New Places

Ayazağa Cultural Center

It han been under construction since 1995. It is going to be the biggest cultural center in Turkey with a concert hall for 2500 people, a multipursose hall that accommododates up to 450 and movie theatres. It will be completed by 2010 and ready for Istanbul 2010 activities.

Istanbul Library in Rami Barracks

The 250 year old Rami Military Barracks is being handed over to Istanbul metropolitan Municipality to be developed as a public library and cultural center.

European House of Art ( Istanbul 2010 Operations Center )

This building, erected by Agop Köçeyan as a winter redidence in the mid-19th century is being restored to its original glory. Located in Beyoğlu, the center of Istanbul's rich cultural life and housing the cultural institutions from European countries, the building will be used as a cultural center also after 2010.

Sütlüce Cultural and Congress Center

Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is converting the historic slaughterhouse on the Golden Horn ( Haliç ) into a conference and performing arts center. Covering an area of 73,000 sq m, the center, once completed, w,ill serve Istanbulites with soncert and congress halls, exhbition spaces, movie and drama theaters, magazines and car parks.