Semiha Berksoy

Istanbul Modern has extended ‘The Aria of All Colors’, a retrospective devoted to the Turkish artist Semiha Berksoy, through November 22, 2026.

Istanbul Modern is marking the 22nd anniversary of the death of Semiha Berksoy (1910-2004) with an online remembrance centered on the artist and performer’s enduring presence in Turkish cultural history.

İstanbul Modern has shared a short post centered on Semiha Berksoy and the visual language of her life and work, pairing a quotation from Zeliha Berksoy with the phrase “Semiha Berksoy’un dünyasında sahne,” or “the stage in Semiha Berksoy’s world.” The museum’