Trauma or Just an Excuse? / İpek Durkal
Some people wake up every morning just to be meticulously unhappy. I say ‘meticulously’ because you can see the satisfaction they get from it, how deliberately they seem to prepare…
A Transparent Autopsy of “Karanlik Dunya” / Evrim Altuğ
At the “Karanlik Dunya” exhibition presented at Salt Galata, Swedish artist Mike Bode, together with screenwriter Caner Yalcin and their team, opens a discussion on the behind-the-scenes story of “Karanlik…
Anna Wintour: The Ice Queen of Fashion / Demet Cengiz
Anna Wintour is stepping down from her role as Editor-in-Chief of Vogue. Having spent over four decades at the magazine, long regarded as the fashion world’s holy book, Wintour may…
LeBron James: The Penniless King with Nowhere to Sleep / Demet Cengiz
Although he referred to himself as “the king” and “the chosen one,” LeBron James criticized his own arrogance and linked his boldness to youthful immaturity. His childhood was marked by…
Turns Out I’ve Been Obsessive-Compulsive… and I Had No Idea / İpek Durkal
“Should, must…” These words have echoed in my head nonstop for the past few years. I’m enjoying dinner, and suddenly, a thought pops up: “I should go visit my mom.”…
Koray Kavukcuoglu: The Turk at the head of the deep mind / Demet Cengiz
Recently, we heard that Google, one of the biggest companies in the world, made Koray Kavukcuoglu its “Chief AI Architect”. Kavukcuoglu’s rise at Google, where he started as an intern,…
When Did You Become So Sneaky, Learning How To Blackmail Like That? / İpek Durkal
The movies we watched thinking “this is just science fiction” – and even bizarre scenarios that never crossed any screenwriter’s mind until now – have been turning into reality at…
The Strength of Humanity, the Fragility of History: “Minas” / Evrim Altuğ
Pera Museum’s new permanent collection exhibition traces the legacy of “The Extraordinary Minas.” Centered on the story of inspiration and innovation in Kutahya tiles and ceramics, the exhibition is the…
A limited exhibition: As infinite as eternity, and yet it never seems to end / Evrim Altuğ
One of the distinctive names in contemporary Turkish art, Serhat Kiraz, confronts the audience with the transformation of form and content through his exhibition “Transform” at Macka Art Gallery. Having…
Francis: The “Communist” Pope Who Demands a Revolution of Mercy / Demet Cengiz
After a long period of illness, Pope Francis passed away at the age of 88. Often labeled a “communist” due to some of his statements, Pope Francis demonstrated through his…