Are you ready to discover Istanbul's cultural heritage between the pages?

Libraries Week, celebrated in Turkey since 1964, is organized to encourage the public to benefit more from libraries and to draw attention to the importance of librarianship.

We are meeting at Istanbul Library this week due to the intervening holiday!

Bosphorus Trio was founded in 2016 by three young and hardworking artists who came together with their ideals to bring a new breath to the piano trio repertoire, violinist Özgecan Günöz, pianist and composer Özgür Ünaldı and cellist Çağlayan Çetin, who managed to combine their professional careers with a strong amateur spirit. One of the group members, Özgecan Günöz, is the principal violinist of the Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra and also a member of the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra.

With our guide Ahmet Faik Özbilge and our Art Historian Hayri Fehmi Yılmaz, we will discover streets that we cannot enter alone in the evening!

We are waiting for those who are not tired of walking and listening to Istanbul on this mysterious evening journey through the streets of Balat.

Number of participants in the event: 40 people.

Would you like to explore the story of painter Mihri, filled with gaps and legends?

How about embarking on a delightful musical journey in the historical atmosphere of the Istanbul Library?

Organized in collaboration with Yeditepe University Culture and Arts Office and the Çelik Gülersoy Foundation Istanbul Library, the Listening to Istanbul event brings music lovers together.

Bringing together a group of distinguished artists for this special occasion Neva Özgen on kemenche, Sarper Eroğlu on oud, Yelda Özgen on cello, and vocalist Yaprak Sayar the event invites you to a unique and enchanting musical performance.

With our guide Ahmet Faik Özbilge and Hayri Fehmi Yılmaz from 1001 Istanbul, we will discover the streets that we cannot enter alone in the evening!

We are waiting for those who are not tired of walking and listening to Istanbul on this mysterious evening journey from Vezneciler to Vefa, from there to Suleymaniye Mosque.

Number of participants in the event: 40 people.

As summer approaches, we invite you to reconnect with nature by collecting various leaves and seasonal flowers from our campus during the day and preserving their beauty in the evening through our Ecological Print Workshop.

Our workshop consists of two phases:

Thursday, May 8: Introductory level for those who will be experiencing ecological printing for the first time.

Number of participants in the event: 27 people.

Time is a reflection of movement, where each reality has its own unique flow. The human being is part of a universal choreography, and this order changes according to the observer and the observed. Performance is inherently a momentary formation. It exists only by those who are there, in that moment, in that place, and after that moment has passed, only the memory remains. These memories evolve and transform with us.

In this event, learn how to draw portraits easily and quickly on iPad with the latest iPad models and the Procreate application. We will take a selfie and trace over it with the Apple Pencil. We will draw a unique portrait with drawing tools, brushes and color palette. Bring your own device or we will provide it for you.

Number of participants in the event: 25 people.

Handpan Instrument Workshop with Doğan Karaca

Would you like to meet the handpan, a different and unique musical instrument? 

The handpan workshop with Doğan Karaca offers a comprehensive learning experience from basic playing techniques to improvisational studies. This workshop, suitable for all levels, is designed for both beginners and those who want to take their music to the next level.

Workshop Details and Goals: