vip programme

11 - 15 NOVEMBER 2015

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Dear VIP Guest,

It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the 10th edition of Contemporary Istanbul, from November 12 - 15 with the Preview and Vernissage on November 11, 2015.

Form is made accessible with your personal VIP code and online registration for VIP Events starts on Monday, September 14, 2015.

For its 10th edition, Contemporary Istanbul will bring 97 galleries; leading and emerging galleries from 28 cities across 24 countries, including 23 galleries that are participating for the first time, selected by CI Selection Committee coordinated by Artistic Advisor Marc-Olivier Wahler.

Contemporary Istanbul VIP card offers you and your guest access to the fair during the Professional Preview and the Opening Reception and free admission to all museums listed in the VIP Programme. Your personal VIP card will be reserved at the VIP desk located at the fairground.

This year Contemporary Istanbul is hosting Contemporary Tehran. With this year’s focus on the contemporary art scene of Tehran, many leading Iranian contemporary art galleries, artists and collectors will be welcomed to Istanbul.

To ensure you make the most of your visit, Contemporary Istanbul team members are available for any inquiries or concerns you may have.

Plugin section dedicated to digital art, design and new media is curated by Dr. Ebru Yetişkin, member of the AICA and Professor of New Media Studies at the Istanbul Technical University. Plugin’s theme this year is “X-CHANGE” with an aim to create interactive and transformative relationships between conventional and innovative, physical and digital. Rethinking alternative ways of change; reusing, remixing and revaluing the waste/d and developing the sharing culture through science, art and technology. Contemporary Istanbul’s talk series CI Dialogues’ 2015 will explore Issues of Art History, Art Theory, Art Market, Art’s context and Art Management through the sessions and panel discussions is programmed by Dr. Marcus Graf, CI Programme Director and Assoc. Prof. for Contemporary Art Theory and History at Yeditepe Faculty of Fine Arts. Through the CI 2015 VIP Programme’s diverse and exclusive events and talks programme, you will have the opportunity to discover Istanbul with its ceaseless energy and continuously regenerating art scene. The online VIP Platform, where you can retrieve the most up to date VIP Programme and Accomodation

Also, please visit www.contemporaryistanbul.com for more information. Looking forward to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Contemporary Istanbul, Kindly yours,

Zeynep Akdamar Head of VIP Relations

Itır Lir Tan VIP Manager Collectors

GALLERIES

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A Aaran Gallery | Tehran

Dastan’s Basement | Tehran

Galerie Michael Schultz | Berlin

AB Gallery | Seoul

Dirimart | Istanbul

Mika Gallery | Tel Aviv

ALANIstanbul | Istanbul

Dubner Moderne | Lausanne

Milk Gallery | Istanbul

Analix Forever | Geneva

E Edition Purrmann | Grefrath

Mixer | Istanbul

Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea | Milano

Emmanuel Fremin Gallery | New York

Galeri Miz | Istanbul

Aria Art Gallery | Florence

The Empire Project | Istanbul

Modus Art Gallery | Paris

ARMAGGAN Art&Design Gallery | Istanbul

l’étrangère | London

Art Lexing | Miami art ON | Istanbul artSumer | Istanbul

F Faur Zsófi Galéria | Budapest

N Nasui Collection & Gallery | Bucharest Galeri Nev | Istanbul

Frederic Got | Paris

P Galerie Paris-Beijing | Paris

G Gaia Gallery | Istanbul

Pg Art Gallery | Istanbul

ART350 | Istanbul

Gama Gallery | Istanbul

Pi Artworks | Istanbul, London

Assar Gallery | Tehran

Galeri 77 | Istanbul

Piramid Sanat | Istanbul

Australia China Art Foundation | Shanghai, Melbourne

B Galeri Baraz | Istanbul Barbara Paci Galleria d’Arte | Pietrasanta

I Il Chiostro Arte Contemporanea | Saronno Galeri İlayda | Istanbul Galerie Iragui | Moscow

K Karavil Contemporary | London

Project ArtBeat | Tbilisi PROPAGANDA | Warsaw

R Rampa İstanbul | Istanbul Redart Gallery | Istanbul

Berengo Studios | Venice

Kare Art Gallery | Istanbul

Galería Rosa Santos | Valencia

BERLINARTPROJECTS | Berlin, Istanbul

Galerie Koal | Berlin

Galleria Russo | Rome, Istanbul

Galerie Bernard Ceysson | Paris

König Galerie | Berlin

Bozlu Art Project | Istanbul

Krampf Gallery | Istanbul

Savina Gallery | St. Petersburg

K+Y Gallery | Paris

Galeria Senda | Barcelona

C C.A.M. Galeri | Istanbul C24 Gallery | New York

L Lazarides Gallery | London

S Sanatorium | Istanbul

Shirin Gallery | Tehran

Cep Gallery | Istanbul

Galerie Lelong | Paris

Siyah - Beyaz | Ankara

Corridor Contemporary | Tel Aviv

LICHT FELD Gallery | Basel

Soda | Istanbul

Galeria Contrast | Barcelona

Galerie Loevenbruck | Paris

D Daire Sanat | Istanbul

M Mark Hachem Gallery | Paris, Beirut

V Versus Art Project | Istanbul Víctor Lope Arte Contemporáneo | Barcelona

Daniel Marzona | Berlin

Marlborough Gallery | New York

Villa del Arte | Barcelona, Amsterdam

Dar Al-Anda Art Gallery | Amman

MERKUR | Istanbul

Vogelsang Contemporary | Brussels

W WHITE ROOM | LIQUID art system | Capri X x-ist | Istanbul Y Yavuz Gallery | Singapore Z Galeri Zilberman | Istanbul CI’15 PLUGIN

Atölye İstanbul | Istanbul Bahçeşehir University Game Lab (Bug) | Istanbul Blok Art Space | Istanbul Dam Gallery | Berlin Decol Coop | Istanbul Epitome | Istanbul İskele47 | Istanbul İstanbul Technical University | Istanbul Licht Feld Gallery | Basel Musion | Istanbul Galerie Senda | Barcelona Ura Studio | Istanbul Pearl Lam Galleries | Hong Kong | Shanghai | Singapore Prizma | Istanbul The Lajevardi Foundation | Tehran Galeri Zilberman | Istanbul CONTEMPORARY TEHRAN Aaran Gallery | Tehran Assar Gallery | Tehran Dastan’s Basement | Tehran Shirin Gallery | Tehran The Lajevardi Foundation | Tehran

VIP PROGRAMME

Preview 11 NOVEMBER 2015 General Viewing 12-15 NOVEMBER 2015

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10 November

TUESDAY

CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL GALA DINNER Hosted by Akbank 19:30 Cocktail Reception 20:30 Dinner By invitation only

11 November

WEDNESDAY CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL AT FIRST SIGHT 13:00 - 15:00 CI First Sight card holders only Istanbul Congress Center (ICC) and Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Center (ICEC) – Fairgrounds

AKBANK VIP OPENING COCKTAIL RECEPTION 14:00 - 15:00 By invitation only

Akbank’s greatest motivation lies in the proliferation of the arts in the country, their dissemination to the masses, the continuation of local and universal heritage, and the penetration of the arts’ transformative power into every layer of society. With its Akbank Sanat brand, Akbank communicates arts to a wide audience and aims to spread creativity and critical thinking through its arts and culture activities. In accordance with its vision and the support it provides for the arts, Akbank; the most valuable brand in

Turkey, has been the biggest supporter of Contemporary Istanbul since its foundation, drawing the attention of a greater number of art aficionados every year.

DINNER RECEPTION ON THE SHORES OF THE BOSPHORUS IN HONOUR OF THE

10th ANNIVERSARY OF CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL 20:00 - 23:30

CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL VIP PREVIEW

By invitation only

15:00 - 18:00

Dinner Reception Hosted by

All CI VIP card holders and by invitation ICC and ICEC – Fairgrounds

20:00 - 23:30

CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL VERNISSAGE 19:00 - 21:00 All CI VIP card holders and by invitation ICC and ICEC – Fairgrounds

GALLERY MERKUR By invitation only

VIP guests will have an opportunity to visit a group exhibition of works by young Chinese artists organized by Yashian Schauble, Founder and Director of the Australia China Art Foundation. A tour of the exhibition with curator Aimee Ling will be followed by a private dinner.

CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL

OPENING PARTY 22:00 - 01:00

All CI VIP card holders and by invitation Venue will be announced

Let’s enjoy together the opening party to celebrate Contemporary Istanbul’s 10 years of excellence.

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12 November

THURSDAY CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL 11:00 - 20:00 ICC and ICEC – Fairgrounds

Private Collection Visit:

ARİ MEŞULAM COLLECTION 10:00-11:00

All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required

Collector Ari Meşulam opens the door to his small but eclectic collection exclusively for Contemporary Istanbul VIP guests. The event offers a rare opportunity to discover this rich collection of well-established and emerging artists, both national and international.

Collection Visit:

PAPKO / ÖNER KOCABEYOĞLU COLLECTION 12:00 - 13:00 All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required Maçka Cd. Ralli Apt. No: 37 Teşvikiye

Guided Tour by Marcus Graf PAPKO, Öner Kocabeyoğlu’s international collection of modern and contemporary art, boasting about 1500 works by more than 100 artists,, has been formed over only the past two years. Created with passion and careful connoisseurship, it has already became one of the most important art collections in Turkey. In addtion, the newly-opened of PAPKO ART CENTRE, features changing exhibitions has strengthened PAPKO’s outstanding position within our art scene. The current show, curated by Marcus Graf, presents various art historical, as well as formal, aesthetic and conceptual facets of the collection. It also gives the visitor an insight in the development of Turkish art from modern to contemporary.

Private Collection Visit: ZEYNO AND

MUHSİN BİLGE COLLECTION

Plugin Guided Tour With CURATOR DR. EBRU YETİŞKİN

13:00-14:00

13:30 - 14:30

All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required

All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required Meeting point at ICEC - A1 Floor

Aslı and Ali Bilge opens the door to their family collection exclusively for Contemporary Istanbul VIP guests. Please join an intimate journey with one of the rare viewings in Turkey. Looking back last 70 years of Turkish modern and contemporary art from very personal and consistent eye of Muhsin Bilge, from the most seasoned art connoisseur to the next-generation collector it is an inspiration. CI VIP guests are invited to an evening reception at Gaia Ga

The Plugin New Media Section is a growing part of Contemporary Istanbul. This year, galleries, architecture- and design studios, and art- & technology-related initiatives (such as maker spaces , game labs, digital art collectives and project spaces) will gather in a single space under the curatorial theme “X-CHANGE.” Plugin New Media Director and Curator Dr. Ebru Yetiskin will provide insights into a the exclusive artworks of the Plugin New Media Section in a private talk for visionary VIP collectors.

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12 November

THURSDAY CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL 2015 GUIDED TOUR Meeting point at ICEC - A1 Floor 15:00 - 17:00 All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required ICC and ICEC – Fairgrounds

EVENING RECEPTION AT GAIA GALLERY 18:00 - 19:00 All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required İstiklal Caddesi Elhamra Pasajı No: 130 Daire 501 Beyoğlu

CI VIP guests are invited to an evening reception at Gaia Gallery where they can also enjoy the exhibition P A S S I O N (s) by Yves Hayat. Exhibition has been realized in association with Mark Hachem Gallery Paris / Beirut. Combining the inspirations gathered from the artistic production of renowned classical painters with the advertising codes and conventions of the modern world in the

same pot, the artist’s works encourage the audience to reflect on the ever-changing nature of images, thus opening a social critique.

An epicurean finale with unique presentations by Avantgarde Catering the address for luscious experiences with a contemporary touch - finishes off the evening.

DELICIOUS TREATS BY THE AVANTGARDE COLLECTION OF HOSPITALITY

Private Dinner Reception Hosted by MRS. TÜRKAN AND MR. ZİYA TACİR

19:00 - 21:00

20:00 - 23:30

All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required Avantgarde Taksim Square Hotel, Mete Cad. No: 28 Taksim, Beyoğlu

By invitation only

The Turkish hotel chain Avantgarde Collection, which stands as a vanguard in supporting Istanbul’s contemporary art scene, brings CI VIP guests together with an exclusive selection of artworks. The exhibition at the Avantgarde Taksim Square, the youngest member of the Avantgarde Collection (which this year celebrates its 5th birthday), features works from Avantgarde Collection and CEO İsmet Öztanık’s significant collection, alongside works by major contemporary Turkish artists, including Gülay Semercioğlu, Ramazan Bayrakoğlu, İrfan Önürmen, and Kezban Arca Batıbeki. During their “Avantgarde journey,” CI VIP guests will enjoy a DJ performance.

Contemporary Istanbul VIP guests are invited to a Private Dinner hosted by Türkan and Ziya Tacir in their beautifully renovated apartment, located in the heart of the Beyoğlu district. Here, guests will have the opportunity to discover selected artworks by talented Turkish artists and enjoy meeting both international and Turkish collectors, gallerists, and others.

EXHIBITION AND PRIVATE DINNER HOSTED BY ARTFACTORY 20.00 - 23.00 By invitation only Artfactory, Turkey’s exclusive fine arts storage and exhibition services facility, invites Contemporary Istanbul VIP guests to a Private Dinner. Guests are welcomed to discover and enjoy a very special exhibition hosted at Artfactory’s purpose-built exhibition building with striking architectural features.

Private Party Hosted by CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER, MR. ŞERİF KAYNAR 20:00 - 23:30 By invitation only

CI SOUND SESSIONS VOL I WHAT IF THE ARTISTS WERE DJ’S? 22:00 - 01:00 By invitation only

CI VIP guests are invited to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Contemporary Istanbul. Artist Ardan Özmenoğlu will be behind the DJ cabin at The Embassy Club of Soho House Istanbul.

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13 November

Friday

CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL 11:00 - 20:00 ICC and ICEC – Fairgrounds

Guided Tour: PROJE 4L | ELGİZ CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM 10:00 - 11:00 All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required Proje 4L | Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, Beybi Giz Plaza, Meydan Sok. Maslak

Established by collectors Can and Sevda Elgiz with a mission to promote the development of contemporary art in Turkey, the Elgiz initiative originally focused on providing space, support and international visibility to projects by young Turkish artists. Over time, as new art institutions and museums bloomed and the Turkish art scene continued to grow, in 2005 the Elgizes converted their exhibition space into a private museum, focusing on their own private collection, with a regular programme of changing exhibitions by young and established artists. Now known as the

Proje4L / Elgiz Museum of Contemporary Art, the museum, located in the dynamic business district of Maslak, features one of the largest and most cutting-edge collections of international contemporary and Turkish art.

art works in the company’s open office space. The Collection reflects Şebnem and Mahmut Ünlü’s personal and visionary perspectives. By sharing their collection with visitors and employees, Mr. And Mrs. Ünlü aim to promote Turkish artists and their visibility within the local and international contemporary art scene.

Collection Visit: BARUT COLLECTION 11:15 - 12:30

Guided Collection Visit: SELECTED WORKS FROM DEMSA COLLECTION AT ST REGIS

All CI VIP Card holders, limited availability, RSVP required Abdi İbrahim Tower, Reşitpaşa Mah. Eski Büyükdere Cad. No:4 Maslak

The Barut Contemporary Collection, which includes major works of local and international artists, adorns the walls of the stunning Abdi İbrahim Tower; a building designed by celebrated Italian architect Dante Benini, winner of the 2006 “Architect of the Year” award. Studio Visit: KEZBAN ARCA BATIBEKI 11:30 - 12:30 All CI VIP Card holders, limited availability, RSVP required

Kezban Arca Batıbeki’s oeuvre incorporates photographs, paintings, installations and short films that emphasize and question

13:00 - 14:00

female identity and its objectification and isolation in a male dominated society. She utilizes bright colors and female figures, to express themes of underlying individualism through a of lens of self-contemplation. Collection Visit: ÜNLÜ & CO CONTEMPORARY ART COLLECTION 12:45 - 13:45 All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required Ahi Evran Cad. Polaris Plaza B Blok No:1 Kat:1 Maslak

The ÜNLÜ & Co Contemporary Art Collection displays leading Turkish contemporary

All CI VIP Card holders, limited availability, RSVP required Mim Kemal Öke Cad. No 35, Nişantaşı, Şişli

Contemporary Istanbul VIP guests are invited to discover approximately 30 artworks from the 400 sculptures and paintings which are a part of the extraordinary collection at the St Regis Istanbul. Artists on view include Robert Indiana, Tony Cragg, Fernando Botero, Devrim Erbil, Bedri Baykam, Sam Francis, Gülay Semercioğlu, Ahmet Güneştekin, Seyhun Topuz, Seçkin Pirim, Andy Warhol, Marc Quinn, Kemal Önsoy, Güngör Taner and Mübin Orhon.

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13 November

Friday

his contributions during the Crimean War. Serdar Gülgün, Art Historian and Ottoman Art Expert who currently lives in and owns the mansion will open his doors for a

CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL 2015 GUIDED TOUR Meeting point at ICEC - A1 Floor 15:00 - 17:00 All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required ICC and ICEC – Fairgrounds

20:00 - 23:30 Contemporary Istanbul VIP guests are invited to a Private Dinner at the Hungarian Feyzullah Pasha Mansion on the Asian side of the Bosphorus¸ one of the most important wooden Ottoman buildings in private hands today. Designed as a hunting pavilion, it was originally built in the 1860s by a Hungarian formerly known as Josef Kohlman, who sought refuge from Austria during the Ottoman Empire . He was later decorated as Pasha by Abdülhamid Han for

ISTANBUL ART NEWS PARTY

22:00 - 02:00

All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required

CI SOUND SESSIONS VOL II WHAT IF THE GALLERISTS WERE DJ’S? 22:00 - 01:00 By Invitation only

Kerimcan Güleryüz, owner and director of “The Empire Project” will be behind the DJ cabin at The Embassy Club of Soho House Istanbul.

Private Dinner hosted by MR. SERDAR GÜLGÜN By Invitation only

exhibition of works by one of the most influential artists of the 20th century. Akbank Sanat is an art center that supports the development of contemporary art in Turkey by hosting international projects in a variety of artistic fields. The Center particularly seeks to empower young artists and curators by creating opportunities for their artistic development.

lovely evening where VIP guests will also encounter his Ottoman Art collection. PARTY AND CURATOR’S TOUR AT AKBANK SANAT 20.30 - 21.00 Curator’s Tour 21.00 - 23.00 Party All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required Akbank Sanat, İstiklal Cad. No:8, Beyoğlu

Akbank Sanat invites Contemporary Istanbul VIP guests to a special Curator’s Tour of “Louise Bourgeois: Larger Than Life, ” an

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14 November

Saturday

CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL 11:00 - 20:00 ICC and ICEC – Fairgrounds

Guided Tour: MUSEUM OF INNOCENCE 12:30 - 13:30 All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required Firuzağa Mah. Çukurcuma Cad. Dalgıç Çıkmazı, 2, Beyoğlu

The Museum of Innocence is a museum based on the prize-winning novel of that name by Orhan Pamuk. It presents items that the novel’s characters used, wore, heard, saw, collected and dreamed about, all meticulously arranged in boxes and vitrines. The guided tour provides a special opportunity to listen to the story of how the Museum of Innocence was set up and to discover the mystic world of the novel and its objects.

Guided Tour: SALT Beyoğlu Exhibition - “HOW DID WE GET HERE” September 3 – November 29

Collection Visit: METE BORA COLLECTION AT SUMMART

13:30 - 14:30

All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required Huzur Mah. Fazıl Kaftanoğlu Cad. No:3, Summa Plaza, Seyrantepe

All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required SALT Beyoğlu, İstiklal Caddesi 136, Beyoğlu

The 1980s in Turkey were marked both by the legacy of a powerful military regime, instituted originally with the 1980 coup, and by the close ties formed between the government’s neo-liberalist policies and the global economy. “How did we get here” is an effort to map the alternative groups of this decade and to trace the origins of Turkey’s current position, exploring the country’s place at this present turning point in relation to the recent past. The exhibition will open at SALT Beyoğlu and SALT Galata on September 3.

16:00 - 17:30

Mete Bora initiated the “Bora Collection” in 1989 to focus on young Turkish contemporary artists, with an emphasis on painting. CI VIP guests are invited to visit the Summart Art Center to experience the fruits of the collector’s labor and deep personal love of art. “Artsy Party” Hosted CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER 20:00 - 23:30 By Invitation only Sunday, 15 November

15 November

Sunday

Guided Tour: ISTANBUL MODERN 10:30 - 11:30 All CI VIP card holders, limited availability, RSVP required Meclis-i Mebusan Cad. Liman İşletmeleri Sahası Antrepo 4, Karaköy

Celebrating its 11th anniversary, Turkey’s first private museum to organize modern and contemporary art exhibitions, Istanbul Modern, welcomes Contemporary Istanbul VIP guests to visit its collection and two temporary exhibitions.

CONTEMPORARY ISTANBUL 11:00 - 20:00 ICC and ICEC – Fairgrounds

IN THE CITY

CI 2015 VIP card will allow you access to the folllowing museums and art institutions: BORUSAN CONTEMPORARY

ELGİZ MUSEUM

ISTANBUL MODERN

PERA MUSEUM

Baltalimanı Hisar Street Perili Köşk No:5 Sarıyer 34470 Tel: +90 212 393 52 00

Beybi Giz Plaza Maslak 34398 Tel: +90 212 290 25 25

Meşrutiyet Caddesi No: 65 Beyoğlu 34433 Tel: +90 212 334 99 00

www.borusancontemporary.com

www.elgizmuseum.org

Meclis-i Mebusan Caddesi Liman İşletmeleri Sahası Antrepo No: 4 Karaköy 34433 Tel: +90 212 334 73 00

Sat – Sun: 10:00 – 20:00

Tues: by appointment Wed - Fri: 10:00 – 17:00 Sat: 10:00 – 16:00

www.istanbulmodern.org Tues - Sun: 10:00 – 18:00 Thur: 10:00 – 20:00

SAKIP SABANCI MUSEUM

SALT

THE MUSEUM OF INNOCENCE

Sakıp Sabancı Caddesi 42 Emirgan 34467 Tel: +90 212 277 22 00

Bankalar Caddesi No: 11 Karaköy 34430 Tel: +90 212 334 22 00

Çukurcuma Caddesi Dalgıç Çıkmazı 2 Beyoğlu 34425 Tel: +90 212 252 97 38

www.sakipsabancimuzesi.org

www.saltonline.org

www.masumiyetmuzesi.org

Tues - Sun: 10:00 – 18:00 Wed: 10:00 – 20:00

Tues - Sat: 12:00 – 20:00 Sun: 12:00 – 18:00

Tues - Sun: 10:00 – 18:00 Thur: 10:00 – 21:00

www.peramuzesi.org.tr Tues - Sat: 10:00 – 19:00 Sun: 12:00 – 18:00 Fri: 10:00 – 22:00

For questions regarding the VIP Programme and assistance with planning your visit please contact: Ms. Zeynep Akdamar, Head of VIP Relations at [email protected] Ms. Itır Lir Tan, VIP Manager Collectors at [email protected] Ms. Pelin Aktas, VIP Relations Assistant at [email protected] For general enquiries please contact the VIP Team at [email protected]

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