Culture, the week in Istanbul · Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Selda Bağcan under the open sky at Harbiye
The legendary folk and protest singer Selda Bağcan, sampled by everyone from Mos Def to Dr. Dre, gives a summer concert at Istanbul's classic Cemil Topuzlu open-air stage in Harbiye. A chance to hear the grande dame of Anatolian psychedelia live at the city's loveliest outdoor arena on a Sunday evening.