The Designer Award

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Graham Haynes / Hardedge @ Nublu Istanbul at Babylon

Atıl Kutoğlu - Fashion designer extraordinaire Keeping residents of city chic

ISTANBUL - Atıl Kutoğlu went to Vienna to study business administration and has found himself atop the world of fashion design. Blending art, culture and a range of textiles, Kutoğlu has made a name for himself and his flagship Istanbul store.

Golden Boll honors Turkish movie legends

ISTANBUL - As the southern city of Adana readies for the upcoming Golden Boll Film Festival, which will show 190 films, the Hürriyet Daily News & Economic Review profiles the recipients of two of the festival’s honorary awards, actress Filiz Akın and director Ömer Lütfi Akad, both living legends of Turkish cinema.

Unlikely mosque designer wows with reverent stunner

ISTANBUL - This month Turkey opens its first mosque designed by a woman. The designer, a non-headscarf wearing designer, says women’s quarters in mosques are cramped and uninspiring. ’In the Prophet's time, men and women prayed next to each other,’ says Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu, who designed a separate but equal terrace for women.

’Slumdog’ celebrations fill the slum of Bandra

MUMBAI - After the Oscar success of 'Slumdog Millionaire,' hordes of journalists descended on Bandra neighborhood of Mumbai on Monday. TV tripods straddled the thin stream of sewage outside Rubina's home while satellite trucks idled outside a sleepy tea stall

Nars Ilıca provides a fine self-indulgent experience

ISTANBUL - The mansion was constructed by Ahmet Tosun Paşa in the 19th century and later given to the people of the town. In order to make the place a boutique hotel there was no need to change the building and an architect, Süreyya Saruhan, was appointed specifically to ensure its features were maintained.

Anew mosque styled for the new millennium

ISTANBUL - Created by one of Turkey’s most stylish designers, Zeynep Fadıllıoğlu, the Şakirin Mosque, on the Asian side of Istanbul at the entrance to the city’s largest cemetery, will soon welcome believers to a space of not just traditional faith but also contemporary aesthetics.

Artist performing through his hands

ISTANBUL - Turkey’s Levent Beşkardeş is a well-known hearing and speaking impaired artist in Europe. Although best known for his theater art, he is an interdisciplinary artist in the international arena. He is successful as a poet, actor, director and pantomime artist.

Bora Aksu makes his mark in London

Turkish fashion designers left their mark at this year’s London Fashion Week. Well-known fashion clothing chain, Top-Shop’s award for ‘New Generation Designer’ was given to a Turkish designer, Bora Aksu for the fourth year running. Aksu has drawn the attention of the fashion world through his innovative catwalk designs. Now an acclaimed designer having received four awards from the British Fashion Council between 2001 and 2005, Bora Aksu’s fashion show was watched by an army of fashion journalists. Bora’s masterly use of such contrasting materials as leather, fabric, chiffon and fur drew attention to his winter collection.