Conversation Radio, Television and Jazz

The panel where Sibel Köse and Cem Tuncer will discuss the historical role of radio and television in the development of jazz and the vital place these orchestras hold within jazz history through examples, moderated by Hülya Tunçağ, is taking place at Minoa Pera on October 11.

Seminar The Culture & Ideology of Art - II

17 November 2026 - In this speech, some comments will be made on the connection between societies with different cultures and art, and we will also talk about the relations they have with each other and ideological transformations.

Seminar The Culture & Ideology of Art - I

12 November 2026 - In this speech, some comments will be made on the connection between societies with different cultures and art, and we will also talk about the relations they have with each other and ideological transformations.

Film “Within the Circle” Film Screening and Q&A

6 November 2026 - Edited by Özgür Erdi Akbaba, this mash-up film brings archival images together in new contexts, tracing the possibilities of a different way of living together through images of the past.

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

This special night will take place at Saint Benoît French High School Silüet Hall on October 4, and invites listeners to witness the unifying power across geographies of jazz through a cultural bridge extending from Warsaw to Istanbul.

Conversation Book That Spark Thinking on Production: “On Connection” - Kae Tempest

12 March 2026 - In this gathering, we will meet with actress Nezaket Erden and, starting from On Connection, discuss how our need for attachment and togetherness can be met through creativity.

Conversation “Mom, Am I an Artist?” Guest: Emre Erdoğdu

18 February 2026 - Sometimes you watch a film, read a book, or stumble upon a song—and something stirs inside you. It feels as though something has begun. Maybe it’s the first time you ask yourself: “Could I be an artist too?” This talk series follows the traces of exactly those moments.

Seminar The Birth Of the Language Of Criticism, Its Limits and Dilemmas

12 January 2026 - This seminar will focus on the origins of art criticism, the sources from which it emerges, the language it employs, what it seeks to achieve, and the possible limits of its scope.

Seminar Different Methods in Curatorship and Exhibition Practices

8 January 2026 - This session will address different curatorial methods and working practices.

Seminar From the Image of the World to the World of the Image: Cinematic Images and World-Building

21 December 2025 - In this seminar, we will focus on this reversal, examining how and under what conditions the relationship between cinema and the world has transformed, and the implications of this transformation.

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 The Culture & Ideology of Art - II

11 December 2025 - In this speech, some comments will be made on the connection between societies with different cultures and art, and we will also talk about the relations they have with each other and ideological transformations.