Çevre High School Students at Ağrı Dağı Efsanesi

On Friday, November 29th, the Turkish Language and Literature Department of Çevre College High School organized a theatre event where our students, along with their teachers, watched the play “Ağrı Dağı Efsanesi”, adapted from Yaşar Kemal's renowned work, at the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theaters’ Ümraniye Stage.

The play is based on the theme “legend” studied in the curriculum for Preparatory and 10th-grade students. The story, featured in Yaşar Kemal's masterpiece, showcases the surprising imagery, deep understanding of the human soul, and poetic narrative style of one of the leading figures in not just Turkish literature but world literature as well. It tells the tale of Ahmet, who must uphold the responsibility of preserving tradition by not returning a horse that came to his doorstep, and Gülbahar, the daughter of Mahmut Han, a key figure in the region's governance.

Brought to life through Yaşar Kemal’s masterful storytelling, this narrative reflects the vibrant colours of culture, traces of history, and the burdens of the people, transforming into “Ağrı Dağı Efsanesi”. Our students enjoyed the play immensely.