Retrospective – Curious Community: City Planning from a Feminist Perspective
From the organizer:
Organized by ATÖLYE and 3dots;, with support from Sweden Institute, 'Curious Community' is a monthly event series with a panel format. This...
Retrospective – Life Lessons #3: Scott Cohen
From the organizer:
You are invited to attend the third episode of ATÖLYE Academy’s Life Lessons series with Newlab’s Co founder Scott Cohen on the 16th of July.
The third guest...
Lost in Turkey: Isparta
Located at the western end of the Taurus Mountains, Isparta is a little-visited province of pine, oak, and juniper covered slopes and abundant mountain...
Walk Across Turkey: Bozkurt to Çardak
Wednesday, 19 September
When I woke up the next morning my right foot was hurting something fierce, the anxiety was back, and I still wanted...
Anatolian Travel Archives: Stratonikeia
Aside from the yet to be excavated ancient settlement near my home in Turunç (near Marmaris), Stratonikeia was my first, official, ancient city experience...
Music in Bloom at Warsaw’s Beethoven Easter Festival
What is your dream travel destination? Rome? Paris? Bruges? L.A? How about Warsaw, Poland… It is now my favorite city in the world. I had...
Telling Stories Through Glass: The Mosaics of Ravenna @ Istanbul Archaeological...
Mosaics, which are created from either glass, stone or shards of pottery, represent some of the earliest forms of human art from the Roman...
Review: Of Montreal @ Babylon
Confession: I don’t know how this happened, but somehow I’ve been hanging around Istanbul for about six months now, and never stepped inside Babylon....
English-Only Classes @ Cihangir Yoga
For many yogis, the movement and flow of yoga is the most important part of a class. However, when it comes to improving your...
Marking the Season with BIPO and the Salzburg Bach Choir
The Borusan Philharmonic is one of the most popular of orchestras in Turkey. They take the stage every month or so at the Lütfi...
Review: Akram Zaatari @ SALT Beyoğlu
SALT Beyoğlu is an impressive space, with six stories of beautiful facilities (I'm personally partial to the free and clean public restroom on the...
Blues from the Delta and Chicago Meet in Turkey: Istanbul Blues...
The blues came to Istanbul on Saturday (12/12/2015), but instead of being a melancholic affair with musicians pouring their hearts out about love lost,...
Review: Red Axes Midnight Session @ Babylon Bomonti
For those who were at Bomontiada on St. Patrick's Day, you'll know it was a sloppy, high-energy affair for nearly everyone present. The holiday...
IKSV 4th Istanbul Design Biennial: Doubt and Learning in a School...
The IKSV 4th Istanbul Design Biennial: A School of Schools opened its doors on Saturday 22 September to an eagerly awaiting public. Under the...
Exploring “This Is Not Us, This Is What Remained From Us”...
Freaky Fringe Fascinated Fearsome Fabricated Forgotten Foretelling FINGERS
THIS IS NOT US,
THIS IS WHAT REMAINED FROM US
A Mixer Exhibition by
Ali Şentürk
(5 September – 12 October)
This...
In Conversation with Artist Gazi Sansoy
By Sam Gimson
'Where's Wally?' was my intended opening question when I spoke with Gazi Sansoy about his paintings this weekend. His current show, ‘Who...
Ask An Expat: Christopher Vena
Christopher Vena is a former art teacher turned full-time artist. He and his wife, Jeannie, are a genuinely fantastic duo and resident veterans on expat life...
In Conversation with the Sonikraf Team (Part 1)
Searching for new music? Look no further! A group of independent musicians in Istanbul have launched Sonikraf.com, a site featuring reviews and links to...
In Conversation with Sandrine Ramboux, Founder of C@rma
Sandrine Ramboux is a Belgian expat who has called Istanbul home for the past decade, together with her husband and two daughters. A 20...
In Conversation with Multidisciplinary Artist and Researcher C.M. Kosemen
C. M. Kosemen is an artist and independent researcher born in Ankara, Turkey in 1984. He studied at Cornell University, Istanbul’s Sabancı University and...
Letters from Istanbul: The Sum of Our Travels
The other day I was having lunch at Café Nero with one of the new teachers.
She said she came from Austin. Since I grew...
Take 5: Kumkapı
Kumkapı is a neighborhood known for its central square filled with fish restaurants which lure in tourists. Outside this overflowing plaza and up through the windy...
ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Ayşe Esin Durmaz, Makerlab Associate
Considering the largely editorial nature of Yabangee's workflow, the Makerlab at ATÖLYE has always been a place of great interest to us, with very...
ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Ece Erel, Founder of TeapoTea
There is no debating that tea is central to the very fabric of life in Turkey. A quick meander through any bustling neighborhood will...