golden Pigeon Composition Competition has a special place. We always fondly remember Ali Rıza Türker, who has been the organizer of the competition since 1986, when it was first organized, and who has been with us for 4 years, and Engin Berberoğlu, the mayor of the time, who showed the first political will to start this organization. "The organization that started that day has become a brand of Kuşadası and is being held for the 26th time today," he said. Stating that they brought the Golden Pigeon back to Kuşadası by adapting it to the conditions of the digitalizing world, Mayor Ömer Günel said that with the added public vote, the competition has become a national organization.

“KUŞADASI WILL ALSO BE THE FLAGSHIP OF NEW TOURISM”

Underlining that Altın Güvercin is a very important organization that has brought many valuable names to Turkish pop music, President Ömer Günel said, “The number of compositions applying to the competition is increasing every year. The winners of the competition will be determined at the final night, which will take place on Sunday, September 17th. In addition, Aşkın Nur Yengi, who came first in the competition held for the second time in 1987, with the song "Yeniden", which she interpreted together with the late artist Harun Kolçak, will also be with us. "I commemorate Harun Kolçak with mercy from here," he said. Mayor Ömer Günel invited all music lovers to the final night, which will be open to the public at Özer Türk Stadium, and said, “We want Altın Güvercin to continue for many years. Because we want Kuşadası to be a city remembered with music. "We will continue to work to ensure that Kuşadası continues its tourism life with this theme and becomes the flagship of new tourism, just like in the past," he said.

RANKING WAS DETERMINED BY DRAW

After President Ömer Günel's speech, a draw was held to determine the order of the finalists who will compete on the final night. According to the draw, Mücahit Yalçın Öztüfekçi's 'Kuşadası', Göktuğ Taracı and Gökçe Özgül's 'Tören', Gözde Yüksel Çetin's 'Don't Go', Zeynep Onat's 'Alış Selflessness', Nazan Talu's 'Hear Me'. , Erdal Saraçoğlu's 'You Forget', Eliz Marasuna's 'Will It Pass', Meral Engindeniz Arı's 'The Most Beautiful Color I've Ever Seen', Umut Ahmet Beceren's 'Rose to the World' and Nesem Yenipazar's 'Vedalar' are the commentators. It will be voiced by.

“KUŞADASI TAKES CARE OF THE GOLDEN GÜVERCİN”

After the draw, pop music artist Emre Altuğ took the stage. Expressing his satisfaction to be in Kuşadası, Emre Altuğ said that the Altın Güvercin Composition Competition is very important for the Turkish pop music industry. Expressing that it is a pleasure for Kuşadası to claim the Golden Pigeon again after a 10-year loss, Emre Altuğ said, “Who passed through this competition? What valuable names participated, what valuable names became jury members. This year, I had the chance to attend the opening concert of the 26th Golden Pigeon. "I would like to thank everyone who made this possible and contributed to this, especially Ali Rıza Türker," he said. Emre Altuğ added great color to the night by performing his songs for the participants. At the end of the night, a plaque of appreciation was given to Emre Altuğ by Mayor Ömer Günel.