Concert ACT Night: Jakob Manz Young European Stars feat. Shuteen Erdenebaatar, Nils Kugelmann, Jakob Bänsch, Leo Asal

Exciting talents from the new generation of jazz come together at ACT Night! Taking place at Komünite on October 1, Young European Stars led by Jakob Manz will be a guest at the 36th Akbank Jazz Festival with a special performance curated by The ACT Agency.

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.

Concert Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico with Lamia Bedioui

Multicultural in their musical passions, and daring in their stylistic juxtapositions, Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico with Lamia Bedioui will be at Zorlu PSM Turkcell Platinum Stage on October 11.

36th Akbank Jazz Festival

Leaving an unforgettable mark on the city's musical memory for 36 years, the Akbank Jazz Festival will meet with music lovers from September 26 to October 11, 2026.

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 Organizing a Biennial: The 7th Mardin Biennial Example

8 June 2026 - What distinguishes biennials from large exhibitions or festivals? Through which processes do they emerge? We will answer these questions by examining this year's 7th Mardin Biennial in comparison with established examples.

Seminar Exhibition Planning: Risk Management and Artwork Insurance

1 April 2026 - In this session, we will discuss details such as risk management, insurance procedures, transportation, the responsibilities of the parties involved, and damage management as they pertain to exhibitions.

Seminar Trusting the Process

26 March 2026 - Since 2023, independent curator and writer Fatoş Üstek has served as the curator of Frieze Sculpture. In this discussion, she will be joined by Burçak Bingöl, an artist whose work will feature in the 2025 edition.

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.