Akbank Children’s Theatre“What Am I Going To Be?”
November 2025 – May 2026
An Alternative View on Art and Children
April 6–9, 2025
Online Platform - Zoom
Children’s Workshops
Contemporary Art and Ecological Experiments
January 2025 – July 2026
Online Platform – Zoom
Concert Jazz Meets Rap
Taking place on April 29 at Babylon, Jazz Meets Rap is a bold and original project that fuses the improvisational nature of jazz with the lyrical sharpness of rap. Rooted in tradition yet forward-looking, the performance invites the audience on a genre-bending musical journey.
Concert Ali Perret “Octopus Band”
As part of the 35th Akbank Jazz Festival, the Octopus Band will make its world premiere on October 4 at Akatlar Cultural Center, marking its first ever live performance.
Taking place on October 3 at Alan Kadıköy, Jazz Meets Rap is a bold and original project that fuses the improvisational nature of jazz with the lyrical sharpness of rap. Rooted in tradition yet forward-looking, the performance invites the audience on a genre-bending musical journey.
Concert Jazz Clubs Night: Batu Şallıel and Istanbul Swing Cats
Batu Şallıel and Istanbul Swing Cats promise a time-travel experience right back to the 1950s New York jazz scene. The band will take the stage at Pera 77 on October 1 as part of the Jazz Club Night events at the 35th Akbank Jazz Festival.
Concert Jazz Clubs Night: Yeşim Pekiner Quintet “Reflections on a Jade”
Yeşim Pekiner Quintet will bring Reflections on a Jade to life on stage on October 1 at Nardis Jazz Club, as part of the Jazz Club Night shows of the 35th Akbank Jazz Festival.
Concert Jazz Clubs Night: Berkay Sümbül Quintet
The Berkay Sümbül Quintet will perform on October 1 at Bova, as part of the Jazz Club Night within the 35th Akbank Jazz Festival.
Concert Sista Sound presents: Özge Ürer, Deniz Taşar, Kamucan Yalçın & Ana Flávia
Turkey’s first women-led music collective Sista Sound takes the stage at the invitation of Akbank Jazz Festival with a brand-new project. Together, these four remarkable women will deliver a performance where the groove never drops, and invite the audience for a one-of-a-kind journey.
Concert Ahmet Ali Arslan “Manastır”
Ahmet Ali Arslan will bring the pastoral tones of his latest album Manastır to Moda All Saints Church on September 30.
Concert Kind of Six
Four young musicians who won the Akbank Jazz Festival Award at the 20th Nardis Young Jazz Musician Competition will take the stage on September 28 at Yeldeğirmeni Art Center.
Concert Maya Perest
Describing and channeling her music as “modern-day shamanism,” Maya Perest will take the stage at Sakıp Sabancı Museum during the opening weekend of the Akbank Jazz Festival.
Concert İlhan Erşahin’s İstanbul Sessions
Istanbul Sessions, taking the stage on September 27 at Müze Gazhane for the opening night of the 35th Akbank Jazz Festival, brings together master-level musicianship with high eclecticism, where the cliché of “east-to-west crossover” finds its true sense and power.
Concert Önder Focan & Yavuz Darıdere "Legendary Hammond Trio" & Guests
For this special concert as part of the 35th Akbank Jazz Festival, the trio will be joined by young jazz trumpeter from İzmir, Taha Maral, and acclaimed jazz vocalist Ceren Temel, known for her powerful performances. Promising an evening rich in musical color, the concert will take place on October 5 at Bağlarbaşı Cultural Center.
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Seminar Trusting the Process
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Conversation fugamundi x Elif Dikeç Jazz Listening Club: Cosmic Sounds - From Krautrock to Jazz
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Seminar Justice Between Forgetting and Remembering
12:00
Children Workshop My Transformation Story (Ages 9-12)
İzmit Municipality Toy Museum
13:30
Children Workshop Exploring Distance: What’s Out There? (Ages 7-11)
14:00
Children's Theatre Akbank Children’s Theatre "What Am I Going To Be?"
İBB Başakşehir Cultural Center
Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (March - Group 2)
Basımhane İstanbul
15:00
Children Workshop İzmit in My Sketchbook (Ages 6-9)
Seminar Exhibition Planning: Risk Management and Artwork Insurance
13:00
İBB Ali Emiri Efendi Cultural Centre
12:30
Children Workshop Mini Mosaic Workshop (Ages 5-9)
Hasan Ali Yücel Children's Museum, EDİRNE
Workshop Dialogues @ Bova – Guest: Luis Bonilla
Bova
14:15
Children Workshop Colorful Arm Puppets (Ages 6-10)
Seminar Contemporary Art and Curatorship with a Focus on Intellectual Property and Art Law
20:00
Learning Program An Alternative View on Art and Children
18:30
Conversation On the Borderline of Order and Chaos: Art
Minoa Pera
17:00
Adult Workshop Alphabet Experimental Photography Workshop (March - Group 1)
Çocuk Atölyesi Following Migratory Birds: Birdhouse Design Workshop(Ages 6-10)
Sakıp Sabancı Museum
Vecihi Hürkuş Aviation and Technology Park, ESKİŞEHİR
Children Workshop Symbols and Dreams Workshop (Ages 10-13)
Children Workshop Eskişehir In My Sketchbook (Ages 6-9)
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