Places of Memories

2014: Places of Memories by Murat Tabanliogluplacesofmemory.iksv.org “Rather than conducting a historical account of modern epoch in Turkey, presenting an exhaustive catalogue, or trying to capture its unique local attributes, “Places of Memory” attempts to explore the main theme of the biennial via perceptions and experiences.The project idea departs from three areas of Istanbul: The … Read more

Darzana

2016: Darzana by Feride Çiçekoğlu, Ertug Ucar and Mehmet Kutukcuoglupavilionofturkey16.iksv.org The project title Darzanà means dockyard and it is a hybrid word, like the Turkish word tersane and the Italian word arsenale. These words are derived or distorted from the same root, the Arabic dara’s-sina’a (place of industry). They all originate from the common language … Read more

Ghost Stories: The Carrier Bag Theory of Architecture

2023: Mimarlığın Çuval Teorisi: Hayalet Hikayeleri by SO? Sevince Bayrak, Oral Goktasturkiyepavilion23.iksv.org/ A Manifesto for The Carrier Bag Theory of Architecture StoryBuilding as a container, as a carrier bag, as a pool that holds the life story of transformations, unpredictability and messiness. If we define the building as a container, then the building becomes the … Read more

Yerebasan

2025: Yerebasan / Grounded by Ceren Erdem and Bilge Kalfaturkiyepavilion25.iksv.org/ Grounded approaches soil as a carrier of ecological and cultural memory, presenting it as an ecosystem that embodies natural intelligence and serves as a living archive and supportive model. The exhibition emphasises how this often-overlooked element provides crucial insights into past civilisations and ecological systems, … Read more

Biennale Architettura, Turkish Pavilion

Architecture 2025: Grounded / Yerebasan by Ceren Erdem and Bilge Kalfa2023: Mimarlığın Çuval Teorisi: Hayalet Hikayeleri by SO? Sevince Bayrak, Oral Goktas2021: Architecture as Measure by Neyran Turan2018: Vardiya by Kerem Piker 2016: Darzana by Feride Çiçekoğlu, Ertug Ucar and Mehmet Kutukcuoglu2014: Places of Memories by Murat Tabanlioglu Art 2026: A Kiss on the Eyes … Read more