At the inauguration of the Contemporary Istanbul art fair this year, its chairman Ali Güreli expressed confidence that Turkey would soon become one of the top five major art hubs in the world, ...

Despite uncertainty and ongoing tension inside Turkey, organizers of the relatively young annual ArtAnkara art fair in the country’s capital say they are proceeding as planned with the next edition of ...

Sidar Baki, “Nowhere 17” (2019), acrylic on canvas, 137 x 177 cm (all images courtesy of C.A.M. Gallery) ISTANBUL, Turkey — In the summer of 2015, the scorching Urfa sun beat down on the painter Sidar ...

A team of international experts is helping to save Turkey’s art history and create a new generation of skilled craftspeople dedicated to preserving the country’s artistic heritage. In two years Turkey ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A rare oil painting by Islam's last caliph, the whereabouts of which were unknown for decades, fetched 1.6 million lira ($804,000) at auction on Sunday. An anonymous collector ...

Ramazan Bayrakoğlu, “Sleeping Man” (2010) (photo by Ozan Çakmak) (all images courtesy Odunpazari Modern Museum) ESKİŞEHIR, Turkey — Turkey’s first purpose-built modern art museum has opened in a ...

reporting from ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish police and media say police have recovered an oil painting that looks like a Picasso in a sting operation in Istanbul. The state-run Anadolu Agency said ...

A painting seized by Turkish authorities that was reported to be a stolen Picasso is a fake, the Picasso Administration, charged with managing the artist's estate, said on Monday. The organisation ...