Public Art in the Service of the State: Political Iconography in Iran
The emergence of the deep state in Iran in the 2010s led to a massive change in Iran’s political murals and visual culture.
Culture
‘Happiness Means Fighting’: Haluk Bilginer’s Long Road to Emmy Award
Turkish Actor Haluk Bilginer won the Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards, for his performance in the…
What is behind the ticket sales debate in Turkish cinema?
During the first days of 2019, many important film producers in Turkey started a ‘dispute’ by stating clearly that they…
Decolonizing African Art: Colonial Heritage and European Museums’ Gordian Knot
The looting and subsequent disappearance of artistic treasures from the African continent had two detrimental outcomes: the loss of national…
Will Turkey’s Activism for Culture change its Negative Image in Europe?
But will all this activism and enthusiasm at different levels – a veritable craze for UNESCO – be enough to…
Contemporary Islamic Art and The Jameel Prize 2018
The Jameel Prize is ‘an award for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition’ and is currently on view…
“Artists Should Firmly Stand Against Neighborhood Pressure in Turkey”: An Interview with Kutlug Ataman
During an interview with Isa Tatlican from Sabah, Kutlug Ataman emphasized that artists should not bow down to neighborhood pressure…
“Neighborhood Pressure” in Turkey
The opposition in Turkey is now trying to polarize society through statements made by artists. Does every artist have to…
Ahmet Umit: “If there is no Turkey, there’s no us!”
“We cannot get anything when we declare each other about our differences. If we accept each other with our differences,…
Art, Artists and Politics: No Limits for Transgression?
It is impossible to think of artists as beings without political thoughts but when they cross the thin line between…
The Praxis of Husamettin Arslan
Arslan had said that his youth was spent in an interfile social circle due to the fact that he was…
Turgut Cansever: In pursuit of wisdom through architecture
Turgut Cansever’s primary concern was to combine architecture with ethics that entailed a quintessential overlap of religion, tradition, architecture and…
What is the Atlas of Islamic Thought? An Interview with Ibrahim Halil Ucer
“We have prepared this project to position Islamic philosophy to its rightfully earned place in the general history of philosophy.…
The Atlas of Islamic Thought
After three years of intensive work, the Atlas of Islamic Thought project, has finally come to an end. This project…
The Plural States of Cinema in Turkey
Yeşilçam cinema was a particular mode of filmmaking which had developed its own unique, homegrown film language, utterly different from…
Viewing Contemporary Turkey and Pakistan through Television Series
For a century now structuralists and post-structuralists have been arguing about the arbitrariness of meaning of symbols and words; the…
The Journey of a Soul: Ayşe Şasa
An elderly woman said “You assume that life is over, but it suddenly starts over, again and again.” Ayşe Şasa,…
Turkey’s Publishing Sector Making Strides
The total value of the publishing market in Turkey is TL6.3 billion, which is approximately $1.8 billion. According to the…
Between Power and Opposition: Humor Publication in Turkey
Without doubt, most humorists in Turkey are not elite but elitist and they are away from the real problems of…
