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Prague Embassy initiates Nazım Hikmet documentary

With the initiatives of Türkiye’s Prague Ambassador Egemen Bağış, legendary Turkish poet Nazım Hikmet’s life and photographs, taken in 1956 in Prague, the capital of Czechoslovakia at the time, and found in the Prague National Theater archives, have been made into a

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‘Poor Things’ wins Venice top prize

The Golden Lion in Venice was awarded on Sept. 9 to a hilarious and shockingly explicit reworking of Frankenstein, “Poor Things,” starring Emma Stone as a sex-mad reanimated corpse, which had festival-goers in stitches. An ongoing Hollywood strike may have robbed Venice

Turkish Painting: In the pursuit of modernism

Turkish Painting: In the Pursuit of Modernism follows the development of painting from its adoption as a genre in the newly Westernising Ottoman Empire to the first artists of the Republic, who aimed to create an intellectual foundation for their art. The

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International Textile Biennial kicks off in İzmir

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality hosts the International Textile Biennial curated by Nihat Özdal, showcasing artworks from 61 countries. The biennial, which started on 2 September and continues until  24 November, aims to convey important messages to the world, exploring themes of slowness, touch,

Gardner Museum Closes Over Climate Protest

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston closed early on Thursday, saying that a planned protest by climate activists would’ve posed a threat to the institution. The museum, which was founded in 1903 and modeled on a Venetian palace, said it had

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Investigation launched against Feshane exhibition

An investigation has been launched against the Istanbul Municipality’s (IMM) “Starting from the Middle” exhibition at ArtIstanbul Feshane. IMM President Ekrem İmamoğlu commented on the investigation: “It’s a shame! It’s a disgrace on behalf of democracy.” The Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office

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History of Anatolia rewritten in Ancient City of Satala

Archaeological excavations continue in the ancient city of Satala, the only surviving castle on the eastern border of the Roman Empire and the only Roman Legion castle in Anatolia that can be excavated. Excavations started six years ago in the ancient city

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