Turkish Art News at Art News Blog is a listing of all the blog posts that focus on arts, design, and photography news in Turkiye.

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• Orhan Pamuk Assassination Plot Foiled - Most of the posts on Art News Blog that mention the country of Turkey seem to be about artists suffering for their art. Like the Turkish author Elif Shafak insulting Turkish identity or the British born artist Michael Dickinson fighting for his freedom.
• Contemporary Istanbul Art Fair - The "Contemporary Istanbul" art fair will be held in Turkey for its second year. It will run from the 29th of November through to the 2nd of December. There will be more than seventy art galleries from around the world exhibiting at the art fair.
• Michael Dickinson's Turkish Court Case - The UK artist living in Turkey Michael Dickinson has had his court date moved forward to March 2008. Coxsoft art news says that Mr Dickinson appeared in a Turkish court yesterday, two police officers testified that they had seen the offending works displayed, and now the judge will consult with university arts professors on the matter.
• 10th International Istanbul Biennial in Turkey - Turkey continues to establish itself as an art friendly place with the Tenth Istanbul Biennial opening this weekend.
• Artist Facing Prison Time in Turkey - Petition - Last year I mentioned that the British born collage artist Michael Dickinson had been accused of insulting the prime minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
• Turkish Author Elif Shafak's Charges Dropped - The popular Turkish novelist Elif Shafak has had charges of "insulting Turkish identity" dropped. It was decided that the evidence was lacking and the prosecutor dropped the charges.
• Elif Shafak on Trial in Turkey - The Turkish novelist Elif Shafak will face charges of "insulting the Turkish identity" this week in Istanbul. Just a week ago the British artist Michael Dickinson was charged with "insulting the dignity of the Prime Minister", so it's probably not a good time to be saying or doing anything too radical in the country at the moment.
• Artist Charged in Turkey - The British born artist Michael Dickinson may face up to three years in prison for displaying a collage of the Turkish prime minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a dog.
• Turkish Artists Online - Here's some more artists by country. I've gone looking for artists in Turkey this time, so I hope most of them are new to people.
• Picasso Exhibition in Istanbul Turkey - Pablo Picasso has created quite a media frenzy in Istanbul, Turkey with a major exhibition by the Spaniard being opened this week. It is a major step forward for Turkey, being one of the most important exhibitions of any western artist ever held in the country.
• Turkish Artist Profile - A new artist profile is up for the month at artquotes.net. Turkish artist Gizem Saka is an emerging painter currently working in New York.
• Istanbul Modern Art Museum - Turkey has it's first museum of modern art located in Istanbul. It has been put together with the help of several wealthy art collectors, philanthropists, and a lesser contribution from the Turkish government.
• Protecting Ancient Paintings - The problem with having such a rich and plentiful source of archeological treasures is that it's so much more difficult to look after every site. I remember in Turkey some of the early Christian paintings in Kapadokya had initials scratched all over them. Only the best sites were really protected from vandals and thieves as there were just so many of them.