At this summer’s Cornucopia wine tasting in Istanbul, Kevin Gould enjoyed ‘Bottle 1482 of 2360’: ‘Takes time to open, but when it does, a clean and frank expression of this grape. Pleasantly earthy ...

When reflecting on the history of the late Ottoman Empire, it is difficult not to consider the exponents of the early-twentieth-century British ruling class as the paradigmatic proponents of a diehard ...

On October 21 I walked down the hill from the Kedili Park (Cats Park) by the side of the Harbiye Military Museum to Maçka, and from thence down Süleyman Seba Caddesi to Beşiktaş, where I met up with ...

Can a young Lancastrian build an organ so spectacular it will impress the most powerful man in the world and change the reputation of England on the world stage? A BBC Radio play (44mins) based ...

Işik Güner gave up engineering to travel the world making exquisite botanical paintings which have brought her international fame. But tragedy in the Himalayas led her to return to the beloved Black ...

Two marks Ayda Demirci second solo exhibition at the Ambidexter Gallery (until December 28, 2024), presenting a series of abstract oil on linen and canvas works created in 2024. The title reflects the ...

What on earth could have inspired Britain’s most celebrated photographer, Don McCullin, to leap from his hospital bed with 50 stitches around his eye and one thing on his mind? It was the sacred ...

Iris paradoxa by the acclaimed botanical artist Işık Güner graces the cover of Issue 67. Güner is currently leading a team of 89 botanical artists creating the new Illustrated Flora of Turkey – a ...

On November 01 I went to the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall in Harbiye to witness an unusual event – a jazz concert involving two orchestras playing simultaneously on the same stage. Although the event ...

In this recital, Russian pianist Dina Ivanova, trained at the Central Music School in Moscow and currently a student at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory there, iplays works by Haydn, Liszt, Ravel and ...

Tickets from Biletinial Prices: 150TL, 200TL, 250TL, 300TL, 400TL. Atatürk Cultural Centre (Atatürk Kültür Merkezi, or AKM), Gümüşsuyu Mah., Mete Cad. No 2 (i ...