The anticipation has been building and finally the opening ceremony of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture is tonight! Various programs which will be realized simultaneously with the celebrations in Golden Horn, will go on in several parts of the city for Istanbul locals and visitors to celebrate Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture. Istanbul is going...

Jan 8, 2010

Istanbul will launch its year as European Capital of Culture on January 16, with an all-night party throughout the city. Musicians will perform at six different public squares, museums will be free and open until dawn, and fireworks will sparkle over the city’s fabled waterways. Turkish pop star Tarkan will perform at Taksim Square in the center of town...

Nov 22, 2009

Istanbul is set to host the first Fashionable Istanbul extravanganza this weekend: a three day event in which local designers will host fashion shows and line previews for press and buyers alongside the european powerhouses at the illustrious Dolmabahçe Palace. World famous designers will meet in İstanbul for Fashionable İstanbul which will take place on...

Nov 21, 2009

The world’s largest earthquake-proof building, the new international airport terminal at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport, is now complete and open for service. Around 7,000 people worked on the construction of the new terminal, stretching across more than 2 million square feet, the terminal doesn’t sit directly on the soil, but rather on more than 300...

Although Turkey is not yet a member of the EU, the cosmopolitan city of Istanbul is named European Capital of culture 2010. All over Istanbul there are already free concerts, exhibitions of young artists and dance combined with international groups through the whole town for. The year is focused on modern and contemporary art in Istanbul. There are not only...