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Bir Çeyiz Sözleşmesi
30. ISTANBUL THEATRE FESTIVAL.
May 28, 1897, Friday.
A Dowry Agreement.
Prenuptial Agreement.
In Yeniköy, Nikolaos and Sevasti Mumcis, residents of the Panayia neighborhood, declare their intention to marry their daughter, Carolina, to Antonios Angelidis, a shopkeeper from Paşabahçe, in the presence of the priest and the local official. A document is drawn up, detailing the dowry: 70 Ottoman Liras, 12 towels, 12 linen tablecloths, 3 woolen dresses, 1 fur coat, 1 mirror, and 1 chest.
In the Gregorian calendar, Friday; in the community's own Julian calendar, Wednesday. The document is authentic.
129 years later, the same document is being opened again in the same neighborhood. "Çeyiz" (Dowry), written by Elif Özge Maltepe based on Orhan Türker's archival research, doesn't depict a wedding; it presents a record of ownership, labor, fear, and voices.
The ceremony cannot be replicated; the document is read. The audience is a witness. The only instrument is the architecture itself: the echo of the stone walls, the bass note held by the human voice.
In a church established by a decree of Sultan Mahmud II, within a building that itself is a testament to history, a document is read aloud in the presence of its owners.
Historical Source: Orhan Türker.
May 28, 1897, Friday.
A Dowry Agreement.
Prenuptial Agreement.
In Yeniköy, Nikolaos and Sevasti Mumcis, residents of the Panayia neighborhood, declare their intention to marry their daughter, Carolina, to Antonios Angelidis, a shopkeeper from Paşabahçe, in the presence of the priest and the local official. A document is drawn up, detailing the dowry: 70 Ottoman Liras, 12 towels, 12 linen tablecloths, 3 woolen dresses, 1 fur coat, 1 mirror, and 1 chest.
In the Gregorian calendar, Friday; in the community's own Julian calendar, Wednesday. The document is authentic.
129 years later, the same document is being opened again in the same neighborhood. "Çeyiz" (Dowry), written by Elif Özge Maltepe based on Orhan Türker's archival research, doesn't depict a wedding; it presents a record of ownership, labor, fear, and voices.
The ceremony cannot be replicated; the document is read. The audience is a witness. The only instrument is the architecture itself: the echo of the stone walls, the bass note held by the human voice.
In a church established by a decree of Sultan Mahmud II, within a building that itself is a testament to history, a document is read aloud in the presence of its owners.
Historical Source: Orhan Türker.
Date & Time
Start
4 December 2026, Friday
18:00
End
4 December 2026, Friday
20:00
Location - Yeniköy Panayia Kilisesi
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