As we approach the 100th anniversary, the interest shown in the period when the Republic was proclaimed is increasing. Many exhibitions that meet with the audience throughout the year offer a comprehensive archive of the 100th anniversary of the Republic. The First
The Yapıkredi Culture and Arts is showcasing The First Year of Republic, an exhibition that delves into the events that occurred in Turkey from October 29, 1923, to October 29, 1924. The exhibition features sports and dance competitions, news from the culture
New discoveries have been made during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Assos, located in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province. A weight unit made of lead and dating back to the third century B.C. was unearthed in the Roman-era Nymphaeum
The Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Sarajevo Film Festival ended with an award ceremony after more than 230 films from 70 countries were screened. Elene Naveriani’s “Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry” won the Best Feature Film award while Philip Sotnychenko won the best director award for
The last decade was full of successes for Turkish cinema. It began with Semih Kaplanoğlu’s Golden Bear win at the 60th Berlin International Film Festival with Honey (2010), his latest installment of the Yusuf Trilogy. The achievements of Turkish filmmakers continued to
How It Started… In the first days of the new decade, theaters opened with the final chapter of the iconic trilogy, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Sam Mendes’ one-shot war drama 1917, and Greta Gerwig’s period drama Little Women. On February
The world of art and culture has been interrupted for a long time due to the pandemic. How do you think the current period affect our cultural lives? Undoubtedly, as in all domains, the world of culture and arts was caught unprepared
“Intersecting lives of the human and animal, their otherworldly genderless figures, human-animal hybrid beings, silently haunt the viewer, bewitching them as if it were a spell.” These are the words on the paintings of Selma Gürbüz. Her 35-year oeuvre, which encompasses themes
How can an urbanite make sense of a sandstorm? While the closest we get to a sandstorm in İstanbul’s city center is the dust of ever-growing construction sites, the common phenomenon of Middle Eastern sandstorms at best evokes indistinct images. The theme
The exhibition and the book, prepared by VEKAM, are meant to complement the research exhibition, curated by Ali Cengizkan and N. Müge Cengizkan, for the 50th anniversary of the Vehbi Koç Foundation. The research focuses on the structuring, modernization and the establishment
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