Kültigin Kağan Akbulut

Reporter

A culture writer and critic based in Istanbul. He writes regularly for the online news website Gazete Duvar and also contributes to the journalists’ platform journo.com.tr as well as several online art websites and magazines, such as K24 and Sanat Dünyamız. He is also involved with the LGBTI+ movement in Turkey. He is running a newsletter covering contemporary art in Turkey: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/kultiginakbulut.

Guilty as (not yet) charged: Civil society activist jailed without trial for over 300 days

Did he really commit a crime or was it simply, as most suspect, his turn to go to jail? Businessman Osman Kavala is known for his generous support to Turkey’s civil society and art world. Without his support, so many cultural initiatives would never have seen the light. But not everyone sees it that way. […]

There is no room for LGBTI+ in Turkey’s upcoming elections

“Why do LGBTI+ people have to vote for a party that doesn’t even mention them? I am not going to vote in these elections. No votes for candidates who think LGBTI+ people are invisible!” LGBTI+ activist Yunus Emre Demir shared his views on his Facebook account. He is studying Sociology at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts […]