Istanbul
Contemporary Istanbul welcomes galleries from Spain and Latin America
The fair's 19th edition sees it strengthen its footing as an international art market destination
New campaign group to monitor Istanbul Biennial developments following curator row
Turkish artists and curators have organised two forums and raised concerns about participants who pulled out
Istanbul Biennial's governing body draws up new selection guidelines following curator row
İKSV will bar advisory board members from taking up curatorial posts although the 2024 edition will go ahead as planned
'Turkey is becoming very powerful, and very international': Contemporary Istanbul fair opens amid shifting geopolitics and a strong economy
Galleries from more than 20 countries are taking part in the fair's 18th edition
Restored Turkish bath reopens to the public as site for art and respite
The Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, which will open in Istanbul in September after a 13-year restoration and excavation, will operate once again as a traditional Turkish bath and also as a contemporary art space
Artists opens pudding shop in Istanbul to help protest buffalo herding
London-based duo Cooking Sections explore buffalo herding in Istanbul with Turkish pudding project
New Istanbul culture hub seeks to make art more public
ArtIstanbul Feshane opens in an expansive 19th-century military factory to reach more of the city’s 16 million inhabitants
‘We’re not ready’: the race to protect Istanbul’s heritage from another earthquake
Conservators are raising the alarm in the ancient Turkish city as seismologists warn that an earthquake is all but inevitable within the next two decades
New Istanbul Modern museum finally unveiled after five-year construction
Major new contemporary art space designed by Renzo Piano opens ahead of key elections
Long-awaited Istanbul Modern museum nears completion
Renzo Piano-designed institution may coincide with this year's Istanbul Biennial
The 17th Istanbul Biennial finds novel ways to have difficult conversations
Against the constraints imposed by Covid-19 and Turkey’s repressive social climate, the influential biennial obliquely takes up thorny topics and engages with the city’s alternative spaces
Has Turkey halted plans to turn Chora museum into a mosque?
Experts ponder the significance of the sudden scrapping of Islamic prayers by Turkish authorities at Istanbul’s historic landmark
New hope that Istanbul orphanage—Europe's largest timber building—can be saved from ruin
After decades of neglect, a fundraising drive could restore Prinkipo Orphanage as an environmental research centre
Why we should be concerned about President Erdogan turning museums into mosques
Hagia Sophia and the Chora Church will remain “open to all”, Turkish government promises—but restricted access may not be the primary worry
Turkish government on collision course with Unesco over turning Hagia Sophia into mosque
President Erdogan’s plans to convert the museum have drawn fire from Greece and the US
Turkish government slammed for crowds at heritage sites as ticket collector reportedly dies from coronavirus
Worker at Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace is believed to have contracted Covid-19, leading state to be criticised for not closing tourist attractions quick enough
Court ruling converting Turkish museum to mosque could set precedent for Hagia Sophia
Decision that Kariye Museum must become a Muslim house of worship again could imperil its Byzantine art and have repercussions for other early Christian monuments
Art world impact just 'a drop in the ocean': Istanbul biennial curator takes on climate crisis
Nicolas Bourriaud examines the Anthropocene in 16th edition of the exhibition and says the “real issue is mass tourism"
Monster Chetwynd’s monstrous children’s playground to open in Istanbul
Sculptural project, part of the 16th biennial, looks to the mythical creature Medusa
'Game-changer' museum to open in Istanbul in time for city's biennial
Turkish non-profit contemporary art space Arter is relocating to a state-of-the-art exhibition space in Dolapdere district
Erdogan says museum and former cathedral Hagia Sophia will become a mosque again
The Turkish president wants the monument to serve as a place of worship flouting international pressure to retain the site’s current neutral status
Ottoman perspectives
This original and brilliant book describes how Western archaeology and archaeologists appeared to Turkish eyes.
The Istanbul Biennial looks east (Eastern Europe, that is)
The Turkish capital has curators, collectors and galleries—if the government pitches in, it could become the leading destination for contemporary art in the Middle and Near East
First Dalí exhibition in Turkey
The Sakip Sabanci Museum in Istanbul is holding the first ever retrospective devoted to the surrealist artist Salvador Dalí in a Muslim country
Excavations explore how far beyond the ramparts the Trojan War was fought
Excavations suggest that the ten-year war was fought some distance away from Priam's rock