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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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Borusan Sanat welcomes new season

The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra (BIPO), Borusan Quartet, and Borusan Music House are gearing up to bring music enthusiasts together with a series of concerts featuring all genres of music in the upcoming season. During a press conference at the Borusan Sanat

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Memory Museum for Historical Justice

Depo presents The Past is Present by the Memory Museum for Historical Justice, Turkey’s first digital museum and human rights archive. The Past is Present is the most comprehensive exhibition on the 1980 Coup d’État to date. The exhibition, whose name references

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Museum Receives Most Extensive Collection Donation

The Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum (IRHM), which is Turkey’s largest, and first museum dedicated to plastic arts, has recently received the most extensive collection donation in its history. Lale-Cengiz Akıncı donated their extensive collection to the Istanbul Painting and Sculpture Museum

Discovering an Occupied City

Why did you choose to research this exact period? Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal & Gizem Tongo: The final decade of the Ottoman Empire up to and including the occupation is a period that we both have worked on academically since the start of our

The Art World’s Fall Happenings

“Ed Ruscha / Now Then” at the Museum of Modern Art Artists assembled by Art in America describe the influence of Ed Ruscha in our fall issue with tremendous awe, envy, and respect. They describe the Pop art icon’s work as “so

Turkish Rock Legend Erkin Koray Passes Away

Legendary Turkish musician Erkin Koray, one of the forefathers of Anatolian rock music, died at the age of 82. Koray had been living in Toronto, Canada for a while and was hospitalized at a medical institution for lung-related problems. His daughter Damla

Cultural Road Festivals Kicks Off

The Cultural Road Festivals, which started with the Beyoğlu Cultural Road Festival two years ago to contribute to Türkiye’s  international brand value, will be organized this year in 11 cities, namely Nevşehir, Trabzon, Erzurum, Çanakkale, Gaziantep, Ankara, Konya, Diyarbakır, Istanbul, İzmir and

18th Istanbul Biennial announces Curator

Iwona Blazwick was announced today as the Curator of the 18th Istanbul Biennial, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by 2007-2036 Biennial Sponsor Koç Holding, running from 14 September to 17 November 2024. Announcing the appointment,

Sarkis’ Works On Show at Arter

The exhibition titled ENDLESS brings together Sarkis’ selected works from the Arter Collection in the same gallery space for the very first time, endowing them with a new life and new experiences. Covering a wide period of time in the artist’s production,