Turkey’s prominent contemporary artist Haluk Akakçe died on Monday, Oct 9. The 53-year-old artist, who had been treated for lung cancer for a while and remained in a coma for nine days, passed away this morning. In his post on his Instagram
Located in the northwest of present-day Türkiye, the ancient city of Troy has yielded a multitude of treasures to archaeologists unearthing its secrets. But many of these artefacts have been smuggled abroad, with Ankara today is working to bring those pieces of
A major retrospective opens in London this weekend into “Coco” Chanel, exploring her 60-year career that transformed women’s wardrobes, and with new revelations about her troubled wartime past. Chanel, full name Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, died in 1971 aged 87, leaving an indelible
Excavations carried out in a 5,500-year-old underground rock settlement in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis in the Eskipazar district of Karabük have unearthed galleries and halls having traces of Byzantine and Roman life. Ersin Çelikbaş, associate professor at Karabük University’s Department of
French police were on Sept. 14 probing theft accusations linked to the sale of valuable stained glass that once adorned Notre-Dame, with auction house Sotheby’s insisting it had done everything by the book. Two stained glass pieces which disappeared from the landmark
Well-known Turkish ballet dancer and choreographer Tan Sağtürk has become the State Opera and Ballet (DOB) general director, according to the announcement in the Official Gazette. Sağtürk is the second director with a ballet background to manage the institution. One of the
Renowned Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, whose depictions of people and objects in plump, exaggerated forms became emblems of Colombian art around the world, has died. He was 91. Lina Botero told the Colombian radio station Caracol that her father died
Feyyaz Yaman, the curator of the “Starting from the Middle” exhibition at Artistanbul Feshane, recently spoke at a forum organized by the Açık Masa initiative titled “Self-Censorship and Sukut Assassinations in Turkish Art”. During his speech, Yaman discussed the issues and obstacles
Art Basel Miami Beach has named the 277 galleries participating in its 2023 iteration, slated to run December 8–10, with preview days on December 6–7. The number represents a slight dip compared to 2022, during which a record-breaking 283 exhibitors participated. This
The ancient city of Gordion in Ankara’s Polatlı district, one of the most important archaeological sites of the ancient era, has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. According to a statement made by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, with the
Excavations in the ancient city of Phaselis in Antalya’s Kemer district, which was the most important trade center of the region during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods, will unearth the underground parts of the 2,000-year-old street where many historical figures such
