The art world has turned its gaze on Turkey and its vibrant contemporary cultural scene. As Istanbul is crowned this year's European Capital of Culture, Sotheby's is holding a sale of Turkish ...

Major museums are opening, and the Istanbul Biennial is underway. Just don’t ask about politics. By Alex Marshall ISTANBUL — A museum that opened in Turkey this month became the talk of the art scene ...

At the inauguration of the Contemporary Istanbul art fair this year, its chairman Ali Güreli expressed confidence that Turkey would soon become one of the top five major art hubs in the world, ...

When Istanbul art dealer Kerimcan Güleryüz decided to host a barbecue at his Beyoglu district gallery, Empire Projects, on the evening of Friday, July 15, it was not pegged to a particular exhibition ...

Photos of the Gezi protests in 2013 by Ulaş Yunus Tosun, part of This Is Only The Beginning (2013) (all photos courtesy Egbert Trogemann) ISTANBUL — In the summer of 2013, composer and sound artist ...

Turkey's cinema is in rude health, making more films than any other European country apart from France, as well as securing major international prizes. With critics singing their praises, can the ...

Films such as Present Tense tell intimate personal stories as Turkish society experiences rapid change Turkey's cinema is in rude health, making more films than any other European country apart from ...

The story is very different from that of an Italian inquiry into fantiquities in the Cleveland collection in 2007, which was based on photographs and documents seized by police in a 1995 raid on a ...

ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish policeman fatally shot Russia’s ambassador to Turkey on Monday in front of a shocked gathering at a photo exhibit and then, pacing near the body of his victim, appeared to ...

ISTANBUL — Turkey is following an increasingly aggressive policy of getting top museums around the world to return its heritage. Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay says that in the last ...

DAYTONA BEACH — Amid early rain drops, Joe Wiggins completes a quick inspection of his 1979 Pontiac Trans Am, among the early-bird arrivals on opening day of the 34th Spring Turkey Run classic-car ...