The "Korkma!" show brought the spirit of the national struggle to Ankara.

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University (MAKÜ), under the auspices of the Burdur Governorship, made a meaningful artistic event as part of the "Burdur Promotion Days" and due to the National Sovereignty Week. The theatrical folk dance performance, which was another part of the program held at Altındağ Millet Bahçesi, met with art lovers at the Ankara State Painting and Sculpture Museum Türk Ocağı Hall.

The piece titled "Korkma!" prepared by the academicians and students of the MAKÜ Turkish Music State Conservatory, brought the spirit of the National Struggle period to the stage. The performance, focusing on the process during which the National Anthem was penned, appeared before the audience as a powerful performance depicting Mehmet Akif Ersoy's inner world through music, dance, and body language. The narrative-based stage language received prolonged applause from the hall.

The event began with a recital prepared from the works of Mehmet Akif Ersoy by an orchestra consisting of conservatory artists. Speaking before the performance, Prof. Dr. Zeynel Turan, a faculty member of the MAKÜ Turkish Music State Conservatory Turkish Music Department, who undertook the scriptwriting and choreography of the piece, expressed that they aimed to narrate a nation's struggle for existence on stage. Turan stated that the work centered on the challenging conditions under which the National Anthem was written and brought Mehmet Akif Ersoy's emotional world to the stage with a contemporary interpretation.

In the performance, which was based more on movement and body language than words; the spirit of Çanakkale, the growing resistance in Anatolia, the Kuvâ-yı Milliye process, and the independence struggle achieved with the establishment of a regular army were depicted with symbolic expression. It was reported that the decor, costumes, and accessories in the piece, which was the product of a preparation process lasting approximately six months, were also prepared by the students.

The night was attended by Burdur Governor Tülay Baydar Bilgihan, MHP Group Deputy Chairman Erkan Akçay, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Prof. Dr. Ahmet Gümen, Ankara University Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Ünüvar, MAKÜ Rector Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Dalgar, former Burdur deputies Bayram Özçelik and Ramazan Kerim Özkan, Ministry of Interior Advisor Hatice Atan, ministry bureaucrats, district governors, academicians, students, and representatives of non-governmental organizations. The performance was applauded standing by the audience with its impressive narration bringing the spirit of the National Struggle to the stage.