Yet Ali Güreli, the chairperson and founder of Contemporary Istanbul, and founder of The Art Newspaper Turkey remains ...

The 2025 edition of Contemporary Istanbul opens with scores of galleries, curated programs, and landmark site-specific ...

Contemporary Istanbul celebrated its 20th anniversary at the weekend, gathering 51 galleries from 16 countries to mark two decades as Turkey’s leading international art fair.The fair, which also ...

At the inauguration of the Contemporary Istanbul art fair this year, its chairman Ali Güreli expressed confidence that Turkey would soon become one of the top five major art hubs in the world, ...

It’s about creating spaces where people can come together, share ideas and build something meaningful,” Demet told Observer.

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Despite Turkey's increasing censorship, and against a background of war in the Middle East, curator Christine Tohmé takes a ...

The first-ever show in Turkey of artwork by the late Armenian filmmaker Sergei Parajanov illustrates both the challenges and necessity of cultural exchange across closed borders. More than 45,000 art ...

Istanbul has been a sprawling, cosmopolitan city and vital commercial hub since the days it was called Byzantium. The exciting Istanbul Art biennale this fall is just one of many reasons to visit the ...

Major museums are opening, and the Istanbul Biennial is underway. Just don’t ask about politics. By Alex Marshall ISTANBUL — A museum that opened in Turkey this month became the talk of the art scene ...