Conversation ECM Records & The History Of European Jazz

In this talk, the significant moments of its history will be discussed with the participation of Francesco Martinelli, Sevin Okyay and Kerim Selçuk.

Conversation Stories that needed to be told: The History of European Jazz

Renowned jazz writer Francesco Martinelli will be one of the guests of the Akbank Jazz Festival to talk about his new book, The History of European Jazz, which is an overview of the history of jazz in Europe.

Workshop Monsters in European Art

Humankind has imagined countless fantastic creatures to symbolize unexplainable events and express complex ideas.

Conversation Book That Spark Thinking on Production: “Five Cities” - Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar

16 June 2026 - In this gathering, together with Burçak Bingöl, we turn our focus particularly to Istanbul, taking Tanpınar’s Five Cities as our point of departure.

Seminar Technological Art: Creation Processes in the Dialectic of Human and Technology

15 March 2026 - In this talk, we will attempt to question and examine the creation processes in the dialectic of human and technology, looking through the perspective of homo technologicus and focusing on Selçuk Artut's artworks.

Seminar Strategic Planning & Project Development - II

29 January 2026 - In this module, that will consist of two parts, the project development methodology will be explained and exemplified by examining an international project in the context of strategic planning.

Seminar Strategic Planning & Project Development - I

22 January 2026 - In this module, that will consist of two parts, the project development methodology will be explained and exemplified by examining an international project in the context of strategic planning.

Panel Where Do You Draw the Line: Suggestions for Transformation

13 December 2025 - How can women of all ages and backgrounds — whether experienced or new to the field, from different professions or communities — who have contributed to cinema or wish to work and continue working in the industry, see, recognize, learn from, and create with one another?

Seminar A Story of Modern and Contemporary Art - II

19 November 2025 - The sociological changes in the 19th century, especially in continental Europe, and their reflection on art will be studied with examples from Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism.

Conversation Where Do Art Department Stand on the Line?

8 November 2025 - In this talk, we will discuss to what extent the labor of art department workers — who are responsible for the entire visual world represented on screen — is acknowledged within this broader space of representation in cinema.

Seminar A Story of Modern and Contemporary Art - I

6 November 2025 - The sociological changes in the 19th century, especially in continental Europe, and their reflection on art will be studied with examples from Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism.

Workshop Video-Essay Workshop: Women in Cinema

1 November 2025 - In this workshop, we will bring together our political imagination with creative montage techniques, using the video-essay form as an act of criticism, resistance, and solidarity.