CULTURE

By Bessy ADUTI would like to write a movie review on a very underrated movie at the end of this year. It’s called "The Holdovers, directed by Al...

By Bessy ADUTAnd the Academy Award goes to…I am not sure how many awards this film is going to win in 2024 but I can foresee it’s going t...

The solo exhibition of designer and artist Geray Gençer titled "Devre Dışı (Disabled)" consisting of 20 works of screenprinting, is meeting art...

The "Sefer Torah Shield - Tokat Synagogue 5662 (1902)", selected from the Quincentennial Foundation Museum of Turkish Jews collection...

By Bessy ADUTAt the end of October, Mission Opera presented the West Coast premiere of Girondines, an opera in English with music by Sarah Van Sciver ...

By Bessy ADUTHollywood Turkish Film and Drama Days was a memorable honoring of cultural diversity, creativity, and cinematic excellence and I would li...

Hauser, regarded as a rock star playing the cello, will be performing at Istanbul Ulker Sports and Event Hall on November 18th, in the framework of hi...

Organized for the third time this year, the "Hanterra Ceramics Competition", one of Turkey´s most significant functional ceramics competitions is starting.

Alberto Modiano´s "Grape: Ancient Heritage of Anatolia" photography exhibition is being opened at the Saint Michel French High School in Istanbul.

By Bessy ADUTSince I started writing again at Şalom recently, I have been mostly writing mainstream movie reviews. My mainstream journey started with ...

"Plus 700 (Artı 700)" Exhibition; a meaningful donation to the Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture (IMPS) in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic

By Bessy ADUTI am excited to write about this movie because when I was growing up I used to be a book worm and Agatha Christie has been one of my favo...

Schneidertempel Arts Center is hosting the "Halet-i Ruhiye [meaning "State of Mind" in Ottoman Turkish]" Exhibition consisting of the drawings of printmaking and caricature artist Muhammet Şengöz.

By Bessy ADUT This was the last and the most fun summer movie of the year and has been a good closing for the summer season. This is a romantic f...

By Bessy ADUTHere is Autumn everyone! I would like to start this new season with a historical movie based on a prime minister of Israel.Golda is not a...

Netflix´s "The Club (Kulüp)" series, whose second season will begin airing on September 15th, was introduced at an event held on the evening of September 13th.

Since 2017 the inspiring landscapes of Bozcaada have housed the Bozcaada Jazz Festival. This year on September 8-9-10, the festival venue will be the ...

Thanks to all my readers for your great feedback on my first review, today I am going to talk about a complete contrast film that is Oppenheimer which is a biographical thriller of this summer released in 2023 and directed by Christopher Nolan.

By Bessy ADUTAs every young girl at my age, I was fond of Barbies when I was growing up and spent many years playing with Barbie dolls. My mom says sh...

Izzet Keribar´s ´Enchanted City´ exhibition, featuring Istanbul photos from 1952 to 2023, opens on July 6th.