Edited sentence: In the context of the Season, more than 400 events will take place in several French cities including Paris, Marseille, Lille, Lyon, Strasbourg and Bordeaux, between July 2009 and March 2010.The "French Spring" in Turkey in 2006 inspired both parties to organise the "Turkish Season in France" (Saison de la Turquie en France) in 2009 and 2010.The first event of the season was on July 4, and took place at the Trocadéro in Paris, where ney player Mercan Dede performed followed by the Turkish folk dance company Anadolu Ateşi.The season aims at "reflecting the energy, creativity and diversity of Turkey's culture and arts.The season is organised under the auspices of the ministries of culture and foreign relations of France and Turkey, with the partnership of İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) in Turkey and CulturesFrance in France.The season was launched June 30, 2009 in Paris by the ministers of culture of both countries, Ertuğrul Günay and Christine Albanel