Istanbul needs a revolution in terms of art. Even though there are many developments in terms of art, it is not enough for people who like to live with art. The lack of art spaces is a significant problem for everyone in the city. However, the most significant gap is with independent art spaces in […]

Television has taken over all the authority of people’s lives. A few years ago, for many people television meant something else, it was a sign of development, however now it has become something like an authority and it creates interaction with life. Television programs also remain among the most important authorities. For example, if there […]

Friday, December 24, 2010 HATİCE UTKAN We have effectively had the Internet since 1990 and the world has changed because of it.On Saturday, a 20th anniversary of the Internet will be celebrated while many of the changes it brought will be remembered.But the pervasiveness of the Internet also gives one cause for pause.An article on […]

Wednesday, December 22, 2010 HATİCE UTKAN Who are the “others” in the headline?The Turkish literary scene is full of people that have nothing to do with translation or who have not studied the subject in school yet are still being entrusted to translate books and texts and “others” in the headline refers to them. This […]

Hatice Utkan Contemporary art is provocative. It focuses on the problems of society. It is pluralist and it draws its inspiration from life. That is what Turkish contemporary artist Şükran Moral, who is known for her extraordinary and provocative works, does in most of her works.  Moral once crucified herself and exhibited it in Italy; […]

From Hürriyet Daily News- City Brief supplement  – Hatice Utkan Once again, Turkey is about to face another Emir Kusturica incident with the  Indian writer V.S. Naipaul. The European Writers Parliament, or EWP, a large international literary event, is hosting Naipaul in Istanbul from Thursday to Saturday.   However, Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul’s invitation to speak at […]

Published on Monday, October 25, 2010   In Turkey translators suffered for years because no one really cared about them.At first it was the “name” or the “label” issue. Translation is part of literature, especially if it involves poetry books or classics. Even though they are doing a really valuable job, it is a fact […]

There are many beautiful buildings in Istanbul as architecture is rich and diverse in the city.However, it is common knowledge that mosques are the primary symbol of the city. No doubt, Istanbul has the most beautiful mosques in the world, such as Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, but the conventional thought and perception, which […]

Published in City Brief Hatice Utkan As the art scene’s new season started with September, new galleries are opening.However, this is not good news for Turkey’s art scene, as most of the large business groups try to enter the art world with their large financing facilities and become the main actors of this world.Ten years […]

A work from Gallery Non: Angel Atatürk or What if Rodin was a Kemalist  (The attack was made to Gallery Non) Published in City BriefHatice Utkan Istanbul, the 2010 Cultural Capital, values its art as the city experiences joy, creativity, love pain, and sorrow with the works of the artists. While new galleries open, new […]