Columns & Conversation

Opening a business at any point in Turkey, especially as a foreigner, is a daunting prospect. Restaurants in particular pose significant challenges for aspiring...

The film that best describes Lynne Ramsay: Ratcatcher The president of this year’s International Competition Lynne Ramsay attended the screening of her 1999 film Ratcatcher...

You might have not heard of this museum but if you are a reader, you would probably have bumped into the name Orhan Pamuk....

Disclaimer: This interview is a work of fiction. Several months ago I had the idea to try and contact the legendary John Freely, about...

She may not recall this as vividly as us, as we did not ask her about it... but we first met Liana Georgi (she/they)...

Connect for Creativity announces an open call for established and emerging artists from the following disciplines: Architecture, Visual Art, Performing Arts, Design, Literature, Music/Sound,...

Among all the fine music and impressive artists that are and have been part of the 43rd IKSV Music Festival this month, there was...

Anyone who’s lived here long enough has likely noticed a proliferation of high-quality music events around the city in the past several years generally...

Navigating the theater scene in Istanbul is certainly a challenge at times, especially if you need English subtitles. As a New York theater kid,...

Coming from a graphic design background, Meltem Işık uses photography as a tool to question our relationship with photography. In her works she examines...

We raced against the sun to reach the spring before all light had gone, Seçkin at the wheel and me biting my nails with...

Suggested as pre-requisite for reading this article: Visit buchbinder.net, set Buchbinder and his Beethoven in the background, and proceed on... This year has been a...

By the time this article is live, you will still have a good couple of months left to visit the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition...

The other night I was sitting with my son on the sofa, trying to read a book with him, while on the TV the...

I was told this is how it goes... “Politics in a corporate world is as important as the work you do. Simply performing well...

In the midst of our professional lives, understanding the need for a moment of self-reflection and reevaluation can help set us on the right...

I have to admit that I wasn’t the biggest fan of Oh Land... until last Tuesday when I listened to her perform live on...

On a rainy Wednesday night in Şişhane, Istanbul, I walked into Salon IKSV for the second time in my life. It was for the...

By Sheldon Heyes The life and career of acclaimed Turkish artist Mehmet Güleryüz is on exhibition at the Istanbul Modern Museum until June 2015. 200 pieces...

I was introduced to The Away Days by their song “Galaxies” -- the sound was so unique. Probably because my friend who recommended the song...

Timeless masterpieces transcend their own genre and become a source of inspiration for artists across all mediums. Istanbul is currently witness to one of the...

Ah, spring in the countryside... the chirping birds, the gentle rustling of the foliage in the welcome breeze, the warm shimmer of guitar reverb......

Meltem Şahin is an illustrator, animator, and educator with an extensive array of projects in her portfolio. A Fulbright scholar, her exhibition "Negative Pleasure" late last...

A passion, a legend, a factory of masterpieces: Kubrick The 38th Istanbul Film Festival celebrates the great filmmaker Stanley Kubrick in a section called Factory...