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.

Panel Turkey Children's Theatre Showcase Program

5 December 2024 - As part of its 8th edition, Atta Festival invites artists, academics, and students interested in producing high-quality children’s theatre to the “Creating a Roadmap in Children's Theatre!”

Conversation Turkey Jazz Network: Understanding the Venue through Music

To study the synergy of venue and music going hand in hand, to explore the city’s foundations around these two elements, Türkiye Caz Ağı (Turkey Jazz Network) invites you to the panel “Müzik Yoluyla Mekânı Kavramak” (“Understanding the Venue through Music”).

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.

Theater Turkey - Mr Naif and his Aide Gökhan Yılmazer

Mr. Naif, a grumpy puppet, retired after working with various puppeteers and is now living a peaceful life. He meets Gökhan who wishes to become a comedian one day.

Theater Turkey - Turunç’s Garden

The performance aims to encourage children to wonder about their potentials and to create and play in stead of being bored, which is something often encountered today.

Conference Turkey within Climate Change Scenarios

This event, which is the third of Science, Technology and Society Talks organized by Istanbulab, focuses on how the public understands scientific and technological controversies.

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 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.

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 The Museum Project: The Collaboration Between the Architect- Curator And Exhibition Designer

5 March 2026 - The importance of collaboration between architects, curators, and designers in museum project processes and curatorial stages will be examined; the scope of collaboration and necessary documents will be detailed with examples from Turkey and abroad.