CULTURE

“Mud sucked at her boots; spring´s thaw was setting in. Lombardy poplar trees were scattered at random, their leaves dried out, twigs like arthritic fingers pointing to the darkening sky. They marched toward a massive steel gate. A Gothic-lettered sign inscribed with tall letters gave her pause: Arbeit macht frei —work will set you free” - Lovers in Auschwitz

Photography artist Ömer Orhun's exhibition "Just Now, It Was Here" consisting of a special selection compiled among his works between 2018-2024 i...

By Bessy ADUTI would like to review the hot topic of the week, the movie “Challengers”. I’ve been wanting to see this movie ever sin...

By Bessy ADUTHello readers, today I would like to write about another Academy Award winner of 2024. The movie "American Fiction" brought the “Be...

"Would you like to take photos like paintings by Caravaggio and Vermeer? Dramatic photographs you take by creating shadows based on the contrast of darkness and light are a rising trend today."

Auschwitz-Birkenau became a cemetery for 1.1 million people, about one million of whom were Jews. A true love happened in Auschwitz-Birkenau, the most...

By Bessy ADUTNow the Oscars 2024 is over with all its glam, I would like to write a movie I really enjoyed, unlike the popular opinion and criticism I...

By Bessy ADUTDisclaimer: My reviews are usually best after watching.I am back with another Academy Award winner film of 2024 “The Zone of Intere...

The "Megillat Esther (The Scroll of Esther)", selected from the Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews collection...

The exhibition titled "Your Dot's Still On the Run Mr. Klee", curated by Atilla Güllü, and featuring the works of the artists Ali ...

The renowned state artist and pianist Ayşegül Sarıca who passed away last year, is going to be commemorated with a concert to be held at the S&uu...

By Bessy ADUT Dear readers and movie lovers, today I am writing my review for another successful international film of this year. The film has 2 ...

By Bessy ADUT This is one of the films that I have mentioned earlier in my Academy Awards previews essay. I had a chance to watch this incredible...

“Only your inner light will illuminate the darkness of your own stone walls. This is called resistance."

“Not every Holocaust movie is a Holocaust movie”While we live, we encounter such scenes that the way we watch what happens turns us into c...

The Schneidertempel Art Center is hosting Serkan Aka´s solo exhibition ´Skybound´.

The 96th Academy Awards will be live on March 10, 2024, at 4:00-7:00 PM PST this year. I have been a candid follower of the Oscars ever since I was a kid back in Turkey. I believe I watched them live staying up all night back home and kept watching them here in Los Angeles.

“Wait a minute, wait a minute. You haven't heard anything yet"The film "The Jazz Singer", mentioned in Eric A. Goldman's book "The American Jewi...

By Bessy ADUTI saw many good movies last year but I can open-heartedly say: Poor Things has been my favorite film of 2023. The most important reason i...

The 5th edition of the "Paw (Pati) Photography Project" Photography Exhibition, which includes 60 photographs of 23 photographers from the "Paw Photography Project Group" under the supervision of Tania Sisa, is being opened at IFSAK Gallery on January 6th.