At this year’s Istanbul Biennial, the city is the real star
This long-delayed edition of the event puts Istanbul front and centre and encourages visitors to rediscover and reinvent its public spaces
The photographers who are obsessed with the passing of time in Turkey
Bruno Vandermeulen and Danny Veys use 19th-century processes to bring a very modern sensibility to archaeological sites in Anatolia
Looking for the lost women of modern Turkish art
In Istanbul, an exhibition of works created by women between 1850 and 1950 has made some impressive finds
The artists collecting lullabies from all corners of the globe
These comforting songs are freighted with cultural and personal memories – and artists are working to preserve them
For Kurdish artists in Turkey, simply making work is a political act
Works produced in prison by the artist Fatos Irwen speak to the increasingly repressive climate for Kurds in Turkey
Miniature painting enters the modern age
For the artists in this exhibition at the Pera Museum, a traditional form turns out to be ripe for reinvention
Stereo sound – echoes of the Pergamon Altar return to Turkey
A sound installation by the Istanbul-based artist Cevdet Erek draws on the complex history of the ancient monument
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