Contemporary İstanbul 20. Edition
Event Date: 24 September 2025 / 28 September 2025
The 20th anniversary edition of Contemporary Istanbul, Türkiye’s leading international contemporary art fair, will take place from September 24-28, 2025, at Tersane Istanbul, with Akbank as its main partner.
Contemporary Istanbul is collaborating with its joint partners Tersane Istanbul and BMW Turkey distributor Borusan Otomotiv. It will also be held in collaboration with Turkish Airlines, the official airline that flies to more destinations worldwide, and Miles & Smiles; its host partner Pernod Ricard Turkey; its strategic partner Tosyalı Holding; its partners Trendyol and Ruzy Financial Services; its VIP program partner İONRİVA; its project partners ASUS, LEGO, L’OR Espresso, and The Peninsula Istanbul; its insurance partner Magdeburger Sigorta; its hospitality partner The Marmara Group; its transportation partner TAG; and its sponsor Mudo Concept.
Contemporary Istanbul will also host international press in Istanbul throughout the fair in collaboration with the Turkish Tourism Promotion and Development Agency (TGA) to promote Istanbul and Turkey abroad, while IBB | Kültür A.Ş. will support the event’s publicity and spreading it throughout the city.
Asia Now 11. Edition
Event Date: 21 October 2025 / 26 October 2025
This year’s Curatorial theme, under the striking title “Growing Up,” invites viewers to witness how perceptions take root and transform our understanding of the world.
Bu yılki tema, bizi Doğu ve Batı’yı uzun süredir tanımlayan sınırların ötesine geçmeye ve coğrafya, kültür ve tarihin kendimizi ve başkalarını görme biçimimizi nasıl beslediğini düşünmeye teşvik ediyor.
Fuar, Leela Gandhi’nin “duygusal topluluklar” üzerine yaptığı araştırmayla yankı buluyor ve yeni bağlantı ve anlayış biçimlerinin ortaya çıkmasını sağlayan incelikli iş birliklerini ve ortak hikâyeleri gözler önüne seriyor.
Photo London 10. Edition
Event Date: 15 Mayıs 2025 / 18 Mayıs 2025
Tickets for the tenth edition of Photo London are now on sale! Returning to Somerset House from 15–18 May 2025 (VIP Preview 14 May), this landmark anniversary edition will bring together leading international galleries, groundbreaking exhibitions, and a dynamic programme celebrating photography in all its forms. Don’t miss the chance to be part of this unmissable event.
CI Bloom 9. Edition
Event Date: 17 April 2025 / 20 April 2025
Hosting young and emerging artists, international press and art professionals every year, CI BLOOM supports the development and diversification of art produced in Turkey. Bringing together contemporary art galleries, artists and art lovers in line with this purpose, the fair will feature 26 galleries and 3 art initiatives in its 4th edition.
Akbank Art / Dot Line Dot
Event Date: 14 March 2025 / 9 May 2025
Point, line, point – is the reality of drawing. The tip of the pen is the point. The walking of the pen is the line. And this is an SOS. Drawing is the key to renewing the world. Each key is to open a lock. SOS, point-line-point is a call to a new world. A call to a new order, to geometry, from a world that has closed itself on itself, has settled in our memories, and is decaying.
Contemporary İstanbul 19. Edition
Event Date: 23 October 2024 / 27 October 2024
CI 19, which will be held with Akbank as the main partnership, will host works by artists represented by 50 contemporary art galleries from 14 countries on the preview days of October 23 and the general visit days of October 24-27.
The Bodrum Edition - Summer On The Line
Event Date: 12 Temmuz 2024
The holistic structure of The Bodrum Edition, and the exhibition space in particular, offers a unique opportunity to intertwine art, culture and entertainment, and we believe that by organizing a group exhibition in such an environment, it is possible to explore themes that resonate deeply with the environment and the mood of the viewer. For this exhibition, we tried to weave a rich texture in terms of cultural, historical, philosophical, literary and art history in the exhibition narrative by referencing William Shakespeare’s play “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”.
CI Bloom 3. Edition
Event Date: 25 April 2024 / 28 April 2024
The third edition of CI Bloom contemporary art fair will meet the audience at Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Center Rumeli Halls on 25 April preview and 26-28 April general visit dates. CI Bloom, the art fair that brings spring to Istanbul, meets art lovers with its third edition this year. At the fair, which will be held in the Rumeli Halls of Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Center, 568 works of 267 artists from 24 contemporary art galleries, 5 institutions and initiatives will be exhibited.
Artweeks Akaretler 8. Edition
Event Date: 3 November 2023 / 16 November 2023
The 8th Artweeks Akaretler, hosted by Bilgili Holding, is preparing to bring together art enthusiasts. Turkey’s leading galleries and artists will take part in the event, which will take place between 3-16 November, at Akaretler Sıraevler.
The organization of the fair is undertaken by Bilgili Sanat and Sabiha Kurtulmuş. It is planned to hold talks, panels and events with artists on certain days of the event, which will last for two weeks.
Contemporary Istanbul 18. Edition
Event Date: 26 September 2023 / 1 October 2023
Contemporary Istanbul, with its new program, meets art lovers at Tersane Istanbul on 26 – 27 September, Preview and 28 September – 1 October, General Visit days, with the main partnership of Akbank. The 18th Edition of Contemporary Istanbul will host 67 contemporary art galleries, 4 initiatives and 4 art institutions from 22 different countries. Art lovers will be hosted again in Contemporary Istanbul in Tersane Istanbul with its historical Golden Horn atmosphere.
Artweeks Akaretler 7. Edition
Event Date: 02 November 2022 / 13 November 2022
The 7th edition of Artweeks Akaretler, one of Istanbul’s city, life and culture-art destinations, is taking place in Akaretler Sıraevler, hosted by Bilgili Holding. The 7th edition of Artweeks Akaretler, under the main sponsorship of UBS, meets the audience between 2-13 November. 24 galleries are participating in this new edition, organized by Bilgili Sanat and Sabiha Kurtulmuş, where many original and new works from different disciplines will be presented.
Contemporary Istanbul 17. Edition
Event Date: 19 September 2022 / 22 September 2022
The 7th edition of Artweeks Akaretler, one of Istanbul’s city, life and culture-art destinations, is taking place in Akaretler Sıraevler, hosted by Bilgili Holding. The 7th edition of Artweeks Akaretler, under the main sponsorship of UBS, meets the audience between 2-13 November. 24 galleries are participating in this new edition, organized by Bilgili Sanat and Sabiha Kurtulmuş, where many original and new works from different disciplines will be presented.