The Pavilion of Turkey at la Biennale di Venezia is organised by Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts.
Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) is a non-profit cultural institution. Since 1973, the Foundation continues its efforts to enrich Istanbul’s cultural and artistic life. İKSV regularly organises the Istanbul Festivals of Music, Film, Theatre and Jazz, the Istanbul Biennial, the Istanbul Design Biennial, Leyla Gencer Voice Competition, autumn film week Filmekimi and realises one-off events throughout the year. The Foundation hosts cultural and artistic events from various disciplines at its performance venue Salon, located at the Nejat Eczacıbaşı Building. İKSV also organises the Pavilion of Turkey at the International Art and Architecture Exhibitions of la Biennale di Venezia. Furthermore, İKSV conducts studies 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, and coordinating an artist residency programme at Cité Internationale des Arts in France, as well as the annual Aydın Gün Encouragement and Talât Sait Halman Translation Awards.
The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts would like to thank the following individuals and institutions for their contribution towards securing a long-term venue for the Pavilion of Turkey for the period 2014-2034.
AKBANK
MEHVEŞ & DALINÇ ARIBURNU
BERRAK & NEZİH BARUT
ALİ RAİF DİNÇKÖK
VUSLAT DOĞAN SABANCI
FÜSUN & FARUK ECZACIBAŞI
OYA & BÜLENT ECZACIBAŞI
ENKA VAKFI
NESRİN ESİRTGEN
ETİ GIDA SAN. VE TİC. AŞ
AHU & CAN HAS
ÖNER KOCABEYOĞLU
MAÇAKIZI
TANSA MERMERCİ EKŞİOĞLU
POLİMEKS HOLDİNG
SAHA DERNEĞİ
TAHA TATLICI
T. GARANTİ BANKASI AŞ
VEHBİ KOÇ VAKFI
ZAFER YILDIRIM
YILDIZ HOLDİNG AŞ