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Akbelen Forest, home to various tree species, such as pine, oak, alder, and chestnut as well as; different wild animals such as bear, deer, boar, fox, and rabbit has been under threat by a coal mine plan since 2021. If this plan

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Tersane Istanbul

Tabanlioğlu Architects are engaged in the restoration of the historic 15th Century Haliç Tersanesi (Golden Horn shipyard) The project regenerates a former industrial area of coastline to create a new cultural destination for the city, with hotels, housing, offices and leisure alongside

Istanbul Is A Masterpiece

During the first half of the 2000’s, Istanbul was an attractive center for the arts. But then, the agenda shifted. Where do you think Istanbul stands right now? What is your vision of Istanbul’s future? The answer to your question would be

Istanbul’s Museum of Cinema

The covered passages of Istanbul are an integral part of the city’s unique charm. Like the famous arcades of Paris, the passages of Istanbul were built in the European district of Pera now Beyoğlu, often opening to the main street, the Grande

The Art of Connection

Interview by Şebnem Kırmacı This year, Contemporary Istanbul (CI) will take place between September 12 – 15 in the Istanbul Congress Center and the Convention and Exhibition Center. Touati explains how she’s looking forward to deepening CI’s existing partnerships, as well as

“We can not Survive much Longer”

Nicolas Bouirrad argues the Seventh Continent “shows today’s artistic production as a multiverse, an archipelago of differences, away from normative continents and massive entities.” And he adds that  it defines art as a molecular anthropology, which studies the human effects, tracks and