Columns & Conversation

Led by the British Council, in partnership with ATÖLYE and Abdullah Gül University in Turkey, Bios in Greece and Nova Iskra in Serbia, Connect...

CreativeMornings will continue their streak of motivational early sessions with speaker Philip Green, brewmaster at ThePopulist, on the theme of "craft". Taking place at...

Saturday evening, the Cemil Topuzlu Open-Air Amphitheater hosted one of the most unique names in cross-over music, Emma Shapplin: a coloratura soprano who has...

There is something terrifyingly sexual about Rubber Walrus. This, in the same way that there is something terrifyingly sexual about being a seventeen-year-old boy,...

The Princes' Islands (Adalar) are a chain of nine small islands in the Sea of Marmara, about 20 km east of the center of...

Conveying the ethos behind a multidisciplinary project as ambitious and wide-ranging as ATÖLYE is not a simple endeavor. In her role as Communications Associate,...

When a passion becomes a job, working in creative fields - especially as an artist - can often feel stifling. It's always refreshing to...

There’s a music scene brewing in Istanbul, and it has been for the past few years. It’s no longer all cover bands and Türkü....

Early last month, The Art of Banksy made its world debut, launching at Global Karaköy, a brand new art space located in the heart of...

I wake with a start. Where am I? Through the parting fog of sleep I remember that I am in İstanbul. A hot sun...

Back at the mosque, I pulled my sleeping bag and tent out of my pack, feeling like an imposter, marveling as I set up...

On Friday, Nov. 28, a group of friends and I were getting pumped for a concert in Istanbul that we had all been looking forward...

Are all places in the world becoming the same? In fifty years, will people only go to shopping malls, not bazaars?  Will there only...

One rainy, windy and rather cold Friday in early February, I spontaneously decided that an electronic show at Babylon Bomonti – conveniently within walking distance...

Since 2011, Sparkus has been dedicated to helping companies offer self-coaching opportunities for employees to reach their full potential and achieve personal goals. Thousands...

Brussels, March 26, 2006. Backstage at the Ancienne Belgique concert venue, ten beginning bands are trying to keep calm. One of them will win...

The Away Days don’t sound like your average Istanbul band, but then again, how does an “average Istanbul band” even sound? With a city...

Özyeğin University, in collaboration with ATÖLYE, will host an Architectural Visualization workshop under the guidance of Martin Harrison-Priestman on Saturday 19 August. Running from 10:00...

Perhaps he is not the kind of musician you hear about that often; you won’t see his pictures on billboards, nor can you watch...

The IKSV 4th Istanbul Design Biennial: A School of Schools opened its doors on Saturday 22 September to an eagerly awaiting public. Under the...

On January 27th, courtesy of Pozitif, Altın Gün ventured from Amsterdam to the halls of Volkswagen Arena, tucked away in Istanbul's Maslak, for a...

“Belle” is the only word I know that suits her well When she dances oh, the stories she can tell.... She dances naked in my soul...

Among the highlights of my month was the Bhangra Diwali Festival, organized by the Friends of India Association, and taking place at the Hilton...

The Minipax Festival was besieged by rain storms for a second year in a row, much to the chagrin of most of the attendees....