Art / Los AngelesRefik Anadol
Immersive art made from data and machine intelligence. From his Los Angeles studio, Anadol gives contemporary art a new visual language.
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Fashion, cinema and the people shaping culture.

From Ottoman threads to a new silhouette.
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Stories from Turkiye and beyond. A shelf of cinema, late-night discoveries and one-more-episode favourites.
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Art, literature, science and the screen. Distinctive voices, each with a world of their own.
Art / Los AngelesImmersive art made from data and machine intelligence. From his Los Angeles studio, Anadol gives contemporary art a new visual language.
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Fashion / PhotographyHis Vogue covers and portraits of global icons have helped define contemporary fashion photography. In 2018, he received the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator alongside Marcus Piggott at The Fashion Awards.
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Music / PopFrom Şımarık to Dudu, the megastar took Turkish pop worldwide and won a World Music Award. Resistance to the chorus is temporary.
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Screen / A magnetic presenceFrom the mythology of Shahmaran to the modern romances of Thank You, Next. Sarıkaya moves between fantasy and contemporary life with unmistakable screen presence.
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Literature / Women’s voicesA writer, journalist and a defining voice for women’s rights in Turkiye. Through Kadının Adı Yok and her magazine work, Duygu Asena challenged the roles assigned to women and made their independence a public conversation.
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Music / Piano & compositionPianist, composer and musical free spirit. His international performances and acclaimed recordings bridge the classical repertoire and his own imagination.
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Screen / Across bordersA familiar face to audiences far beyond Turkiye. In Another Self, Büyüküstün brings Ada’s story of friendship and self-discovery to the screen.
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Medicine / EducationAn internationally recognised physician in the fight against leprosy. Türkan Saylan received the International Gandhi Award in India in 1986 and served as a World Health Organization consultant on leprosy. Her medical work combined treatment with dignity and social inclusion; through ÇYDD, she also championed girls’ education.
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Fashion / Art & technologyThe Turkish Cypriot designer brings fashion, art and technology together, exploring identity, migration and transformation.
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Music / A new generationSix voices. A new pop generation. The Hypers Music group released Manifestival in 2025 and brings its collective energy to international stages.
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History / Ancient voicesAn internationally recognised Sumerologist who helped preserve the written heritage of ancient Mesopotamia. At Istanbul’s Archaeological Museums, Muazzez İlmiye Çığ worked on cataloguing and studying cuneiform tablets, contributing to the understanding of Sumerian language, history and culture. Her books brought this ancient world to readers beyond the museum.
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Music / ElectronicFrom Bursa to global dance floors. A regular on the international festival circuit, with performances at Burning Man, Coachella and Tomorrowland. His breakthrough Feel with Sena Şener carries his distinctly personal cultural signature.
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Sport / Sultans of the NetThe Sultans of the Net: Nations League and European champions in 2023, World Championship silver medallists in 2025. A country cheering together.
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Literature / Stories across bordersStories that cross borders. The British-Turkish novelist reaches readers in 58 languages and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
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Cinema / Italy & TurkiyeFrom Istanbul to Italian cinema. The director and writer behind Hamam and Le fate ignoranti explores love, identity and the families we choose.
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