Flying to an exhibition is increasingly unjustifiable. But by choosing the train, visitors can enjoy endless, inspiring encounters with art and life

The fair's 19th edition sees it strengthen its footing as an international art market destination

Turkish artists and curators have organised two forums and raised concerns about participants who pulled out

İKSV will bar advisory board members from taking up curatorial posts although the 2024 edition will go ahead as planned

Galleries from more than 20 countries are taking part in the fair's 18th edition

The Zeyrek Çinili Hamam, which will open in Istanbul in September after a 13-year restoration and excavation, will operate once again as a traditional Turkish bath and also as a contemporary art space

London-based duo Cooking Sections explore buffalo herding in Istanbul with Turkish pudding project

ArtIstanbul Feshane opens in an expansive 19th-century military factory to reach more of the city’s 16 million inhabitants

Conservators are raising the alarm in the ancient Turkish city as seismologists warn that an earthquake is all but inevitable within the next two decades

Major new contemporary art space designed by Renzo Piano opens ahead of key elections

Renzo Piano-designed institution may coincide with this year's Istanbul Biennial

Against the constraints imposed by Covid-19 and Turkey’s repressive social climate, the influential biennial obliquely takes up thorny topics and engages with the city’s alternative spaces

Experts ponder the significance of the sudden scrapping of Islamic prayers by Turkish authorities at Istanbul’s historic landmark

After decades of neglect, a fundraising drive could restore Prinkipo Orphanage as an environmental research centre

Hagia Sophia and the Chora Church will remain “open to all”, Turkish government promises—but restricted access may not be the primary worry

President Erdogan’s plans to convert the museum have drawn fire from Greece and the US

Worker at Istanbul's Dolmabahce Palace is believed to have contracted Covid-19, leading state to be criticised for not closing tourist attractions quick enough

Decision that Kariye Museum must become a Muslim house of worship again could imperil its Byzantine art and have repercussions for other early Christian monuments

Nicolas Bourriaud examines the Anthropocene in 16th edition of the exhibition and says the “real issue is mass tourism"

Sculptural project, part of the 16th biennial, looks to the mythical creature Medusa

Turkish non-profit contemporary art space Arter is relocating to a state-of-the-art exhibition space in Dolapdere district

The Turkish president wants the monument to serve as a place of worship flouting international pressure to retain the site’s current neutral status