Many events will meet art lovers in Istanbul this week.

The "Delirium" dance show will meet the audience tomorrow at the Atatürk Cultural Center (AKM), and the "Carmen" opera show will meet the audience on October 15, 16 and 18.

"Aydınlıkevler" will be staged on October 16th, and "The Time Regulation Institute" will be staged on October 19th at Maximum Uniq Open Air.

Zorlu PSM will present theatergoers with the plays "Don Quixote" on October 13, 14, and 17, "Copenhagen" on October 14, "Medea" and "Does Love End?" on October 16, "People, Places, Objects" on October 18-19, and "Aesop's Fables" on October 19.

The concerts "Classical Fasıl and Solo Pieces in Buselik Makam" will be held at the AKM on October 15th, "In Memory of the 50th Anniversary of Shostakovich's Death" on October 17th, "Metallica Symphonic" on October 18th, "Our Living Composers of the 'Forever Republic'" and "From a Great Tree" on October 19th.

Zeynep Bastık will meet music lovers at the Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Stage on October 14th, Sıla on October 15th, and Melike Şahin on October 17th and 18th.

Singer Yalın will appear before the audience at the Volkswagen Arena tomorrow with his "One Magical Night" concert.

American jazz trumpeter, composer, producer and vocalist Theo Croker will perform at the Paribu Art Main Stage on October 15.

Cengiz Kurtoğlu will meet the audience at Masal Ataşehir and Selda Bağcan will meet the audience at JJ Arena Ataşehir on October 17th.

Austrian musician Simone Kopmajer will perform at Asa Khai Jazz Club on October 18.

Demet Akalın will be performing at the Bostancı Performance Center on October 19th.

An exhibition of photographs from Anadolu Agency's (AA) book "Witness," which clearly exposes Israel's crimes in Gaza, is opening in Istanbul. The exhibition, hosted by the Ümraniye Municipality and opened at the Ümraniye Culture and Arts Center, features nearly 50 photographs taken by AA reporters in the region. The exhibition will be on display until October 24th.

Director, screenwriter and producer Zeki Demirkubuz opened his photography exhibition titled "Lonely People Pose the Best in Life and Photography" at Art On Istanbul.

Artist Berrin Yapar Ünal's calligraphy exhibition, titled "Mirror," can be seen at the Kadırga Art Galleries in Fatih until October 24.

Bringing together the works of more than 50 artists living in different geographies, as well as Gaza and Palestine, the "Gaza Biennial-Istanbul Pavilion: Cloud in My Hand" will welcome art lovers at Depo Istanbul until November 8th.

"There is Life in Art: The 2nd Group Exhibition," organized by İVA Sanat, opened at the Ortaköy Historical Hüsrev Kethüda Bathhouse. The exhibition can be visited until October 19th.

Curated by Ece Yıldırımlı, the "Corresponding Signs" exhibition is presented to art lovers at the Tulip Museum.

The exhibition "Robert Capa - Truth is the Best Photography", featuring photographs by photographer Robert Capa, can be seen at Yapı Kredi bomontiada Ara Güler Museum until March 22, 2026.

Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, the "18th Istanbul Biennial" breaks away from traditional biennial formats and introduces art lovers with a unique three-year structure. The first leg of the biennial, conceived by curator Christine Tohme under the title "Three-Legged Cat," can be visited free of charge until November 23rd.

The exhibitions "Common Emotions: Works from the British Council Collection" and "A Line Written with Earth, Fire, Water and Air" welcome art lovers at the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum.

American artist and educator Suzanne Lacy's first solo exhibition in Türkiye, "Birlikte/Togæther", can be seen at Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum.

Nilbar Güreş's "Velvet Gaze" at Arter, the "Giants of the Ocean" exhibition of the marine mammal collection at the Istanbul Aquarium, "Folia" at the Bağlarbaşı Abdülmecid Efendi Mansion, Ali Kazma's "Landscapes of the Mind" at Istanbul Modern, "The Story Takes Place in Istanbul" at Meşher, and "We've Been at Carpet Since the 90s" at Salt Beyoğlu are all waiting to be visited by art lovers.