Suna’nın Kızları Holds Its Ninth Major Community Gathering

Suna’nın Kızları Holds Its Ninth Major Community Gathering

At the 9th Major Community Gathering, the Suna’nın Kızları communities came together to review the past year’s outcomes and align on project plans for 2026. Participants explored new ideas and collaboration opportunities on how the model and programs co-developed with 33 civil society organizations over the past four years can further support and reinforce one another.

Suna’nın Kızları communities convened at the 9th Major Community Gathering. The meeting provided an opportunity to reflect on the past year, set shared goals for 2026, and discuss ways to strengthen the connections between ongoing programs and initiatives. 

Presentations by the working groups demonstrated how good practices developed within the Solution and Support Communities resonate across the wider network. These exchanges underscored not only the importance of co-creation, but also how mutual learning and growing solidarity form the foundation of this community structure. 

One of the central themes of the gathering was the strong network built over the past four years through the Solution and Support Communities, now comprising 33 civil society organizations. Participants reflected on how diverse areas of expertise and program models can support one another moving forward and discussed new avenues for collaboration to help expand and sustain the ecosystem that supports children.

Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu Discussed in the Chamber Talks
Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu Discussed in the Chamber Talks
Istanbul Research Institute

Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu Discussed in the Chamber Talks

As part of the Chamber Talks programme by the Istanbul Research Institute, the talk titled The Cultivated Eye: From Arif Hikmet’s Lens to Architectural Practice brought together M. Baha Tanman and Müjde Dila Gümüş to examine Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu’s photography archive and architectural work, offering new perspectives on the exhibition The Photography Studio of an Adventurous Architect.

Pera Museum Organizes Guided Exhibition Tours with Curator
Pera Museum Organizes Guided Exhibition Tours with Curator
Pera Museum

Pera Museum Organizes Guided Exhibition Tours with Curator

Pera Museum is hosting guided tours for Feelings in Common, led by curator Ulya Soley. The Guided Exhibition Tour with Curator will take place at Pera Museum on December 24, 2025 at 18:00 and December 27, 2025 at 15:00. The tour will be conducted in Turkish. Capacity is limited; tickets are available via Biletix or at the Pera Museum reception desk on the day of the event. 

Guided Exhibition Tours for The Photography Studio of an Adventurous Architect at the Istanbul Research Institute
Guided Exhibition Tours for The Photography Studio of an Adventurous Architect at the Istanbul Research Institute
Istanbul Research Institute

Guided Exhibition Tours for The Photography Studio of an Adventurous Architect at the Istanbul Research Institute

The Istanbul Research Institute continues to offer free guided tours of the exhibition The Photography Studio of an Adventurous Architect: Arif Hikmet Koyunoğlu 1893–1982, which sheds light on the life of one of the most unconventional architects of his time, spanning the late Ottoman and early Republican periods.