The 17th International Istanbul Theatre Festival one of Turkey’s most popular events for performing arts begins on May 10th until June 10. The Festival opening will take place on May 15 at the Haghia Irene Museum. The 17th International Istanbul Theatre Festival programm includes 9 international theatre and dance groups as well as over 100 shows including...

The International Istanbul Film Festival kicked off Friday night, bringing together more than 200 films from 57 countries. This year, through April 18, The eagerly awaited 29th festival will host more than 200 films in 23 categories, screening new features from 2009 and 2010 along with unforgettable classics and works by master filmmakers. The festival will...

Apr 4, 2010

The first Istanbul hip hop festival will be held this year in Istanbul with the 2010 Hip Hop Festival for Turkey’s Hip Hop culture as a social responsibility project. Hip Hop is the word on Sunday April 25 on Maslak at REFRESH The VENUE and will be spread across entire Turkey. Turkey’s best poppers, lockers, B-boys and B-girls will descend on in...

Sonisphere Istanbul is re-writing the rulebook for hard rock festivals in Istanbul. Sonisphere is a hard rock festival which is organised in several cities across Europe. The line-up of Sonisphere Istanbul 2010 is very impressive: hard rock fans are able to enjoy Metallica, Rammstein, Manowar, Heaven & Hell, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Alice in Chains! Grab...

Turkish cuisine and other international cuisine from around the world will be side by side at the Eighth International Gastronomy Festivalin Istanbul between March 18 and 21. The event will bring world-famous chefs to the Beylikdüzü TUYAP Exhibition and Congress Center. Considered among the top 10 festivals, and approved by the World Association of Chefs...