Bu video Adobe Flash Player’ın son sürümünü gerektirmektedir. @semaankarali Hundreds of Istanbul’s Fenerbahce football club fans clash with police New York Daily News AP Galatasaray players celebrate after their soccer derby match against Fenerbahce inIstanbul, Turkey, Saturday, May 12, 2012. Fenerbahce fans broke plastic chairs, throwing them and flares at police. Police used their … Read more
Orhan Pamuk opens novel museum An eponymous museum created by Orhan Pamuk in the wake of the writer?s recent ?Museum of Innocence? opened its doors. Turkish Nobel Laureate Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence Parallels Book Voice of America … Turkish Nobel Laureate Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence Parallels Book Dorian Jones | Istanbul, Turkey Cataloging Turkey’s history … Read more
Masumiyet Müzesi, a museum founded by Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk, features hundreds of objects and ephemera related to the characters and events Pamuk recounts in his novel. (PHOTO AA, UĞUR ASLANHAN) the museum of innocence official site Pamuk’s Museum of Innocence coming to life on April 28 Sunday’s Zaman Masumiyet Müzesi, a museum … Read more
more photos here from the Istanbul Zombie Walk attempt (!) James Bond film crew to close part of Istanbul from Hurriyet Daily News Scenes for the latest installment of the 007 James Bond series, ‘Skyfall,’ will be filmed in one of Istanbul?s busiest and most crowded neighborhoods, Eminönü Istanbul is worth more than a quick … Read more
İstanbul looks to Paris for key to successful urban transformation Today’s Zaman With the debate surrounding urban renewal in İstanbul becoming increasingly strained in light of a number of critical concerns, including preservation of the city’s historic skyline, the Taksim project — a controversial initiative to remodel Turkey’s Letter: Istanbul needs neighbourhood regeneration from World … Read more
Vintage Designed Turkey Posters by Emrah Yucel from Mavi Boncuk by M.A.M Mavi Boncuk | Vintage Poster Design works of Emrah Yucel who also created many famous Hollywood film’s posters. Here is presented the biggest size of Turkey travel posters. You can find middle and small sized ones from here.All kind of usage and sharing … Read more
In Istanbul, a Film Festival Is Heavy on Politics – NYTimes.com official site here !f Istanbul opens with a documentary on nature from Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul Independent Film Festival opened with the screening of ?If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth… Istanbul Biennial announces curator from Hurriyet Daily News The 13th Istanbul … Read more
Victoria?s Secret model in Istanbul from Hurriyet Daily News Victoria?s Secret model Ana Beatriz Barros arrived in Turkey on Feb. 9 for the Istanbul Fashion Week. Speaking to press members in the airport, Barros answered the questions of press members at a press conference. Istanbul’s Cultural Rebirth New York Times Istanbul, which went from … Read more
and an Istanbul news roundup in the end… [View the story “Snow and Istanbul. 31 Jan 2011 ” on Storify] Istanbul on red alert as heavy snowfall arrives from Hurriyet Daily News Istanbul’s Disaster Coordination Center (AKOM) has announced that it has increased its alert status to “red” as heavy snowfall fell in the city … Read more
Struggling for the cultural heritage of Istanbul– Majik Sinema to be demolished… ************************** CIEE Announces Summer 2012 International Faculty Development Seminar in Turkey Consuming Istanbul: Space, Spectacle and the Politics of Popular Culture June 11 ? 22, 2012 <http://www.ciee.org/ifds/seminars/turkey/index.aspx> Program Description: Since the 1980’s, Turkey, in particular Istanbul, has seen unprecedented transformations with the … Read more
Panel discussion becomes artistic town-hall meeting at İstanbul Modern Artist Bubi Hayon?s work that was removed from İstanbul Modern?s auction night titled ?Gala Modern.? A panel discussion at the İstanbul Modern Museum of Art earlier this week turned into a major debate on censorship and the state of contemporary art in Turkey after the … Read more
?Turcopedia is an encyclopedia of interesting, surprising and entertaining popular culture inspired by Turkey.? Check out the blog here where you can find substantive info about Istanbul particularly… and an Istanbul news roundup here: Ecumenopolis’ displays dark side of İstanbul’s growth Sunday’s Zaman A German/Turkish documentary film, ?Ecumenopolis,? directed by İmre Azem, questions the future … Read more
Tayfun Serttaş opens artistic, sociological treasure to public Artist/ researcher Tayfun Serttaş photo: Turgut Engin A new exhibition by Tayfun Serttaş at the recently opened SALT Galata art center in İstanbul’s Karaköy district offers a fascinating visual exploration of five decades of life in mid-20th century İstanbul from the perspective of a Beyoğlu photo studio. … Read more
Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with a fish monger in the Samatya Square neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, December 4, 2011. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) Vice President Biden Checks Out Istanbul’s Samatya Square The White House (blog) Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with a fish monger in the Samatya Square … Read more
Burak Arıkan maps social relations of art world in Turkey As with so many of the other institutions and social networks that shape our lives, most of us tend to take the art world as a natural fact, something that is just there. But, just like other social realities, the art world, too, … Read more