Arts and September

    *This interview, conducted by Eylül Aşkın, was first published in Turkish on 18.09.2022 on the online art platform sosyeteart.com.  https://sosyeteart.com/index.php/2022/09/18/ayse-durukan-unlu-taniyacagim-maclara-bedava-girecegim-konserlerde-barlarda-para-odemeyecegim-diye-gazeteci-olmayi-secenler-var/ Today, we are with the esteemed Ayşe Durukan , a prominent journalist from the 80s-90s era, who has served as a reporter for Hürriyet, Milliyet, TV 7 Gün, Telemagazin, Aktüel, Show/Telemagazin , and Meydan newspapers. Additionally, she has taken on roles such as coordinator-participant and guest coordination, studio chief, and various responsibilities in competition and music-entertainment programs on Show TV . You are originally a graduate of the Department of Radio and Television at Marmara University's Faculty of Communication. Did you decide to become a journalist later? First of all, I never imagined years ago when I witnessed the birth at the Italian Hospital, ...

    *This interview, conducted by Eylül Aşkın, was first published in Turkish on 05.12.2022 on the online art platform sosyeteart.com.  https://sosyeteart.com/index.php/2022/12/05/cuneyt-aksoy-uretim-surecini-kendi-icimde-ulasmak-istedigim-bir-yermis-gibi-dusunuyorum/ Today's guest is the painter Cüneyt Aksoy. When did you discover your interest in art? Did your family have an influence on this inclination? In my childhood, while wandering through the corridors of the academy where my father worked in the engraving workshop, I saw a piece of paper with artwork on it that had fallen from a student's locker. I took it and painted something similar at home. At that moment, I felt that this would continue, and I had to enter that school. That's when it all began. You graduated from Mimar Sinan University's Department of Stage, Image, Decor, and Costume Design. After graduating in 1995, you have been combining design and painting for a decade. Could you tell us about the pro...

   *This interview, conducted by Eylül Aşkın, was first published in Turkish on 11.12.2022 on the online art platform sosyeteart.com.  https://sosyeteart.com/index.php/2022/12/11/aseton-herkes-hem-aslinda-gruba-ihtiyaci-olmayacak-kadar-iyi-olup-hem-de-kendini-unutup-grup-olabilmeyi-icsellestirince-buyuyorsunuz/ Today, we stand alongside the influential women’s rock band of the 2000s, “Aseton.” How did your interest in music begin? How did you first encounter musical instruments? SELİN: In my early years, my parents would say a word to me, and I would create and sing songs containing that word while rocking back and forth. I remember myself doing this at my grandmother's house; they would laugh and enjoy it, and I liked attracting attention in this way. I used to imitate singers I saw on TV, standing in front of the TV, singing and dancing, saying things like, "Don't watch that, watch me." I had a plastic, pink guitar, a red drum, another red microphone, and a white m...

  *This interview, conducted by Eylül Aşkın, was first published in Turkish on 05.11.2022 on the online art platform sosyeteart.com.  https://sosyeteart.com/index.php/2022/11/05/sanat-ve-muzik-sevgisini-yaymanin-ogrendigince-ogretmenin-derdinde-basarili-bir-piyanist-ozan-coban/ Our guest today is Ozan Çoban, a pianist, composer, music director, and educator with numerous titles. He is also the founder of "Klasik Müzikli Söyleşiler"(Classical Music Talks), a culture and art project with a focus on education. You presented your first recital at the age of 7. How did you discover your interest in music, when did you start receiving education, and how were you able to give a recital at the age of 7? I encountered a piano for the first time during a family visit, and it sparked my curiosity. I started exploring the instrument, and my talent was discovered by Dr. Emel Ramadanoğlu and my first piano teacher, the pianist Esra Ramadanoğlu. At the age of five, I began regular lessons w...

 *This interview, conducted by Eylül Aşkın, was first published in Turkish on 23.04.2023 on the online art platform sosyeteart.com.  https://sosyeteart.com/index.php/2023/04/23/idil-cagatay-kisitlanmayi-sevmiyorum/ Today's guest is once again a highly successful and vibrant woman in her field. Meet İdil Çağatay, a vocalist, instrumentalist, lyricist, composer, arranger, and voice coach. How did your interest in music begin? Could you share a bit about the stage of self-discovery?    - My interest in music started at a very young age. Every sound I heard and every instrument I saw fascinated me. If it was within my reach, I would always pick it up and try to make sounds, composing little pieces on my own. Over time, this passion strengthened, and by middle school, I decided to carve my path in this direction. I was always the student preferred by teachers in school choirs, which kept me constantly involved in music. Then, in my high school years, I decided to enter th...

  *This interview, conducted by Eylül Aşkın, was first published in Turkish on 30.08.2023 on the online art platform sosyeteart.com.  https://sosyeteart.com/index.php/2023/08/30/merve-dizdar-bence-turkiyenin-en-iyi-oyuncularindandir/ Today, we are with a wonderful woman who is an actress, voice artist, yoga instructor, family systems therapist, carrying many more skills within her being and mind, with her curiosity, diligence, determination, and ongoing educational life, emitting positive energies with her cheerful demeanor in every environment. Ceyda Fatma Saltadal. How did the desire to become an actress emerge within you? Did you dream of being on stage even as a child? Could you share a bit about your self-discovery process?    - I started imitating around the ages of 5-6. Wearing wigs and costumes, I would transform from one character to another, playing games in front of the mirror. My favorite thing was embodying different characters. I used to memorize commer...

*This interview, conducted by Eylül Aşkın, was first published in Turkish on 20.11.2022 on the online art platform sosyeteart.com.  https://sosyeteart.com/index.php/2022/11/20/caner-kemahlioglu-yetenegimin-disinda-beni-en-cok-farkli-kilan-sey-iste-ve-olsun-mottom-ve-pozitif-bakis-acim/ Today, we are in the company of the young painter, digital collage artist, stylist, and curator, Caner Kemahlıoğlu. How did your fascination with art begin? Was your family influential in discovering this inclination? A1: I embarked on the path of drawing with small doodles around the 4th grade. My first exhibition was part of a mixed painting showcase in 2005. If memory serves, I worked on a still life painting for that event. The crucial initial steps in my artistic journey were taken as my mentors Nilüfer and Mesut, whom I still engage with, discovered and guided me, preparing me for Fine Arts High School. The subsequent evolution unfolded through my own effort and passion. You graduated from Cumh...