Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) is a non-profit cultural institution. Since 1973, the Foundation has continued its efforts to support the advancement of culture and the arts in Istanbul. İKSV regularly organises the Istanbul Festivals of Music, Film, Theatre and Jazz, the Istanbul Biennial, Leyla Gencer Voice Competition and autumn film week Filmekimi. At the Nejat Eczacıbaşı Building, the Foundation hosts concerts at its performance venue Salon İKSV and offers creative events for children and youngsters at İKSV Alt Kat.

İKSV prepares the Türkiye Pavilion at the International Art and Architecture Exhibitions of la Biennale di Venezia, conducts studies and education programmes, and drafts reports with the aim of contributing to cultural policy development. The Foundation also supports artistic and cultural production through presenting awards at its festivals, commissioning works, taking part in international and local co-productions, coordinating an artist residency programme at Cité Internationale des Arts in France, the İKSV 50th Anniversary Young Artist Fund, as well as the annual Aydın Gün Encouragement, Talât Sait Halman Translation, and Gülriz Sururi-Engin Cezzar Theatre Encouragement Awards.

İKSV is a member of the General Assembly of the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO, since 2018.

İKSV BOARD OF TRUSTEES
FOUNDERS
  • Türkiye Turing ve Otomobil Kurumu
  • Burla Ticaret ve Yatırım AŞ
  • Eczacıbaşı Holding AŞ
  • Osmanlı Bankası AŞ
  • Perfektüp Sanayi AŞ (Bell Holding)
  • Sınai Yatırım ve Kredi Bankası AO
  • Tatko Otomobil, Lastik, Makine Tic. ve İnşaat TAŞ
  • Türkiye Sınai Kalkınma Bankası AŞ (TSKB)
  • Fettah Aytaç
  • Ali Koçman
  • Bernar Nahum
  • İzzet Pensoy
  • Afif Tektaş
  • Mehmet Ragıp Devres
CHAIRPERSON
  • Ömer M. Koç
MEMBERS
  • Akbank TAŞ
  • Allianz Sigorta AŞ
  • Arçelik AŞ
  • Arıtaş Dış Tic. Ltd. Şti.
  • Aygaz AŞ
  • Borusan Holding AŞ
  • Ege Holding AŞ
  • Elginkan Holding AŞ (ECA)
  • Hürriyet Gazetecilik ve Matbaacılık AŞ
  • Işıklar Holding AŞ
  • İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi
  • İstanbul Sanayi Odası
  • İstanbul Ticaret Odası
  • Koç Holding AŞ
  • Martı Otel İşletmeleri AŞ
  • Organik Holding AŞ
  • Münir Ekonomi
  • Profilo Holding AŞ
  • Selahattin Beyazıt Şirketler Grubu
  • Garanti BBVA
  • Tekfen Holding
  • Türk Hava Yolları AO
  • Türk Pirelli Lastikleri AŞ
  • Türkiye İş Bankası AŞ
  • Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları AŞ
  • Vakko Tekstil ve Hazır Giyim San. İşl. AŞ
  • Yapı Kredi Bankası
  • Yılmaz Ulusoy Holding AŞ
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  • Bülent Eczacıbaşı Chairperson
  • Ahmet Kocabıyık Vice Chairperson
  • Prof. Dr. Teoman Akünal Member
  • Ebru Dildar Edin Member
  • Oya Eczacıbaşı Member
  • Zeynep İnanoğlu Özdemir Member
  • Mehmet Keteloğlu Member
  • Görgün Taner Member
  • Özgür Tanrıkulu Member
  • Burçin Girit Member
ADVISORS
  • Bülent Erkmen Corporate Identity Advisor
  • Av. Sadife Karataş Kural Legal Advisor
  • Çağrı Köseyener Administrative Affairs Advisor
EXECUTIVE BOARD
  • Bülent Eczacıbaşı Chairperson
  • Ahmet Kocabıyık Vice Chairperson
  • Prof. Dr. Teoman Akünal Vice Chairperson
  • Görgün Taner Vice Chairperson
CONTEMPORARY ART PROJECTS
CITE DES ARTS ARTISTS RESIDENCY PROGRAMME, CultureCIVIC, SADE: ARTIST SUPPORT FUND
TALAT SAİT HALMAN TRANSLATION AWARD
GÜLRİZ SURURİ - ENGİN CEZZAR THEATRE ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
COMMUNICATIONS GROUP (MEDIA RELATIONS, STUDIO, CORPORATE IDENTITY AND PUBLICATIONS, ARCHIVE)
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