TOP 5 NEW ISTANBUL
this is the list of all my favourites in instanbul, in increasing order: 5. the besiktas galleries. i stayed in besiktas so i was lucky enough to have several good venues around. the best was probably the galerist/akaretler (one of the three places that go under the same name, the other two are in beyoglu)....
ISTANBUL MODERN – A PRIVATE MUSEUM
also on my list: the bosphorus adjacent istanbul modern. the only turkish private museum for contemporary art, this 7-year old institution in beyoglu houses an impressive, turkish-heavy main collection as well as an ever-changing series of temporary shows. also, the museum serves many other purposes such as cinema hall, concert venue (marianne faithfull was there on...
