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Photographer Captures Built-Up Pandemic Waste Polluting the Seas

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia September 29, 2021September 29, 2021

Şebnem Coşkun is among the winners of the Nature Conservancy’s 2021 photo contest, featuring images of landscape, wildlife, people, and water.

Posted inOpinion

What Happened to the Hagia Sophia Is a Terrible Shame

Avatar photo by Hakan Topal August 9, 2021August 9, 2021

I recently visited the Hagia Sophia for the first time after its conversion and felt overwhelming sadness.

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Scholars Decipher 3,200-year-old Rock Reliefs That Depict the Cosmos

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia June 28, 2021June 28, 2021

Over 200 years since they were discovered, researchers may have finally deciphered the elaborate Hittite carvings.

Posted inArt

A Kurdish Artist’s Creative Resistance From Behind Bars

by Jennifer Hattam June 22, 2021June 30, 2021

“Politics, war and oppression are a part of my life,” Fatoş İrwen explained of her current solo show, Exceptional Times.

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SALT Presents Climavore: Seasons Made to Drift by Cooking Sections

Avatar photo by SALT April 12, 2021April 12, 2021

Exploring how to eat as humans change the climate, Climavore: Seasons Made to Drift is on view until August 22 at SALT Beyoğlu.

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Theater Ensemble Targeted in Turkey for Kurdish Performances; Accused of “Terrorist Propaganda”

by Ayla Jean Yackley February 18, 2021February 18, 2021

“The government views us as political because we believe that the almost 20 million Kurds living in Turkey have the right to experience theater in their own language,” said actor Cihad Ekinci.

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Turkey Targets Osman Kavala’s Arts Organization in Unprecedented Lawsuit

by Hakim Bishara February 16, 2021February 16, 2021

Turkey’s Trade Ministry filed a lawsuit demanding the dissolution of Anadolu Kültür, an institution founded by Kavala in 2002.

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US Urges Immediate Release of Art Philanthropist Osman Kavala in Turkey

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber February 11, 2021February 11, 2021

The State Department released a statement denouncing the “specious charges against Kavala, his ongoing detention, and the continuing delays in the conclusion of his trial.”

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After Istanbul Students Detained for LGBTQ Posters, Protests Against Government Censorship Escalate

by Hakim Bishara February 4, 2021February 5, 2021

The initial protests started one month ago after President Erdoğan appointed one of his political allies as the school’s rector, inciting outrage over political motivations.

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Walk With Me: A Performance Artist Adapts to the Pandemic

by Jennifer Hattam January 27, 2021January 27, 2021

For two weeks last fall, performance artist Alisa Oleva walked with 33 different women in Istanbul; sometimes for 30 minutes, sometimes for three hours, but always from 1500 miles away.

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Archaeologists in Turkey Uncover 2,400-year-old Dionysus Mask

by Hakim Bishara September 28, 2020November 5, 2020

Dionysus, the god of fertility and wine in Greek mythology, was also known as the “masked” god of theater and a patron of arts.

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For Turkish Women Artists and Advocates, #challengeaccepted Is About More Than Just Selfies

by Alicia Eler August 7, 2020November 5, 2020

As femicide rates continue to rise in the country, there’s more to consider than just the surface-level gesture of #womensupportingwomen.

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