When What İstanbul

Istanbul to host next Jardin d’Europe Festival


The Prix Jardin d’Europe, a contest organized by dance institutions from 10 European countries, came to an end last week. The project’s Turkish partner, the Bimeras Cultural Foundation, is also the organizer of the iDANS International Festival of Contemporary Dance and Performance

7,500 tons of sand for Antalya Sand Sculpture Festival


Thirty sculptors from 10 countries who have begun working on sand sculptures at the Antalya sand sculpture festival will finish their works on April 20. The festival’s sculptures will be on display until Nov. 20.

The Museum Of Innocence


The project involves the realization of the museum narrated in the novel “The Museum of Innocence” published in August 2008 by the Nobel laureate author Orhan Pamuk

Journey to 17th Century’s Istanbul with music


Jordi Savall will give a concert in Istanbul as part of the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency’s “Golden Routes” project, one of the first projects initiated by the agency.

Royal Spectacle (Sultan-I Seyirlik)


The Royal Spectacle (Sultan-I Seyirlik) project is a stunning open-air show inspired by the Ottoman era and supported by miniature visuals. Royal Spectacle shows were quite significant during the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz who is remembered as the most entertainment-devoted member of the Ottoman ...

2010 World Basketball Championship


2010 World Basketball Championship

AUERBACH IN ISTANBUL (İstanbul 2010 Literature Project)


project aims at translating Mimesis: the Representation of Reality in Western Culture, a widely known criticism written by Eric Auerbach in 1940s. Distinguished scholars will take part in this project. In addition to the translation, a collective work covering the debates on the book and on its ...

EUROPEAN WRITERS’ PARLIAMENT (İstanbul 2010 Literature Project)


This is a literature activity project to unite the chairpersons of literature organizations representing major European languages and cultures, valuable writers of European Literature and the representatives of Turkish literature associations. Within the scope of the...

Coffee and croissant, both Turkish and French


’Cafe & Croissant,’ a traveling exhibition organized as part of the Turkey Season in France, opens today at Istanbul’s French Cultural Center. Showing that relations between Turkey and France are not only political and diplomatic, but include strong cultural and artistic ties, ...