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Category Archives: Arts – Turkey – Istanbul

Istanbul Hosts First Ever Islamic Geometric Arts Symposium

26 Thursday Sep 2013

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Geometric arts symposium

The Istanbul Center of Design and the Ensar Foundation are working with the Istanbul municipality of Ümraniye to host the first ever symposium of Islamic Arts and Geometric Patterns. It has recently commenced in the Nikah Palace of Ümraniye.

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Turkish Delight

08 Wednesday May 2013

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Turkish delight

When it’s spring again, I’ll bring again, tulips from Amsterdam.” So go the words of the tune immortalised by the entertainer Max Bygraves in the late 1950s. And there is truth in the lyrics, of course.

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Burgeoning Art Scene in Istanbul Despite Little State Funding

21 Monday Jan 2013

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Art Scene IstanbulIstanbul’s contemporary art scene is enjoying a moment, thanks to a rash of art fairs, dozens of exhibition spaces funded by the corporate sector and private investors and new-found recognition for Turkish artists overseas.

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