1927 Istanbul cinema renovated to be Opera House it was meant to be

posted by HowardBHaas on December 19, 2007 at 9:46 am

Built for opera and theater in 1927, an Istanbul theater was a cinema until its recent restoration to reopen as an Opera House.

The historical Sureyya building, newly renamed the Kadıkoy Municipality Sureyya Opera House, has opened to embrace the world of art once more.

The leader of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) Deniz Baykal attended Friday' opening ceremony. The building, designed by parliamentarian Sureyya Ilmen Pasa to serve as an opera house and theater, was constructed from 1924 until 1927. It is the oldest opera house on the Anatolian side of the city and the sixth in Istanbul.

Read the full story in the Turkish Daily News and more in CBC News.

Theaters in this post

• Sureyya Opera House