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The Istanbul Film Festival is ready for its 43rd edition between April 17 and 28, bringing together acclaimed and award-winning films from the Türkiye and world cinema, as well as special screenings, stars and master filmmakers. Festival tickets are on sale as of today. 

The 18th Istanbul Biennial, for which the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has been working since March last year with some 58 artists from around the world to realize the event this September, has been postponed to 2025, İKSV has announced.

Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV ) and curated by Ute Meta Bauer, Amar Kanwar and David Teh, the 17th Istanbul Biennial will open to the public on Sept. 17, bringing together people and processes in a gathering of more than 50 projects, each the fruit of long-term research and collaboration.

The Istanbul Jazz Festival will open its doors for the 29th time on June 25, uniting major jazz artists and the stars of contemporary music with music lovers in different venues of Istanbul.

Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) brings the Anna Karenina performance of Zurich Ballet, one of today's leading ballet ensembles, to Istanbul stage. Tickets for the event, which will take place at Zorlu PSM June on 27 and 28, will go on sale on Feb. 14.

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The 49th Istanbul Music Festival kicked off on Aug. 18 with an opening ceremony and concert in Turkey's largest city. 

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The dates and lineup of the much-awaited 28th Istanbul Jazz Festival have been announced and it is set to kick off in September this year, welcoming music lovers once again.

The 27th Istanbul Jazz Festival was postponed because of the novel coronavirus, organizers announced on April 24. 

The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) said the festival scheduled for June 27 - July 14 will take place at a later date.

New dates will be announced on the foundation's website.

Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) since 1987, the Istanbul Biennial, in collaboration with the artists that participated in the previous editions, opened two artist films to online access every Friday in weekly periods as of April 3.

Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) for the 27th time this year, the "Istanbul Jazz Festival" will meet music enthusiasts between June 27 and July 14.
The festival, which will host over 300 local and foreign artists, will be held in 27 different venues of Istanbul.