Istanbul Theme Events and Tours

A "1001 Nights" Theme Party

This party can be held in a hotel ballroom or in Ciragan Palace or in Divan Tent. It is a recreation of an authentic Turkish night, the way it was performed in the Sultans' palaces. The function room is decorated in a typical Turkish atmosphere. A small street market is created with little stands like:

• Ottoman bijouterie (imitations silver bijouterie)
• Calligraphy (you may have your name written)
• Ottoman calligraphy (Hattat)
• Spice (different herbs)
• Porcelain (an artist is painting porcelain trays)
• Traditional Turkish Dolls
• Fes & Yemeni (Turkish Folklore)

Guests can buy these items from the stands.

In addition to the above, other street vendors (cucumber man, shoe shine man, pickled man, chickpeas man, Turkish sweet man, cookies man, house wine man) offer their goods walking around in their traditional dresses in their traditional selling trays.

The whole function takes place during cocktails while a traditional Turkish band entertains the guests.

After cocktails the guests are invited to the dining room. Then the Sultan and his viziers enter the room and sit in the Sultan's tent. The Sultan gives the order to start the entertainment and a non-stop entertainment starts. A folk dance group performs dances of different regions, including a special dance with candles. A Janissary band in authentic costumes, harem girls and a belly dancer entertain guests.

At the end the favorite belly dancer of the Sultan performs her dance and the Janissary's band enters once more the place, then the sultan salutes and they all leave the room. At this moment the orchestra starts to play international dancing music.