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Culture Diyarbakir

تعرف مدينة ديار بكر، وهي أكبر مدينة كردية في جنوب شرق تركيا، برقصها الفولكلوري أكثر منه برقص البريك دانس

Break the dance in Diyarbakır

Culture Diyarbakir

Diyarbakır, the biggest Kurdish city in southeastern Turkey, is more famous for its excellent folk dancers than its b-boys. But they exist also.

Turbo: pimp your city #2

CultureUrban change Istanbul

For more than 20 years now, Turbo Tunç Dindaş has been painting his name on Istanbul’s walls. We met him to discuss graffiti and urban culture in Istanbul.

Interview avec Turbo

L'artiste graffiti d'Istanbul

CultureUrban change Istanbul

Depuis plus de vingt ans, Turbo Tunç Dindaş laisse son empreinte sur les murs d’Istanbul. Né en 1971, il est le pilier de la scène graffiti en Turquie. Alors que les modes se sont succédées, que de nouvelles têtes sont arrivées et des anciens sont partis, Turbo est resté fidèle à sa passion pour le […]

Video killed the radio stars

Top 10 clips from our fundraising party

Culture Istanbul Tehran

So kitschy, so funny and so colourful are these old Turkish and Iranian music clips from late 70’s to early 90’s and their shameless cutting effects.

Small is beautiful

Independent art venues in Istanbul

Culture Istanbul

Despite all the hassles, some Istanbul art spaces manage to stay independent and create their own artistic values. We will make you discover four of them.

The stencil attack

Pimp your city #1

CultureUrban change Istanbul

Street art is still not well spread in Turkey, but it’s growing fast in Beyoğlu or Kadıköy. Among all techniques, stencil has become very popular.

Erotik sinema boom

An internet archeology

CultureSociety Istanbul

In another era, Turkey had a golden age when it was the Mecca of erotic film industry, lasting from the 60s to the early 80s.

One year of polaroid blogging

A journey into Aksel's world

Culture Istanbul

Polaroid is not dead. In Istanbul, a mysterious character named aksel travels around the city to shoot beautiful instant images.

Bahadir, jeune, gay et Turc

Society Istanbul

Bahadir est un jeune homme de 20 ans, étudiant et gay. De sa ville natale de Mersin aux nuits folles de Taksim, sa vie s’est transformée du tout au tout.