Tamer Karadağlı was appointed as the General Director of State Theaters by the Presidency. How do you evaluate this decision? Appointment by political figures to public art institutions is a problematic situation in itself. Founded in 1949, State Theaters is an art
Ankara University and the Adıyalam Municipality have initiated a joint georadar project aimed at the visualization and unravelling of the mysteries of the 2,000-year-old Karakuş Tumulus situated. The aim is to gather data through georadar imaging in the region where the tumulus
Turkey’s prominent photography artist Manuel Çıtak passed away due to a heart attack. A funeral ceremony will be held for Çıtak tomorrow at 14.00 at Feriköy Surp Vartanants Church. Çıtak, who was married to writer Şebnem İşigüzel, had two children. Born in
Commagene Lar, Land and River Biennial opened inKahta district on Sept. 23. Curated by Nihat Özdal, the biennial showcases artworks of 13 artists, Shirin Abedinarad, Vahap Avşar, Murat Cem Baytok, Anna Laura Cantera, Yalda Jamali, Odmaa Uranchimeg, Cengiz Tekin, Mariko Hori, Zaid
Yapı Kredi Museum is presenting Pursuit of an Ideal: Atatürk and Alaca Höyük exhibition for the 100th anniversary of the Republic. The museum will exhibit a significant part of the archaeological artifacts unearthed during the Alaca Höyük excavations. The exhibition, prepared in
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
On 13 October, Arter will host pianist and educator Toros Can who has been awarded the Diapason d’Or twice, and his daughter Beril Can, for a special performance focused on Hungarian composer Béla Bartók’s Mikrokosmos (1926–1939). Considered one of the essential sources for piano
Researchers have found 2,000-year-old bronze coins during excavations in the ancient city of Alexandria Troas, a 2,400-year-old port city in the northwestern province of Çanakkale. “These coins date back to the end of the 1st century B.C. and the first quarter of
As an artist, Anna Uddenberg translates reality to the sculpture while polarizing the view of corporeality, sex (or gender) and commodity aesthetics. In her figurative and recent abstract works, Uddenberg explores gender performativity and supposedly authentic self-images in the age of social
An American tourist was arrested for allegedly destroying statues inside the Israel Museum in Jerusalem that offended his religious sensibilities. According to a police statement, officers were called to the site on Thursday evening after a visitor to the museum intentionally smashed and
Temporal Echoes brings together the works by Omar Barquet and Carlos Aires, conveying the complex interplay of human emotions, time, nature, and memory. Following a thread of music, and poetry, the exhibition invites viewers to explore the profound depths of human experience and
In collaboration with Orhan Pamuk, the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD) are opening the exhibition “Orhan Pamuk: The Consolation of Objects” in the Semper-Kabinett of the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister. At the same time, the presentation marks the start of a multi-year programme
