22+ hour, 29+ min ago   (395+ words) The International Carpet and Flooring Expo (ICFE), the global meeting point for the carpet industry, has opened its doors for the third time at the Istanbul Expo Center (IFM) from... Artist Seval "zcan's modern Anatolian motifs shine at ICFE 2026 The…...

1+ day, 4+ min ago   (398+ words) An international team of scientists says it may have recovered traces of DNA linked to Leonardo da Vinci from a Renaissance-era drawing and historical family documents, a finding that could open new possibilities for art authentication. Using noninvasive swabbing techniques,…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (645+ words) After embracing Islam, Japanese artist "ule Shinku Shirakawa moved from Tokyo to Istanbul, where she studies at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University's Department of Traditional Turkish Arts and produces original works combining Japanese aesthetics with Seljuk motifs through micro art....

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (357+ words) In her early works, black-and-white, ink-based figures come to the fore. These thin, fragile figures gradually multiply, layer and expand onto larger surfaces. The figure never disappears entirely; it simply changes form. The abstract figure remains a constant conceptual field…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (268+ words) But history, when read carefully rather than conveniently, tells another story. In this sense, the story unfolding around Zohran Mamdani and his wife Rama Duwaji is not simply a personal narrative. It is a cultural signal. It marks the arrival…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (392+ words) The exhibition "The Story Unfolds in Istanbul" at Me'her transformed the city from a backdrop into a direct narrator. The language of the exhibition, built through literature, visual culture and personal memories, made Istanbul's multilayered structure visible through texts, documents…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (300+ words) Art history is rarely shaped by isolated masterpieces. It is shaped by years in which artists across geographies begin to ask similar questions, often without coordination, sometimes without even awareness of one another. 2025 was such a year. In Sharjah, the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (271+ words) Abu Dhabi has quietly emerged as one of the Middle East's most compelling cultural destinations. The Louvre Abu Dhabi anchors the city's museum scene with a universal narrative that places ancient and modern works in thoughtful dialogue, while Qasr Al…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) Antep embroidery, a traditional Turkish needlework recognized worldwide and recently inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, will now be preserved and passed down to future generations as a cultural legacy. Dating back to the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (363+ words) The second gathering of Alan, the design ecosystem established by the Culture and Civilization Foundation (K'ME), brought together students, academics and leading figures from T'rkiye's cultural, intellectual and industrial landscape on Saturday at Hali" University in Istanbul, underscoring design as…...