Columns & Conversation

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ATÖLYE Joins kyu to Establish International Creative Communities

The kyu Collective announced this month that it has acquired a majority stake in ATÖLYE, the Istanbul-based creative company. Headquartered in New York, kyu is...

Retrospective – Curious Community: Cosmopolitanism and the City

From the organizer: The event series Curious Community, organized by ATÖLYE and 3dots in partnership with the Swedish Institute, takes on the theme “The City...

Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...

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...

Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...

Festival Talk with Lynne Ramsay The Festival is proud to host esteemed filmmaker Lynne Ramsay as the president of this year’s International Competition Jury. A...

Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...

Ten Women and Türkan Şoray Restored by Atlas Post Production in collaboration with Zurich Sigorta, the screening of Ten Women (1987) took place in attendance...

Walk Across Turkey: Breaking Free From Eğirdir

Monday and Tuesday, 8 and 9 October I enjoyed the pension at Eğirdir so much that several days when my week’s vacation was finished, I...

Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...

All about Firuze International Competition entry Beloved is about the life of Firuze who lives on the Alborz Mountains in Iran. The film, which tells...

Panel Discussion / Factory of Masterpieces: Kubrick at Boğaziçi University Mithat...

April 12 at 16:00 - Panel Discussion / Factory of Masterpieces: Kubrick at Boğaziçi University Mithat Alam Film Center From the organizer: The Istanbul Film...

Festival Talk w/ Lynne Ramsay @ Boğaziçi Üniversitesi South Campus, the...

April 11 at 19:00 - Festival Talk w/ Lynne Ramsay @ Boğaziçi Üniversitesi South Campus, the Gates Hall From the organizer: Her latest film You Were Never...

Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...

"This is the story of a woman who manages to transform her life." Adapted from Christine Angot’s novel, An Impossible Love is about a love...

Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...

24 hours of a married couple Monsters. follows a married couple over a 24-hour period and it’s the first feature-length of photographer and award-winning short-filmmaker...

ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Merve Bayram, Founder of İka Bağları

Our fondest childhood memories often involve nature - the fresh air, green spaces, and instinctual connection to the planet we call home. Despite this...

Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...

An angry girl; System Crasher Featured in the Young Masters section, System Crasher, which received the Alfred Bauer Award at Berlinale, is Nora Fingscheidt’s first...

Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...

The creation story of Cyrano de Bergerac: Edmond Edmond, which tells the creation story of Cyrano de Bergerac, probably the most popular play in French...

Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...

The Festival Commenced with a Grand Opening Ceremony The 38th Istanbul Film Festival organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) commenced with...

IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival Kicks Off

Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), the Istanbul Film Festival’s 38th edition will host 467 screenings of 186 films by...

Walk Across Turkey: Charly’s Pansiyon

30 September through 7 October at Charly's Pansiyon I stayed at the pension for over a week, sleeping by the lake, taking showers with hot...

Letter from Istanbul: My Own Private Venice … In Sultangazi

For those of you who haven’t been there, Sultangazi sits on the furthermost outskirts of Istanbul, out near the highway that heads up to...

Retrospective – Expat Spotlight #21: Sports

A collaboration of Yabangee and ATÖLYE - we proudly continue with the latest season of Expat Spotlight - a monthly series showcasing the freshest,...

Retrospective – Open Call: ATÖLYE Designer-in-Residence Program

The Designer-in-Residence program of ATÖLYE, provides designers with the necessary equipment, material and expertise to develop their designs. The theme of the third edition...

Insider Trading: Ilkay Boz Hair Studio

One of the hardest things to find is an affordable hairdresser that you can really put your faith in. Dealing with a language barrier...

Walk Across Turkey: Peace

Wednesday, 26 September The next morning, about forty-five minutes into that day’s walk, I pulled off at a gas station for a morning break. I...

Retrospective – Istanbul Service Jam 2019

Istanbul Service Jam, organized by ATÖLYE and Deloitte Digital, will take place at ATÖLYE on 29-30th of March 2019. The first ever Global Service...

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...