FEDAİ YILDIRIM / ISTANBUL COMMERCE

The first private museum of Turkey, to host modern and contemporary art exhibitions, Istanbul Modern Arts Museum, was opened in 2004, at Tophane's Customs Warehouse nr. 4. Celebrating its 10th year on 11 December, Istanbul Modern had always been able to draw attention of art lovers, thanks to its hit exhibitions, debates, and colorful educational programs.

COLLECTS, PRESERVES, EXHIBITS

Located on a 8 thousand square meters site on the shore of Bosporus, the museum is there to serve as a reference point for global arts scene. It collects, preserves, exhibits and documents modern and contemporary art works, photos, designs, architectural works, new media and cinema productions.

ART LOVERS OF ALL AGES

Serving as an intermediary to share Turkey's cultural identity with the international art scene, Istanbul Modern also supports the artists in their creative efforts and in access to international cooperation. Furthermore, the museum offers educational programs for art lovers of all ages, in order to render art more accessible to masses.

On the other hand, the museum offers a wide variety of services with its limited-time and perpetual exhibits, photo gallery, educational and social programs, library, cinema, restaurant, and museum store.

Each one among the Limited-Time Exhibits Hall, Photo Gallery, and Short Exhibit Halls of Istanbul Modern sees 2 or 3 limited-time exhibits per year. The museum also offers exhibits on modern and contemporary art from Turkey, and the works of artists from Turkey. It also serves as home to local and international exhibits which signify recent transformations in a number of fields such as visual arts, architecture, design, and new media.

LEADING NAMES IN PHOTOGRAPHY

Istanbul Modern Photo Gallery showcases bits and pieces from the history of photography, and serves as a witness of the recent transformation in the art of photography. The gallery presents the reflections of art movements on photography, and the history of photography in Turkey. Moreover, the museum exhibits works by leading names of photography in the national and international arena.

FOR 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY

The museum celebrated its 10th year anniversary, with an exhibit titled 'Çok Sesli' (Polyphonic) emphasizing the relationship between sound, music, and visual arts, and another one titled 'Yüzyıllık Aşk' (Centennial Love) with reference to the 100th year of Turkish cinema. Moreover, the exterior of the museum building is adorned with 'Gökkuşak' (Rainbow) by Sarkis.

EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN

The museum offers activities such as painting and model-building for all age groups, in order to introduce them to contemporary and modern arts. These activities are organized in parallel to exhibits, and run on weekdays and weekends. Furthermore, the museum offers free events for children with special needs, blind persons, and mothers and children.

On the other hand, children in 4-12 age group can also visit the exhibits on weekends, and programs about the life of artists. These are designed to provide children with a feeling for different walks of art, from painting to sculpture, video to performance, design to architecture.

WOMEN ARE MORE INTERESTED

Istanbul Modern's Curator, Oya Eczacıbaşı noted the particular interest of women in contemporary arts, and pointed out the fact that 67 percent of local visitors were women. Eczacıbaşı said that the museum was visited by more than 5 million in 10 years, that it offered 5 permanent and 78 limited-time exhibits on its grounds, which, when coupled with 16 exhibits held abroad, brought the tally to 99. Eczacıbaşı, referring to the visitor profile, said "60 percent are local visitors, while 40 percent are foreigners. 67 percent of local visitors are women. In case of foreigners, both genders are represented equally. 25 percent of local visitors are younger than 28 years."

BIENNALES

Istanbul Modern also served the host of Istanbul Biennale, and engaged in cooperations with London Design Museum, Verbund Collection in Vienna, and Photograph biennales of Thessalonica and Moscow.

OFFERS EXHIBITS ABROAD

Istanbul Modern also offers exhibits at Berlin Martin Gropius-Bau, Seoul Art Museum, Boijmans Van Beuningen Museum in the Netherlands, National Museum of Bahrain, and Minsheng National Art Museum in China.

Furthermore, Istanbul Modern was among the official sponsors of the events Turkish Season in France, 400th Year Celebrations of the Relations Between Turkey and the Netherlands, Turkey-China Year, and Turkey-Poland Year.

06 Ağustos 2015 Perşembe

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DİLŞAH KEFLİOĞLU

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan laid the foundation of Atatürk Cultural Center for its reconstruction project on 10 February 2019. The centre was opened after the completion of the project in 2.5 years.

The opera sphere in AKM’s entrance was built with 15 thousand unique handmade red ceramic tiles. The design of the building’s façade aimed maximum benefit from daylight, and a green roof system was applied with an environmental-friendly approach. The opera hall, named the grand hall, features a foyer with nearly 4 thousand 500 square meters and seats 2040 people. The pit in the lobby has sufficient size to host a massive orchestra of 118 people.

A MOVING STAGE

The stage mechanics and systems are built with the world’s leading technologies. They comprise a 65-meter stage depth, four main stage elevators, 13 compensator elevators in the side and backstages, and four mobile wagons that will remain above these. Besides, there is a rotating stage wagon in the main hall. All halls of AKM are furnished with top-level equipment in terms of acoustic, sound, lighting and displaying systems.

COMPRISES OF FIVE BLOCKS

AKM’s halls were designed acoustically, and the built orchestra shell offers an excellent sound quality in plays and concerts asa homage to original AKM’s ceramic artist Sadi Diren. The centre and the spiral staircase in the original centre’s foyer were restored to their original design. The centre comprises five blocks founded over a field of 30 thousand square meters, and AKM has an indoor space of 95 thousand square meters. The natural stone coating over the façade and internal venues of AKM draw attention.

A MODERN DESIGN

There are four basements with a total size of 48 thousand and 705 square meters, a stage, backstage rooms, foyer areas, workshop and storage areas, ballet practice lounges, practice rooms for soloists and orchestras, a recording studio, rehearsal rooms, art galleries and exhibition rooms and coffee shops. Furthermore, the rehearsal halls, recording studio, soloist and orchestra practice rooms were designed in a modern way acoustically.

DESCENDED FROM FATHER TO SON

Architect Hayati Tabanlıoğlu conducted the construction of AKM in 1956-1969, and it is one of the original premises of one of Taksim Square’s symbols. After the big fire in 1970, AKM opened again in 1977. The centre used to seat one thousand and three hundred people; however, it was transformed into a complex after the reconstruction by increasing its capacity and functions. Architect of the new AKM is the son of center’s original architect Hayati Tabanlıoğlu’s son, Murat Tabanlıoğlu.

A CULTURE STREET

As part of the AKM project, Culture Street includes an art gallery, movie theatre, restaurant, café, a book café, arts centre for children, a music platform, library, a design shop, and a multifunctional lounge.

Another significant aspect of the AKM project is that the centre gained a 24-hour living area to the neighbourhood with a connection from the Taksim Square to Istanbul Technical University’s Taşkışla Faculty and Atatürk Library. With the new centre, a second square will be formed in congress valley direction, where Atatürk Library and Istanbul Technical University remain.

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HAMİT KARDAŞ

The postgraduate programs designed by the Istanbul Commerce University based on the requirements of the business realm offer career opportunities to international students wishing to come to Türkiye for education. There are postgraduate and PhD programs in the University for those wishing to upgrade their degrees. Expert academicians and special facilities carry out the postgraduate programs. Postgraduate courses are performed in five institutes within the body of COMMERCE.

INSTITUTE OF FINANCE

As Türkiye’s first institute in finance, this institute is structured with an integrated perspective by taking Istanbul’s private and public sector focused finance theory, management and policy, financial economy, and applied finance compatible with Istanbul’s aims to become a global finance centre into consideration. The institute offers four postgraduate and two PhD programs.

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION SCIENCE AND INTERNET

The first institute focusing on the internet area, the Communication Science and Internet Institute, aims to develop the new theoretical perspectives and research methodology deemed lacking in the area, reveal interdisciplinary research forms, and improve data generation for its implementation in required areas. The institute offers PhD programs and thesis and non-thesis master programs.

FOREIGN TRADE INSTITUTE

With the privilege of being Türkiye’s first Foreign Trade Institute, this institute conducts practices and research on a sectoral basis towards the market and launching academic level postgraduate programs. Thesis and Non-Thesis Master programs are available in the institute. Moreover, PhD programs in two different areas are offered.

SOCIAL SCIENCES INSTITUTE

Social Sciences Institute is carrying out education and research activities with many programs prepared in line with the sector’s requirements. Doyens in the finance and real sector are among the institute’s academic staff.

INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE

Institute of Science offers postgraduate and PhD programs with eleven different programs. Urban Systems and Transport Management, Conservation and Restoration programs within the structure of this institute are the leading postgraduate programs in this area in Türkiye. The Cyber Security PhD program stands out as well.

For the postgraduate programs of the University: https://international.ticaret.edu.tr

MASTER’S DEGREE IN COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY

Commercial Diplomacy Postgraduate Program is Türkiye’s first and only commercial diplomacy program. The program continues to accept applications. Commercial diplomacy is a vast area where negotiations in multiple aspects are carried out to solve disputes that hamper global trade. Joint solutions are generated, and international cooperation is developed through signing agreements on commerce and investment.

Commercial Diplomacy Department Head Assoc. Prof. Uğur Yasin Asal stated that through the postgraduate program, they aimed to train graduates who has in-depth knowledge of commercial diplomacy terminology, who can build intercultural communication,who attach importance to entrepreneurship and wish to enhance entrepreneurial skills and academic aspect of commerce as commercial diplomacy experts.

MOST PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL EDUCATION INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR

Istanbul Commerce University was declared as the year’s most prestigious educational institution in the private education institutions category by The ONE Awards, one of the most exceptional standards in its area. For the seventh time, the award ceremony of the ONE Awards was executed with the cooperation of Marketing Türkiye and Akademetre Research and Strategic Planning. In addition to the brands increasing their prestige the most in the year, media, PR, advertising and digital marketing agencies that played a role in this success were awarded. Celebrating its 20th year of establishment, Istanbul Commerce University was awarded as the year’s most prestigious educational institution.

Istanbul Commerce University’s President Prof. Dr. Yücel Oğurlu mentioned that they were proud to receive the award and said, “The momentum gained by our University in the recent period is very pleasing. We will not be satisfied with this and work more to enhance the value of our University’s diplomas.”

THE HIGHEST OCCUPANCY RATE

Istanbul Commerce University achieved a hundred per cent success in this area by launching the online education system in the swiftest during the pandemic. The University remained in the educational institutions to achieve the highest occupancy rate among the foundation universities and filled 95.5% of its capacity this year.

400 ONLINE EVENTS

Istanbul Commerce University is among the most preferred universities for postgraduate degrees. The University carried out its social responsibility projects academic and cultural activities throughout the pandemic and held over 400 online events in the past year.

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