Istanbul 2010 Capital of Culture
Literature brought to the masses within the city of Istanbul and beyond its borders is the overall theme of the Literature projects in Istanbul 2010 Capital of Culture. It will be an attempt to expose the diversity of Istanbul’s identity, its culture and its many faces. It is hoped that the Literature Istanbul 2010 will bridge international cultures, local and international city centers of literature. It is believed that Istanbul “has long deserved to be ‘the capital of literature.’ With great authors coming out of this city such as Orhan Pamuk, a native of Istanbul and Nobel prize winner, this is, indeed, deserving.
Literary Projects at Istanbul 2010:
40 Districts 40 Books by 40 Authors: ‘My Istanbul’ series at Tüyap 2009:
40 distinguished authors, born and bred in 40 different neighbourhoods of istanbul told the tales of “My Istanbul.” Encompassing memory, thought, spirit and emotion from different identities, this project came to be with the assistance of the with Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Literature Directorate and Heyamola Publications.
Editors Ömer Asan, Eray Canberk, Gülsüm Cengiz and Süleyman Faruk are in the process of preparing 40 books at the Tüyap Istanbul Book Fair starting October 31 – November 8, 2010.
The authors and their neighbourhoods involved in this project include Abdullah Uçman-Fatih, Adnan Özer-Gaziosmanpaşa, Adnan Özyalçıner-Karagümrük, Ali Taygun-Kurtuluş, Alim Kahraman-Bağlarbaşı, Ari Çokona-Fener, Ataol Behramoğlu-Adalar, Ayşe Sarısayın-Beşiktaş, Beşir Ayvazoğlu-Beyazıt, Celal Özcan-Göztepe, Cüneyt Altunç-Suadiye, Doğan Hızlan-Kocamustafapaşa, Enver Aysever-Ataköy, Eray Canberk-Feneryolu, Gönül Kıvılcım-Karaköy, Gülsüm Cengiz-Kuzguncuk, Gündüz Vassaf-Levent, Haluk Dursun-Boğaziçi, Hasan Öztoprak-Draman, Haydar Ergülen-Cihangir, Hıfzı Topuz-Nişantaşı, Hilmi Alişanoğlu-Çarşamba, Hulki Aktunç-Kadıköy, Hüseyin Alemdar-Yeşilçam, İzel Rozental-Moda, Mine Söğüt-Dolapdere, Nail Güreli-Cağaloğlu, Nusret Karaca-Haliç, Oğuz Karakartal-Anadoluhisarı, Orhan Okay-Balat, Ömer Erdem-Üsküdar, Öner Ciravoğlu-Fındıkzade, Refet Özkan-Maltepe, Reyhan Çorak-Çengelköy, Saadet Özkal-Şişli, Selçuk Erez-Bakırköy, Sema Kancan-Beykoz, Sennur Sezer-Kasımpaşa, Süleyman Faruk Göncüoğlu-Eyüp, Zeynep Melisa Erdönmez-Yeldeğirmeni.
Other literary projects for the Istanbul 2010 project include:
- A Season for Literature:A Season for Literature is a literature festival presented through cooperation of the Writers Union of Turkey Istanbul branch and the Istanbul 2010 ECOC Agency
- The World of Selim the Third
The Vineyards and Orchards of IstanbulIstanbul Tales
- Our Social and Cultural History Revealed: Qadi Registers of Istanbul Courts Getting Published…
- International Poetry Festival – May 11 – 18, 2010
- Writing Competition for Young Writers
- ‘İstanbul’da Ölmeden Yapmanız Gereken 101 Şey’ (101 Things You Must Do in Istanbul Before You Die). A book which designs/creates the venues.
- City of Two Continents
Photo courtesy of Istanbul 2010.org
Fairy Tale Istanbul 2010
The goal of Film Documentary Animation Projects in this area for Istanbul 2010 Capital of Culture is to create projects which reflect the original giving life to free the souls of individuals and “making them contemporary”, which I am not exactly sure what that means. Perhaps it is moving the souls of individuals by freeing them from the past and then making them contemporary, bringing them into the present day. Maybe it is an attempt to give people a more modern perspective of their lives and themselves. Perhaps it is contemplation of the individual in the context of his or her society.
The following is a list of projects in the Film Documentary Animation Project for Istanbul 2010.
Istanbuls in My Binoculars
Created by the students of the “Isil Özgentürk Film Workshop”, project to include widespread diffusion of cinema to the masses. This diffusion to the masses will premiere on Friday June 18, 2010 at Yeditepe University. After this premiere performance, coffeehouses all over Istanbul, municipal cultural centers, consulates and other venues overseas will be able to see the results of this project.
Colors of Culture Diversity:
Colors of cultural diversity is a project managed by Annie Pertan. On November 23, 2010, the gala opens at Zoğrafyon High School
This project features the colorful diversity of the people which make up the city of Istanbul and their artistic contributions to the city of Istanbul. This documentary features the Greek, the Jewish, Armenians, Assyrians and gypsies who have been co-existing for time eternal and their contributions to the cultural wealth of Istanbul.
Love in Istanbul
Love in Istanbul is a documentary based on the theory of love and connection. As Istanbul itself is a bridge between east and west and contrasting civilizations, so love is also a bridge, a connection between two individuals.
Lost Prince in Wonderland
A documentary study of the Sultan’s festivals in the 16th Century woven by the kaleidascope of history. Performances by Gypsy, Arab, Persian, Turkish, Italian, Greek, Serbian, and Jewish acrobats appear in the fairytale world of the circumcision ceremony of the princes in 1582 for Prince Mehmet, the son of Murat the Third. Turkish, Italian, Serbian, Greek, Spanish, Jewish, Persian, Arab and Gypsy artists, acrobats and musicians of that time will appear in world of fairytale of Prince Mehmet, the son of Murat the Third.
Breaking the Stereotype Istanbul 2010
The Visual Art Project in Istanbul 2010, led by the Directorate of Visual Arts determined the lack of exposure of the masses to contemporary art in Istanbul. Therefore, visual arts projects were determined with the ambition of supporting new professional artists and their scope of work and presenting this work to the masses.
Visual Arts Projects in Istanbul:
The 33rd FISAE International Ex-libris Congress and the Third International Ex—Libris Competition: August 25 – 29, 2010.
Lives and Works in Istanbul:
Ten artists from the European Union countries are invited to Istanbul and given the opportunity to live/work/create in Istanbul.
The Portable Arts Project:
Goal of this project is to increase the amount of space available to artists as far as the districts in Istanbul are concerned with the goal of increasing the audience of contemporary works of art.
Amber ’08 Art & Technology Festival:
65 International artists presented at the Amber ’08 Art & Technology festival (held in November 2008 at ten different venues.
The CUMA Ertesi (Saturday) events Project:
The telling by residents of Istanbul of the inspirational, creative and productive, joyful aspects of Istanbul among themselves.
Breaking the Stereotype:
An interesting project dealing concept of the stereotypes of the Orient and Occident and deconstructing those stereotypes.
Istanbul Time Travel Experiment About Water, Speaking with the Unconscious Social Mind:
A study of Istanbul residents of different age groups and social groups over a four week period by scientists and artists.
Istanbul in Children’s Eyes:
Children of the Kucukcekmece neighbourhood of Istanbul and from neighbouring countries telling the tale of Istanbul through their eyes in art. The perspective of children from within and beyond Istanbul.
The Diversity Project:
Project Owner: Kaja Pawelek /Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw/ Poland.
The Diversity Project involves the cultural works of Istanbul artists in the construction/deconstruction of Istanbul.
The goal of this project is to exposure Turkish art to Poland and it is hoped that this will generate a continuing network of artists and cultural producers well beyond the year 2010. This project takes place in Warsaw and involves the exhibition of music, photography, contemporary video and Turkish performance artists.
There is much on the menu for Istanbul 2010 Capital of Culture projects. It is hoped that this nomination will bring Turkey to the forefront of the cultural and artistic world, bringing to the world the cultural works of Istanbul’s artists.
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