Columns & Conversation

Yabangee has had a number of columns through the years…

!f Film Fest Review of Theory of Obscurity: A Film about...

Director: Don Hardy Release date:18 March 2015 Cast: The Residents, Matt Groening, Penn Jilette, Jerry Harrison, Les Claypool. Showing on the first day of the 15th !f...

Review: múm Presents Menschen am Sonntag @ Salon IKSV

Do you like Nordic spirit? Do you like cold, smooth Icelandic melodies? Do you like 1930s vibes? What about a black and white silent...

In Conversation with Dinar Bandosu

Editor’s note: The album release party has been postponed. We will let you know as soon as the new date has been announced. On Monday,...

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble feat. MF Doom and Mos Def

Saturday night belonged to the Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. The thought of a brass ensemble generally conjures up, at least for me, an image of...

In Conversation with Jessica Sim and Gabrielle Reeves, Circuit Istanbul

On Tuesday evenings, people from all backgrounds and all over the city gather at a space called Circuit Istanbul in Kadıköy to enhance their creative...

Inside Devrim Erbil’s Revolution Factory

The word “devrim” means revolution. Does Devrim Erbil consider himself a revolutionary? “Of course,” he says, without hesitation. “Every day. Every night. I work constantly.” Indeed, at...

Review: The Bastard of Istanbul @ Zorlu PSM Drama Sahnesi

I can't think of a better way of reconnecting with the city after a few days of roadtripping among the nature of the Eagen region than by...

In Conversation with Talha Kaya, Co-Founder of Indie Game Studio Kayabros

Istanbul is not only a city of expats, but a city of expats to be. For many, Istanbul is a gateway to a wider...

Theatre Review: 3 Short Comedy Plays in 1 Night!

Under the direction of Kenny Laurie, comes together three half-hour comedy plays that tell the tales of transformation and rebirth. Come Again! is the...

Review: Joan Miró @ Tophane-i Amire

Editor's Note: This exhibition has been closed down until further notice.  Like many artists born at the turn of the century, Joan Miró lived and...

ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Sıla Karakaya, Founder of Design+b612: Building...

For designers, the opportunity to tangibly realize your dreams and conceptual visions is an enduring motive of the art. Sıla Karakaya knows this drive and...

ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Anita Tee, Founder of Fact vs...

Helping someone change lifelong habits, especially those related to personal nutrition, requires an informed, personable approach. One of our earliest encounters with Anita Tee...

A Passionate Evening with Hurts at Zorlu PSM

Hurts, the English synth-pop duo of singer Theo Hutchcraft and synthesist Adam Anderson, have come a long way since they first performed at Istanbul's...

Walk Across Turkey: Kaplanlı

Monday, 24 September The next morning, safe in the knowledge that my two key indicators were on track, I hopped on the bus and went...

Lost in Turkey: Datça Peninsula

Expanding westward into the sea, with the Aegean to the north and the Mediterranean to the south, the Datça peninsula is connected to mainland...

Storyteller of the Verses: Bilingual Poet Pelin Batu

Born in 1977 Pelin Batu is a Turkish actress, historian and a bilingual poet. She studied Literature and Drama in New York University and...

Electric Playground: Marshmello & Kungs Deliver Wholesome Fun in the Heart...

By all accounts, this year's Electric Playground, from Charm Music Turkey and Epifoni, was a huge success. Featuring the talents of headliners Marshmello and...

ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Joris van Gennip, Photojournalist

Photography is heralded as the most effective medium in sharing stories from around the world, especially true in the current state of fast-paced news...

In Conversation with Duygu Etikan, Founder of the Istanbul Street Dance...

One of our contributors, Mustafa Çankaya, recently sat down to chat with Duygu Etikan, the founder and creative director of the International Istanbul Street Dance...

Letters from Istanbul: The Anatolian Way

As a yabancı, you probably have your own first impressions of the city. One of my own was made while coming from Ataturk International Airport...

Retrospective – Future Tense: A Conversation with Dan Hill, Director of...

From the organizer: Join us at the second event of ATÖLYE Academy’s Future Tense series taking place on May 4th, at 5:00 PM – 6:45...

Retrospective – Creative Mornings: “Compassion” w/ Michael Sturtz @ ATÖLYE

Creative Mornings will continue their streak of motivational early sessions with speaker Michael Sturtz on the theme of "compassion". Taking place at ATÖLYE on...

Review: “Istanbullu” by Buket Uzuner

What does it mean to be an Istanbullu? Can everyone who lives or has lived in Istanbul have the right to call themselves a real...

Exploring 600 Years of Turkish-Polish Relations at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum

Going to the Sakıp Sabancı Museum (SSM) located on the coast of the Bosporus in Emirgan is always a treat. The SSM is one...