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Contemporary Istanbul, one of the week's headline events, opens for its 21st edition from Sept. 23 to 27 at Tersane Istanbul, a converted Ottoman-era shipyard on the Golden Horn.
The fair brings galleries from 16 countries alongside international artists, public installations and panel discussions.
Artweeks Istanbul's "Collectors" edition continues through the week at Akaretler Siraevler, a row of 19th-century townhouses in Istanbul's Besiktas district near the Bosphorus.
The exhibition features selections from the private collections of Banu and Hakan Carmikli, Oner Kocabeyoglu and Tansa Mermerci, and runs through Nov. 8.
The eighth edition of the Istanbul Fringe Festival brings theater, dance and performance art to venues across the city, with workshops, talks and meet-and-greets running alongside performances through Sept. 26.
The 15th Beyoglu Second-Hand Book Festival continues through Sept. 27 at the former French Orphanage, hosting book vendors, signings and readings.
The 36th Akbank Jazz Festival opens Sept. 26 and runs through Oct. 11, its opening weekend featuring Corda Quintet, Danae Palaka, Joe Armon-Jones and Momoko Gill.
The sixth Istanbul International Chamber Music Festival closes Sept. 24 with a concert at Kadikoy's Sureyya Opera House, and Istanbul Oktoberfest takes over LifePark on Sept. 26 and 27 with music, food and games.
Concerts run across the city through the week:
World music artist Sami Yusuf performs Sept. 27 and 28 at the Harbiye Auditorium of the Istanbul Congress Center.
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performs Sept. 25 and 26 at the Ataturk Cultural Centre (AKM), which also hosts the Istanbul State Opera and Ballet's season-opening performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on Sept. 23.
A holographic tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart combining live quartet performance with hologram technology takes the stage at Beyoglu Sahne on Sept. 26.
BKM's production "A Family Rehearsal: Let It Go," about a woman balancing her mother's declining memory with tension with her sister, opens Sept. 22 at Maximum UNIQ Hall.
"Sebbaz," which blends the Karagoz shadow-puppet tradition with contemporary staging, opens the same day at Kadikoy Education Stage.
"Milk with Honey," starring Tulin Ozen and Nilperi Sahinkaya, explores family relationships through two sisters confronting their past, opening Sept. 26 at Zorlu PSM's Turkcell Platinum Stage.
Borusan Contemporary's new season shows, "Time Space Geometry" and "Haunted," run through August 2027.
Istanbul Modern is showing "Under the Same Blue," "Semiha Berksoy: Aria of All Colors" and "Panorama: Dreams and Places." An artist talk featuring Bettina Pousttchi scheduled for Tuesday, Sept 22.
"HERITAGE—The Future Takes Shape in the Footsteps of the Past" opens Sept. 26 at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul.
Director and artist Alkan Avcioglu's "Death of the Camera," his first solo exhibition in Türkiye and composed of AI-generated works, runs through Oct. 31.
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