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.

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 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.

Learning Program Material: Improvisation

January 19 - 22, 2026 / The learning program, which will examine the relationship and contradictions between contemporary art and ecology through the production practices of different artists each month, aims to introduce young artists to contemporary works and diverse perspectives through the concept of "material."

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.

Seminar Inside a Global Gallery: How Lisson Shapes Artistic Narratives Across Markets

15 January 2026 - This talk will offer an insider perspective on how one of the world’s leading contemporary art galleries operates across its international locations.

Learning Program Material: Land

December 22 - 25, 2025 / The learning program, which will examine the relationship and contradictions between contemporary art and ecology through the production practices of different artists each month, aims to introduce young artists to contemporary works and diverse perspectives through the concept of "material."

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 Hegel and Large Language Models

30 November 2025 - This talk will lead a discussion on how the emerging new norms and institutions are affecting the human experience of subjectivity and modes of relationality, drawing on Hegel's texts, Phenomenology of Spirit and Elements of the Philosophy of Right.

Seminar Art Readings in the Light of Semiotics

20 November 2025 - We will focus on the adventure of art history; The changing descriptions of art, theorists and art historians using different methods in art history constitute the main axis of our seminar.