Mersin International Music Festival
Mersin International Music Festival (), merfest for short, is a music festival held annually in Mersin, Turkey. In addition to Turkish artists, performers from Spain, Italy, United States, Hungary, Germany, France, Russia, Japan and Korea have participated in the festival. History. Mersin International Music Festival is a non-governmental project sponsored by private companies, Mersin University, local municipalities and the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. It was established in 2002 and organized until 2007 by Mersin Cultural Society (). Since 2008, Mersin Art Activities Society () organizes the event. In 2007, the festival became a member of the European  Festivals Association (EFA). Concert venues. Most of the concerts are held in the halls of Mersin Cultural Center (Mersin Halkevi), Congress and Exhibition Center, Uğur Oral Cultural Center and Mersin University's Amphitheater. However, every year one concert is held at St Paulus Church in Tarsus and another one at Kanlıdivane, being an outdoor concert. Tarsus is located east, and Kanlıdivane west of Mersin. 2010 programme. The programme of 2010 Mersin International Music Festival was as follows: