Dear Friends,

Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory and TEV have agreed to establish the First International Violin Competition of Turkey in memory of Prof. R.Nuri İyicil.

The mission of the competition, faithful to Prof. İyicil’s aims, is to bring young and enthusiastic musicians from all over the world together as well as to give them the chance to understand each other's culture through the language of music.

I strongly believe that this event will be a befitting ceremony to commemorate Prof. İyicil, who put endless time and effort for the improvement of music education in Turkey.

On behalf of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and myself, I would take this opportunity to express our gratitude to the strings department of our university and TEV for their joint efforts in organising this competition. I would also like to thank our sponsors of this project for their valuable contributions.

Finally , I wish all the best for all the contestants of the inaugural session of this international contest and hope that it will be a satisfactory experience to be remembered for all.

Prof. Mesut İKTU
Director
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University