The aims and duties of the Izmir
Foundation for Culture, Arts and Education are
as follows:
• to research
• to examine
• to form and establish new constitutions
• to acquire knowledge
• to educate
• to preserve
• to strive to develop the spread of culture and
the arts
In order to fulfil these aims and
obligations, the Izmir Foundation for Culture,
Arts and Education performs the following
duties:
• Continues to arrange and organise the Izmir
International festival
• Organises various national and international
arts and cultural festivals in Izmir and other
parts of Turkey
• Supports and organises research
• Establishes archives
• Opens exhibitions
• Publishes materials
• Organises concerts, performances, seminars,
panel discussions, speeches, symposiums and
congresses
• Commissions artworks, organises competitions
and awards prizes
• Awards scholarships
• Supports and promotes any kind of work which
is not contrary to its principal aims and
obligations. IKSEV values and conserves all
kinds of modern artistic appreciation, both
nationally and internationally.
