Cultural exertions: the Cultural Routes Society takes another step forward
By Roger Williams | February 12, 2013
A one-click website has been set up for the Culture Routes Society to bring together the 16 waymarked long-distance walks in Turkey. Trailmakers, tour operators, accommodation providers and other necessary information are available for an adventure through some of the country’s most beautiful and historic countryside. Each trail is supported...
Books, News, Travel
Top-down ecology: details of a new proposal for dealing with Istanbul’s urban sprawl
By Michael Hornsby | October 17, 2012
The auditorium at Istanbul Modern was packed on Monday morning, as a group of architects and urban designers from the International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam (IABR) presented a proposal for sustainable urban growth in the greater Istanbul area. The assembled politicians, diplomats, architects and members of the press were presented with...
News
Bursa PhotoFest
By Monique Jaques | September 20, 2012
Coming from Istanbul, one has to take a ferry, a bus, and then the metro to reach the many exhibitions and talks at Bursa PhotoFest (September 15–21). It seems only fitting to travel to this less-than-glitzy former Ottoman capital to see a showcase of documentary photography, often overlooked in the...
News, Photography, Travel
New on the block: Egeran Gallery opens with Mel Bochner exhibition
By Michael Hornsby | May 11, 2012
Last Thursday saw the opening of Suzanne Egeran's new project, Egeran Gallery, down by the Bosphoros in Tophane, with an inaugural exhibition by one of the great American conceptual artists, Mel Bochner. Ten new paintings by Bochner get their premier showing here in Istanbul. The artist applied paint using a...
Contemporary Art, News
From miniatures to microchips: a new dimension to the Sakıp Sabancı Museum’s calligraphy collection
By Michael Hornsby | May 10, 2012
In a first for a museum display of Islamic Art, the refurbished exhibition of calligraphy and manuscripts at the Sakıp Sabancı Museum incorporates video and touch-screen technology to allow visitors an augmented reality experience of the collection. Using an iPad handed to you at the door you can call up...
Contemporary Art, Islamic Art, News
Park life: Istanbul’s green spaces
By Şule Bilgin | May 8, 2012
These warm spring days just before summer are the perfect time to enjoy the parks and gardens of Istanbul, too often overlooked by visitors and locals alike. During the annual April Tulip Festival a staggering 1.8 million tulips are planted within the borders of Emirgan Korusu. This means that the...
News
Hıdrellez wishes
By Michael Hornsby | May 7, 2012
Last Saturday was Hıdrellez, a springtime festival marking the date on which, according to Islamic tradition, the Prophet Elijah met with the mythical figure Hıdır. The official celebrations in Istanbul were organised by KafePi, a familiar name in nightlife here, and held in Parkorman, at the edge of the Belgrade...
News
The new reviews: new books in the latest Corncuopia
By Cornucopia | April 19, 2012
We are very excited to announce that the new issue of Cornucopia, Dutch Masters, is making its way to a bookshop near you as we speak. Subscribers, keep an eye out for the postman! All the book reviews are available to read online now. Tim Stanley finds a positive outcome...
Books, News
The Asia House Fair
By Cornucopia | April 17, 2012
Cornucopia is pleased to announce our participation at the Asia House Fair in London from April 27 to 29. The fair coincides with London's Islamic World Sales and features textiles, antiques and jewellery from all over Asia. It should be an unmissable addition to the week! We hope all our...
News
Highland hijinks
By Michael Hornsby | March 2, 2012
This weekend over 550 Scottish Highlanders, Islanders and Lowlanders flew into Istanbul for a weekend of dancing and dining, centred around a magnificent white-tie ball at the Çırağan Palace on Saturday evening. As Jessica Hand, the British consul general, put it at a welcome reception at Pera House on Friday,...
News
Current Events
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Exhibition
Sadberk Hanım Museum, Upper Bosphorus (Europe), Istanbul
December 7, 2012 – June 30, 2013
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Exhibition
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston
February 20, 2013 – July 14, 2013
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Research Centre for Anatolian Civilisations (RCAC), Galatasaray, Istanbul
March 8, 2013 – June 10, 2013
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The Queen’s Gallery, Edinburgh
March 8, 2013 – July 21, 2013
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Armaggan Nuruosmaniye Art and Design Gallery, Kapalıçarşı/The Covered Bazaar, Istanbul
March 20, 2013 – May 29, 2013
