The 20th century brought rapid, drastic shifts in beauty ideals, reflected in art and popular culture alike. After 1900, as women’s social roles began to change, so did the preferred image of their bodies.
“Kill Your Darling(s), a collective creation designed by Tiyatro Hemhâl and co-written by Selen Örcan, Nezaket Erden, and Hakan Emre Ünal, will be staged at Karbon on October 11–12, November 26–27, and December 12–13.”
The childhood home of David Bowie in Bromley—where his imagination was shaped—is preparing to welcome the public in 2027, featuring archival materials and an authentic restoration.
As the Golden Globe Awards honoured the year’s most ambitious works and performances, the results also offered a strong indication of the broader trends shaping the 2026 awards season.
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has announced that Yeşim Gürer Oymak will assume the role of General Director as of 1 July 2026. With Oymak taking over the position, Görgün Taner, who has served as General Director since 2002,
Nobel Prize–winning author Orhan Pamuk’s acclaimed novel The Museum of Innocence, woven around time accumulated in the memory of a love and its lost objects, is being adapted for the screen via the digital platform Netflix. The nine-episode series adaptation will premiere
Award-winning filmmaker Seren Yüce, recipient of the Golden Orange Award, was injured in an armed attack at his home in Istanbul. Yüce was hospitalised after being shot by an assailant reported to have been wearing a helmet and posing as a delivery
The alleged killing of a dog named Matmazel (also known as Kirli), who had lived for 15 years at Ankara’s Demetevler Metro Station and was beloved by local residents, has sparked nationwide outrage in Turkey.
French film legend Brigitte Bardot died at the age of 91 on 28 December 2025, her foundation announced.
The “Stray and Dangerous Animals” circular, which animal rights advocates have long opposed, has been overturned by the judiciary.
Is it not a long-overdue debt of gratitude for Istanbul to offer a museum/house that would preserve the intellectual legacy of James Baldwin—a global public intellectual—in the very city where he experienced his most productive years?
Banksy’s new mural, which appeared at two different locations in London, has once again brought discussions of homelessness and urban inequality to the fore through the use of child figures.
The sixth edition of the Baksı Culture and Arts Foundation Anatolian Awards was presented this year under the theme Beyond the Shore.