Meeting Books Inside the City
Istanbul Kitapcisi is the book and cultural products brand of IBB Kultur AS, with branches at different points across the city.
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Culture and arts guides, event recommendations and stories from the city.
A Stage Among the Trees
The Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre is the city's most established open-air stage and is operated by IBB Kultur AS.
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Exhibitions Built with Projection
The IBB Kultur AS Digital Experience Centre does not work on classic museum logic; instead of vitrines and labels it uses projection, sound design and moving image.
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Jazz Evenings on a Kadikoy Terrace
The Kadikoy branch of Istanbul Kitapcisi turns its terrace into a concert venue in summer.
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A Free Seat for the Under Twenty Fours
Koltuk Senin is an IBB Kultur AS application that allows Istanbul residents aged twenty-four and under to attend culture and arts events free.
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Seeing Young Artists at Taksim Sanat
Taksim Sanat is an exhibition space run by IBB Kultur AS, right beside Taksim Square.
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Open Air Cinema Among the Models
Miniaturk is a park on the shore of the Golden Horn displaying scaled models of buildings from across Turkey in the open air; in summer the same grounds turn into an open-air cinema in the evenings.
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Music and Theatre by Ferry on the Bosphorus
In Istanbul the ferry is an everyday means of transport; Istanbul Arasi turns that familiar journey into a culture and arts programme.
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Listening to a Concert in a Sixteen Hundred Year Old Cistern
The Serefiye Cistern is far less known because it stands in the shadow of the Basilica Cistern, yet architecturally it is one of the most striking Byzantine cisterns.
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What Is On, Istanbul on Summer Evenings
Summer days in Istanbul are hot and the programme shifts to the evening. Between June and September almost everything moves outdoors, with stage, cinema and concerts starting after sunset.
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What Is On, Istanbul in Spring
Spring is the most balanced season in Istanbul as far as programming goes; the indoor season is still running while outdoor events begin, and the two overlap through April. The city also looks its best in these months.
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What Is On, Istanbul in Winter
Winter is when the programme in Istanbul moves entirely indoors, and that is in fact an advantage; the season's most ambitious productions are staged in January and February, the museums empty out and tickets are easy to.
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What Is On, Istanbul in Autumn
Autumn is when the cultural season opens in Istanbul.
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A City Shaped by the Hazelnut
To understand Giresun you first have to look at its slopes.
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When is the best time to visit the highlands of Giresun?
The highlands of Giresun are not reachable for much of the year, and even in the open months their character changes week by week. Knowing when to go matters as much as knowing where. June is the opening month.
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Three Days in Giresun for First Timers
Giresun is a small province on the Black Sea coast, yet it fits three separate geographies inside: a coastal strip, forested valleys and highlands above two thousand metres.
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What can you see in Manyas Bird Paradise in each season?
The bird sanctuary on the northeastern shore of Lake Manyas hosts more than two hundred species, but what matters most here is not their number; it is that the place changes completely by season.
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How a Weekend Passes in Kocaeli
For most people Kocaeli is road passed between İstanbul and Ankara. Yet the province holds a Marmara coast, a Black Sea coast, a mountain of sixteen hundred metres and a five hundred year old Ottoman complex.
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Seeing Pamukkale at the Right Hour and the Right Gate
Most complaints about Pamukkale come from the same two mistakes: arriving at the wrong hour and entering by the wrong gate. Both can be settled in advance. The hour. The site opens early and closes late.
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Two Days in Denizli for First Timers
Almost everyone who comes to Denizli comes for Pamukkale, and most leave the same day. Yet within the province there are three ancient cities, the highest mountain in the Aegean and towns where hand looms still work.
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How to Read Early Ottoman Architecture in Bursa
Ottoman architecture brings the great domes of İstanbul to mind, yet the language was formed in Bursa.
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A Two-Day Itinerary for First-Time Visitors to Bursa.
Bursa was the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, and many of the buildings from that era still stand today, conveniently located within walking distance of each other. The city's other defining feature is the mountain that rises behind it, stretching over two and a half kilometers.
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The Ancient Cities of Muğla and When to Visit Each
Muğla is where three ancient regions meet. Caria to the west, Lycia to the east and a transitional belt between them to the north.
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Three Days in Muğla for First Timers
Muğla is not a city, but a coastal region. It boasts Turkey's longest coastline, stretching over 1,200 kilometers, and its towns and districts are often located hours apart.
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