Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sabancı Kültür Sarayı

About Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sabancı Kültür Sarayı

The Sabancı Culture Palace is the performance and teaching home of Dokuz Eylül University's State Conservatory, on Mithatpaşa Caddesi in Konak. It was built on university land with the cooperation of the İzmir Governorship and the university rectorate, and with funding from the Sabancı Foundation. The building covers about 5,000 square metres of indoor space in two main sections. The first holds the Hasan Tahsin Hall, the main auditorium with 548 seats and a large foyer, used for theatre, opera, ballet, concerts and exhibitions. The second has the Yüzbaşı Şerafettin Hall, a smaller hall of about 138 seats with acoustic design and its own lighting equipment, plus a 30-seat seminar room. Classrooms, ballet studios, orchestra rooms and an art gallery for the conservatory complete the complex, and several foyers double as exhibition space. What you can see here - Student and faculty concerts, opera and ballet productions of the conservatory - Touring dance theatre, galas and concerts by outside companies - Exhibitions in the foyers Tickets for outside productions are usually sold through national ticketing platforms; check the event listing for details.