The commercial ubiquity of William Morris patterns, fundamental to the idea of a “British taste”, has always stood in stark contrast to the radical socialism of their creator. Indeed, Morris’s famous ...

Sweet but with a tang, boza is a favourite winter drink. Restorative, gently uplifting, it inspires mellow conversation and is a cornerstone of Istanbul life, while the nocturnal cry of its ...

This ensemble, consisting of cellist Dilbağ Tokay and pianist Emine Serdaroğlu, has produced three albums. The first, a CD entitled Turkish Music for Cello and Piano and released by Naxos, won the ...

Tickets from Mobilet Prices: 310TL, 350TL.

Film director and photographer Nuri Bilgi Ceylan will exhibit his new work, shown for the first time in his third solo collaboration with Dirimart Gallery. Ceylan’s new work, On the Road, is a ...

This is a ballet performed to the music of Franz Schubert’s 1828 song-cycle Winterreise (Winter Journey), which tells a story of unhappy love. Members of the Istanbul State Theatre and Ballet Modern ...

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

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

This concert features Çağ Erçağ, formerly the cellist of the Borusan String Quartet, and pianist Cana Gürmen. Performances are at 18.30 on January 11 and 11.00 on January 12 ...

We are thrilled that Sezai Aslan of the Wine House, Warwick, has agreed to supply our readers in the UK with fabulous Turkish wines. This is an independent Turkish wine merchant offering more than 50 ...

Andrew Finkel’s The Adventure of the Second Wife is a beautifully crafted book, a boys’ own detective story that is also part history, part travelogue, part love letter to the city which has been the ...