Confronting Art’s Colonial Memory

Antalya’s contemporary art gallery Gülden Bostancı, in collaboration with MeMA_London, has brought two striking installations to Istanbul’s Tarlabaşı neighborhood: Burhan Kum’s Misilleme (Retaliation) and Baran Kurtoğlu’s Hamle Sırası (It’s Your Move). On view until October 5, the works explore the colonial roots

Will the Halki Seminary Reopen?

From the U.S. to the European Union, from Greece to Turkey’s domestic politics, one question keeps resurfacing: will the Halki Seminary reopen?

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What’s On in the City?

The art season opens with an intense program stretching from the 18th Istanbul Biennial to major museum exhibitions, from fresh works by the younger generation to ambitious retrospectives — offering audiences a rich calendar shaped by themes of memory, nature, identity, social