Conversation Jazz Network Panel: Can the Media in Turkey Keep Up with the Rhythm of Jazz?

Aiming to offer a multifaceted perspective shaped by voices from both the media and music scenes, the panel will take place on October 4 at Salon İKSV as part of the 35th Akbank Jazz Festival.

Blog A short film route from Italy to Turkey with Giulia Iannello

In our conversation with Giulia Iannello, we explore the journey of Magma International Short Film Festival, the details of its collaboration with Akbank Short Film Festival, and much more.

Seminar Popular Culture and Contemporary Art in Turkey

Popular Culture is the 20th century’s a gift to the cultural world. It can be said that it started with the entertainment industry and then encompassed every corner of human and social life and processes.

Concert Sibel Köse "From Vistula to Bosphorus: A Jazz Bridge"

This special night will take place at Akatlar Cultural Center on October 4, and invites listeners to witness the unifying power across geographies of jazz through a cultural bridge extending from Warsaw to Istanbul.

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.

Seminar Proper Lighting of Artworks and Exhbition Spaces

25 June 2026 - How do we design lighting, an essential aspect of exhibition design? In this seminar, Özlem Yalım will explain the formulas to best illuminate artworks and their environments through examples.

Seminar Curatorial Design Strategies

15 June 2026 - How do we design exhibitions not as neutral displays, but as active spaces constructing narratives? In this workshop at the intersection of architectural design and museology, we explore spatial and curatorial strategies.

Seminar Art Collecting in Türkiye with Its Historicity and Problematics

2 June 2026 - Examining the cultural evolution of collecting from the 15th-century Ottoman Empire to the present, the seminar analyzes the ecosystem—spanning from the palace to the Republic, auction practices to digital transformation, and contemporary issues.

Seminar Against the Black Box: Context, Actor, and Practice in Communication Technologies

17 May 2026 - In this talk, we will develop a social-constructivist critique of communication technology by focusing on the triad of context, actor, and practice while examining the place of communication technologies in social change.

Seminar Küratörlük-etik kurucu bir alan mı ya da felsefeciler küratör olsaydı?

30 April 2026 - Since the 1980s, the convergence between artistic production and philosophical thought has become increasingly pronounced. This seminar explores how contemporary art is shaped by its relation to ethics, examining the ethical stance of critical artistic practices alongside the boundaries of curatorial choice.

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 Justice Between Forgetting and Remembering

27 March 2026 - How does a suppressed past create today's anger? By delving into the roots of social polarisation, we discuss the concepts of 'pluralistic memory' and 'memory justice' as counterpoints to uniform narratives.