The African Handicrafts and Culture House project was launched on May 25, 2016 under the auspices of Mrs. Emine Erdoğan, with the aim of contributing to the social development efforts of the African continent.

The “African Handicrafts Market and Culture House” project, which was carried out to contribute to the solution of African women’s education and health problems, aims to market African women’s handicrafts at the value they deserve, without any profit motive. The project also aims to be a meeting point for African cultures and to contribute to Turkey-Africa relations. It operates in Ankara’s historical district of Hamamönü.

The market, where African women’s handicrafts are located, includes products brought from Ghana, Ivory Coast, Niger, Gambia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Senegal, Benin, Mali, Cameroon and Guinea. The African Handicrafts Market and Culture House, located in Ankara’s historical Hamamönü district, is not only a market where handmade African products are delivered to interested parties, but also functions as a place where African cultures meet.

The Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MÜSİAD, TİKA and THY are the project partners.

In the past years, Turkish Classical Music lessons were given to the wives of the ambassadors of African countries in Turkey at the African House, and a new event will be implemented soon.

The regularly held African House Talk Africa program started last year with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Yavuz Selim Kıran and is held once a month with the participation of African students and those interested in African culture and civilization. Current and actual issues related to Africa are discussed in the program with expert speakers. In this way, the aim is to create a bond with African students studying in Turkey and a meeting point for participants interested in Africa.

On May 19, 2018, the 1st International African Students Festival was held in Hamamönü, Africa House, in partnership with YTB and Turkish Aeronautical Association University.