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.

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.

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

17 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.

Conversation Literature and Jazz

As part of the 35th Akbank Jazz Festival, the “Literature and Jazz” talk will take place on October 11 at Arter, the conversation will explore the intersections of writing, language, and sound.

Concert Kinga Głyk

Recognized as one of the most compelling new talents in European jazz, Kinga Głyk will perform at Frankhan on October 10 as a guest of the 35th Akbank Jazz Festival.

Concert Jazz Clubs Night: Ömercan Şakar "Project OM 4.0"

With his “Project OM 4.0” performance, Ömercan Şakar will take the stage at Nardis on Friday, October 7 as part of the Jazz Club Night concerts of the 35th Akbank Jazz Festival.