Istanbul is unique. It is the only city in the world where two continents meet. Enjoy old and new in the cultural capital of Turkey with Istanbul expert Marc Guillet

Photos of ancient Roman city in Istanbul

Posted on 24 April 2013
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 Sagalassos, was an ancient Roman city 110 kilometer north of today’s Antalya (ancient Attaleia), and 20 km from Isparta. The ancient ruins of Sagalassos are 7 km from Ağlasun on Mount Akdağ, in the Western Taurus mountains range, at an altitude of 1450–1700 metres. In Roman Imperial times, the town was known as the ‘first… Read more »

Bodies, money & pride in photo exhibition

Posted on 21 January 2012
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 Gözde Türkkan (a.k.a. Mimiko), whom we know from her previous series ‘Pudica’ (2007), ‘I was looking to see if you were looking back at me to see me looking back at you’ (2008) and ‘Pay Here’ (Intersection IV, x-ist, 2010), opens her second solo show, ‘Full Contact’ January 26th at Gallery X-ist. Türkkan’s brand new… Read more »

Animal rights photo exhibition

Posted on 11 December 2011
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Demir Demirkan as a dog. Photo: Mehmet Turgut

Turkey has been shaken by numerous cases of cruelty against animals. Civil society increasingly takes action and demands better protection by laws and law enforcement. Well-known Turkish photographer Mehmet Turgut is one of the artists who calls for animal rights through his photos. He has unveiled two new projects simultaneously. He dedicates the most recent… Read more »

Black walls of Istanbul in photo exhibit

Posted on 4 October 2011
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Poster ZIFT exhibition

On October 7 the Dutch photographer Arjen J. Zwart will open his photo exhibition titled “ZIFT” (tar) in the Cezayir building at the Hayriye Caddesi 12 Galatasaray (Beyoglu). The series demonstrates another view on the city with its black facades and is the second of a triptych about Istanbul on which Arjen is working. Arjen… Read more »

Photos from Dutch artist Jasper de Beijer

Posted on 26 February 2011
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Photo Jasper de Beijer

Dutch artist Jasper de Beijer (Amsterdam, 1973), known for his staged photography projects, mostly on historical themes, opened his first exhibition in Istanbul. In the newest gallery in the city: The Empire Project. In Istanbul he shows nine series of photographs the artist has made over the past seven years. His main discipline is constructed… Read more »

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