THE PRINCE'S ISLANDS' SUMMER OF CULTURE
Büyükada--the largest of the Prince's Islands-- is welcoming the summer with a three-month cultural event through September.
Launched with a six-day painting exhibition by artiste du jour and island local Nino Varon, two dozen similar art exhibits are scheduled, as well as 13 concerts, and...
JAZZ NOT YOUR THING?
Not to worry... Istanbul's 5th Annual Electronica Festival's set to launch this weekend.
House music fans will get their groove on Saturday and Sunday as an international symposium of master DJs are scheduled to spin their tunes live at Parkorman . Aside from bumping and grinding, the venue's...
MORE BEBOP...
Istanbul's Jazz Festival kicked off with a bang this year. The great Herbie Hancock was on hand July 3, to launch the annual IKSV (Istanbul Cultural and Art Foundation) festivities, which this year are finally experiencing packed venues. Concerts of this genre last throughout the month...
JAZZ IT UP
Cruise and Jazz lovers take note, Istanbul’s got yet another funky sail that’s sure to get the wind back in yours...
The city’s Jazz Festival’s in full swing and is expected, as it does every year, to continue throughout the warm month of July.
New this year and...
FROM TULIPS TO JUDAS TREES--THE CITY'S ABLOOM
Aaahhh. Istanbul's spectral sprays of fragrant flowers. They sprout from every parterre, along roadsides, and municipal parks.
It's rambles of roses in May, explosions of pink Judas trees in April, titillating tulips in late March, even rhododendrons rear their enormous pastel florets in late...