Apr 8, 2012

The U.S. alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform live at Santralistanbul on Sept. 8. This will be the band’s first visit to Istanbul, and will be part of its world tour, which includes a total of 60 cities. Studies show the Red Hot Chili Peppers are the foreign band that audiences most want to see perform in Turkey. Formed in 1983 in Los...

Mar 23, 2012

The first Design Biennial in Istanbul will be held between 13 October and 12 December 2012. The Istanbul Design Biennial, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) under the co-sponsorship of Eren Holding, Koray Group of Companies, Vestel and VitrA, will be held on 13 October-12 December 2012. The programme of the Istanbul Design...

Mar 21, 2012

For 20 days and 20 nights, the second annual Istanbul Shopping Fest will transform the cosmopolitan city into a shopping mecca where visitors from around the world can take advantage of savings of 30 percent or more at various shopping arenas throughout the city. Istanbul Shopping Fest, is an annual festival of shopping, culture and entertainment which will take...

Mar 21, 2012

As part of the Chinese Culture Year in Turkey, Istanbul Modern Cinema, in cooperation with Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, will present a program that brings together seven films from Chinese cinema. The event will open tomorrow at 7 p.m. with a breathtaking Chinese acrobatic show. The films to be shown until March 29 are as...

Feb 23, 2012

Within the framework of the celebrations of 400 years of diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and Turkey, Istanbul Modern is hosting the exhibition La La La Human Steps: A Selection from the Collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Held between February 16 – May 6 in Istanbul Modern’s Temporary Exhibition Hall, the show consists of a special...

Feb 15, 2012

The !f istanbul International Independent Film Festival – the region’s premier high profile festival dedicated to cutting edge contemporary cinema- has announced the line-up for its !f Inspired competition ahead of the festival’s 11th edition which unspools February 16-26, 2012. In its fifth year, !f Inspired aims to highlight films by emerging directors...