What's On

Friday 30 October marks the live performance of experimental spoken-word and electronic project Headache at Fiba Salon IKSV. Curated by London producer Joseph Thornalley,...

Tuesday 27 October brings the ethereal dream pop and slowcore soundscapes of Bubble Tea and Cigarettes to Blind for their inaugural performance in the...

Tuesday 24 November saw the staging of Aksak Delirium at Alan Kadıköy as part of the 30. Istanbul Theatre Festival by IKSV, bringing together...

Grouper, the long-running ambient and dream-pop project of Liz Harris, comes to Fiba Salon İKSV on Wednesday 4 November, bringing together the hazy textures,...

Artist Unknown* İvi was Here, conceived and directed by Elif Sözer and Zeynep Özden, brings the largely erased story of painter İvi Stangali to...

Thursday 22 October to Thursday 3 December, the 30th Istanbul Theatre Festival, organized by İKSV, brings a month-and-a-half program of transformative stagecraft, modern choreography,...

Sunday 29 November, Palestinian dancer, choreographer, and performer Marah Haj Hussein brings her award-winning solo performance Language: No Broblem to Alan Kadıköy as part...

Saturday 14 November and Sunday 15 November, visual theater mastery takes center stage as acclaimed Franco-Norwegian company Plexus Polaire presents its haunting adaptation of...

Istanbul Ghetto Club brings its hybrid approach to club music to Fiba Salon İKSV on Friday 9 October, drawing on the meeting points between...

Sinopale 10, the tenth edition of the International Sinop Biennial, takes place from Wednesday 2 September to Sunday 15 November, bringing contemporary artists from...

Monday 27 October sees synth-pop powerhouses Jakuzi return to Paribu Art alongside French indie-rock support act Casablanca Drivers. Formed around the magnetic presence of...

Friday 16 October sees multidisciplinary duo Kiss Facility bring their submerged, spellbinding sonic universe to Fiba Salon İKSV as part of their album tour....

Saturday 7 November and Sunday 8 November will see creators George Mann and Ramesh Meyyappan present Last Rites (Veda Ritüeli) at Paribu Art. Directed...

Wednesday 4 November and Thursday 5 November will see director Saim Güveloğlu present a new stage adaptation of J.M. Coetzee's Elizabeth Costello at Paribu...

Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November will see pioneering Swiss visual theatre troupe Mummenschanz bring their defining 50th-anniversary retrospective to Paribu Art. Operating...

Istanbul Oktoberfest returns to Life Park on Saturday 26 September and Sunday 27 September for a two-day celebration inspired by the centuries-old traditions of...

Istanbul Cocktail Festival returns to Life Park on Saturday 19 September and Sunday 20 September for its ALL STAR edition, organized by Wonder Wheel...

Mark William Lewis brings his blend of hypnagogic pop, ambient music, slowcore, folk and indie rock to Fiba Salon İKSV on Thursday 15 October....

The fourth annual edition of Oktober in İstanbul brings autumn celebration routines back to open-air stages Friday 02 October through Sunday 04 October, taking...

Ellende brings its atmospheric post-black metal to Blind on Friday 2 October, with the Austrian project arriving during a significant period in its evolution...

Yoko Ono has spent more than seven decades making art that refuses to behave like an object. Her work often begins with something almost...

Sarathy Korwar Drum Ensemble brings an expansive meeting of Indian classical percussion, jazz and electronic experimentation to Fiba Salon İKSV on Tuesday 29 September,...

The Bad Plus bring their boundary-pushing blend of contemporary jazz, rock, and improvisation to Fiba Salon İKSV on Saturday 12 September, marking part of...

My New Band Believe, the new project from Black Midi bassist and vocalist Cameron Picton, makes its Turkish debut at Blind on Tuesday 24...