Well before the pandemic imposed a night-time curfew on Turkish streets (writes Andrew Finkel), there were many who went voluntarily into lockdown certain evenings of the week to watch their favourite ...

Art history has long emphasized the glories of the Byzantine Empire (circa 330–1453), but less known are the profound artistic contributions of North Africa, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, and other powerful ...

Nâzım Hikmet, a renowned figure in 20th-century Turkish history, is the subject of James Meyer’s recent book “Red Star over the Black Sea.” Meyer explores Nâzım’s cross-border experiences and his ...

The pianist Toros Can, who trained in Ankara, London, the USA and Eskişehir, won first place at the 3rd Orléans International Piano Competition, which focuses on music of the 20th century. Prof. Can ...

This one-day workshop, commemorating Turkey’s Republic centenary, reexamines Turkish secularism from its inception to contemporary discussions about desecularisation under the Justice and Development ...

Elmadağ Kilim on display at Tophane-İ Amire. The ICOC (International Conference on Oriental Carpets) is back in Istanbul for the first time since 2007 and Cornucopia will be there to greet you at our ...

Bring up to 5 items of clothing or accessories to swap and give fast fashion the heave-ho! Through this action we will reduce the impact of fast fashion on our environment whilst spreading the word ...

The works of the Portuguese-British artist, Paula Rego, are now exhibited in Turkey for the first time. Curated by Alistair Hicks, the exhibition was planned with the participation of the late artist, ...

At first glance, Where Are We? (Neredeyiz?) appears out of place in an archaeology museum. The Erimtan Archaeology and Arts Museum’s first two floors are occupied by the permanent collection, laden ...

‘making paste from rain/you may ask - how?/to dream long enough/for fermentation’ These lines, part of a poem by the multidisciplinary artist Sine İçli, are positioned in the lower-left corner of the ...

This tile panel was originally located in the men’s hot room. The eight rectangular tiles are adorned with Persian couplets in nasta‘līq script from a poem highlighting the hamam's significance in ...

Cornucopia: Turkey for ConnoisseursIstanbul Concept Gallery is hosting painter Coşkun Sami's exhibition Sumerki from 7 January to 29 January 2022. 'Sumerki' means 'twilight' in Russian, but the word ...