Cultural Collaboration Projects Summer-Autumn 2025 - Türkiye
Cultural Collaboration Projects Summer-Autumn 2025
Following a busy spring and summer of diverse activities and exciting Turkish-Dutch cultural collaborations, the program continues into the second half of 2025 with many great events to look forward to.
Events
From the 5th to the 7th of September Bozcaada Jazz Festival 2025 will take place on the picturesque Bozcaada Island. This festival will include Martijn Blom at a sustainable vineyards panel discussion, a performance by Sanem Kalfa on Saturday 6th plus pop-up concerts by Teis Semey.
September also sees the Ayvalik Film Festival running from the 16th to the 21st of September and featuring a variety of Dutch films including a special event that combines a Screening of Dutch film “The Brilliant Biograph: Earliest Moving Images of Europe (1897–1902)” accompanied by a live piano performance by Dutch musician Daan van den Hurk. The event will be followed by a talk exploring the relationship between music and film. Other screenings include Dutch co-produced films “The Blue Trail” and “New Dawn Fades” (with director’s participation to festival) and Dutch produced film “Happiness” (with director’s participation).
Kicking off on September 20th Istanbul Biennial will see international cultural creatives such as Ola Hassanain, (an artist based in the Netherlands), showing her work Tell the Waters What the Clay Kept Secret (2023) and the exhibition ‘Abandoned Bended City’ by Fahrettin Örenli (Sept 21st to Nov 23rd), plus ‘Motherboards’ by Selma Selman.
From the 27th of September until the 12th of October, 212 Photography will host an exhibition of the works of the late Erwin Olaf, an internationally acclaimed photographer whose legacy lives on through a special foundation.
The popular thematic talks series Istanbul Modern: Museums Talk continues with Bregtje van der Haak of Eye Filmmuseum coming to Türkiye in October (date TBC) plus Taco Dibbits of the Rijksmuseumspeaking on Tuesday November the 20th .
On the 3rd of October, Dutch artist, designer and curator Erik Kessels, will be in Istanbul for ‘A Midnight Picture Show’ followed by a workshop, ‘ Personality Before Portfolio’ on the 4th and 5th at FiLBooks, whilst October also sees an incredible collaboration with IKSV THEATRE bringing Scapino Ballet: to Istanbul for performances of their acclaimed show ‘Cathedral’ on the 20th and 21st.
During the 29th International Ankara Jazz Festival that runs from the 20th to the 30th of November, Raquel Kurpershoek Trio will perform and we still have more activities in the pipeline!
Stay tuned for further updates and follow our social media channels for event specific details.
A Selection of Useful Links
Bozcaada Jazz Festival 2025 - Martijn Blom,Sanem Kalfa, Teis Semey.
Ayvalik Film Festival - Dutch film The Brilliant Biograph, Dutch musician Daan van den Hurk. Dutch co-produced films “The Blue Trail” and “New Dawn Fades”
Istanbul Biennial - Ola Hassanain: Tell the Waters What the Clay Kept Secret (2023) Fahrettin Örenli & ‘Motherboards’ by Selma Selman.
Istanbul Modern: Museums Talk: Bregtje van der Haak - Eye Filmmuseum & Taco Dibbits - Rijksmuseum
Raquel Kurpershoek Trio - 29th International Ankara Jazz Festival
