It was revealed that the Music Foundation held the 20th Northern Cyprus International Bellapais Music Festival under the auspices of the President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Mustafa Akıncı, and that the Head of Department of Music Teaching of Near East University, Assist. Prof. Dr. Ertem Nalbantoğlu gave a violin concert as a soloist with the KTBK Regional Band.

Making a statement regarding the event, the Festival Coordinator Yılmaz Taner, expressed that it was rather satisfactory to have violin soloist as such and that he had already invited Assist. Prof. Dr. Ertem Nalbantoğlu to give a concert in the next Bellapais Music Festival.