Turkey Guide
İstanbul
Art exhibitions
1 Aksanat Cultural Centre İstiklâl Cad 16–18, Beyoğlu 
0212/252 3500 
www.akbank.com.tr/sanat Changing exhibitions of art and sculpture from well-known local artists, and interesting films of jazz and classical concerts shown on a giant screen.
2 Borusan Arts & Cultural Centre İstiklâl Cad 421, Tünel, Beyoğlu 0212/292 0655 www.borusansanat.com Also home to the Borusan Philharmonic Orchestra, with state-of-the-art exhibition space showing established Turkish artists as well as international names.
3 İstanbul Modern Meclis-I Mebusan Caddesi, Liman İşletmeleri Sahası Antropo 4, Karaköy 0212/334 7300 www.istanbulmodern.org Turkey's answer to Tate Modern, with regularly changing exhibits by contemporary Turkish and foreign artists.
4 Pera Müzesi Meşrutiyet Cad 141, Tepebaşı 0212/334 9900 Top three floors of a grand, wonderfully restored, nineteenth-century building exhibiting regularly changing works by contemporary Turkish artists.
5 Platform Garanti Contemporary Arts Centre İstiklâl Cad 276 0212/233 2238 Changing arts and photography exhibitions in a 1960s building.
6 Sakıp Sabancı Museum İstenye Cad 22, Emirgan 0212/277 2200 Price: Entry 10YTL Opening time: Tues, Thurs, Fri & Sun 10am–6pm, Wed & Sat 10am–10pm, closed MonHoused in a 1920s villa known as the Atlı Köşk, and owned by one of Turkey's wealthiest families, the Sabancıs, this recent addition to the Istanbul arts scene proved that its facilities were world class by holding a major Picasso exhibition in 2005/6 – the first of its kind in Turkey. .
7 Yapı Kredi Cultural Centre İstiklâl Cad 285, Beyoğlu 0212/293 3710 www.yapikredi.com.tr International photography exhibitions in a large space on one floor, next to the Galatasaray School.