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Lapping up classical sounds in Gümüşlük
If you find yourself holidaying in Bodrum or around the Muğla region in the next few weeks, we can’t recommend the Gümüşlük Classical Music Festival more strongly. Taking place in the small fishing...
View ArticleAnd Ancient & Modern goes to…
The winner of this year’s Ancient & Modern Prize was announced on Frday. The award of £1000 is offered to anyone 26 or under or 60 or over (age groups rarely catered for by grant-givers) with a...
View ArticleA painterly tribute to Gezi
On display until the end of summer on the terrace of the Istanbul Chamber of Architects in Karaköy is a 50-square metre painting paying tribute to the Gezi protests. The colossal work (above) was...
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Ephesus: a visual diary
‘Turkey’s greatest classical sight can come as a shock, even to a die-hard art historian,’ writes Roger Williams in the introduction to the Cornucopia guide entry on Ephesus. Well, I’m not an...
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The drawing on the wall
Street art is gaining popularity in Turkey, with the Pera Museum even staging its first-ever graffiti and street art exhibition last autumn. But the best place to see street art in the city is...
View ArticleGallipoli Survivor
A British naval vessel built in 1915 that was employed in bombarding the coast in the Gallipoli campaign has opened to the public this week in Portsmouth Historic Dockyards after a £2.4 million...
View Article‘Gariné’ in London
If you live or find yourself in London on August 14 or 15, the city’s only Turkish theatre, the Arcola in Dalston, is staging a version of Dikran Tchouhadjian’s (1837–1898) Gariné. Considered the...
View ArticleStar gazing
Tonight the Istanbul Modern will hold a special event to watch the annual August Perseid meteor shower. Every year, from around July 17 to August 24, Earth crosses the orbital path of the Comet...
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Turquoise beauty
If you want to get up close and personal with Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, there’s no better way to do so than by boat. You can stay in a town such as Fethiye, Kaş, Kalkan or Antalya, and take daily...
View ArticleTurks rule at next year’s Venice Film Festival
Turkish cinema is going from strength to strength year in, year out – and with the recent announcement of next year’s Venice International Film Festival competition entrants and jury members, it looks...
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Cappadocia dreaming
If you’ve been following the blog, you will know I have been travelling these past few weeks. Last weekend I finally got around to visiting Cappadocia, and out of all the places I have been to in...
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How to navigate this year’s massive Istanbul Biennial
It’s almost time for another edition of the Istanbul Biennial – and the 14th instalment promises to be bigger, bolder and braver than ever. There will be works by 80 artists, hailing from every...
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Inside story: Çamlıhemşin part 2
In this blog series, the photographer Lynn Gilbert takes us on a journey through Turkish homes. Huge kitchens like in the above photograph are found in old stone houses in remote areas of Çamlıhemşin,...
View ArticleTurkey gets Aussie-fied
From next month, events continue as part of the ‘Australia in Turkey 2015’ festival. Taking place until December, the festival is the biggest celebration of Australian culture in Turkey to date, and...
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The simple beauty of Anatolian kilims
With the publication of The Poetry of Simple Things (Die Poesie des Einfachen), Harry Koll and Sabine Steinbock have provided a valuable new resource for those interested in Anatolian kilims. The...
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Inside story: Camili
In this blog series, the photographer Lynn Gilbert takes us on a journey through Turkish homes. Camili is not your typical tourist destination. For one, it’s difficult to reach: Located in a remote...
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ArtInternational 2015 in review
In my experience, modern art fairs are a mixed bag: there is everything from exceptional, cutting-edge artwork to overwrought, reductionist drivel. Both big names and relative unknowns are on display....
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Inside Story: Bodrum
In this blog series, the photographer Lynn Gilbert takes us on a journey through Turkish homes. Bodrum, located in southwestern Turkey, is a town full of beautiful, charming seaside resorts. But it is...
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London’s Islamic Sales, Autumn 2015
For devotees of Islamic art, there is much to look forward to this autumn. Over the next few months the two major auction houses in London will stage their biannual Islamic art sales, and a quick...
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A taste of Turkish photography at IFSAK
The Istanbul Photography and Cinema Amateurs Association (İstanbul Fotoğraf ve Sinema Amatörleri Derneği – IFSAK) has mined its archives to organise a group exhibition featuring some of the most...
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