‘Nonetheless, the coffee is poured once again, conjuring memories of unachievable dreams and desires ever destined to be effaced’

‘Her work becomes a passing reminder that the past is not history yet, but merely the debris of the present’ – Arie Akkermans on the art of Devrim Kadirbeyoğlu

A reflection on the often-controversial Middle Eastern notion of honour, in the context of Turkish author Elif Shafak’s latest novel of the same name

Iranian director Bahman Ghobadi’s surreal and tragic love story of a Kurdish poet, starring the legendary Behrouz Vossoughi

Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s dark film set in the Anatolian countryside is about far more than just a murder

Turkish Nobel Prize Winner Orhan Pamuk brings his latest novel, The Museum of Innocence to life in Istanbul’s Cukurcuma district