The Italian Cultural Institute (IIC) in Istanbul is the cultural office of the Ministry
Foreign Affairs. The Italian Cultural Institute of Istanbul promotes the Italian language and culture in its constituency by disseminating information about Italy, scholarships available for Italy, and organizing cultural events of various kinds such as exhibitions, film screenings, concerts, lectures, book presentations, poetry readings, and panel discussions.
Events
The Italian Cultural Institute in Istanbul implements a rich and varied program that includes a wide range of disciplines: from Archaeology to Restoration and Visual Arts, from Architecture and Design to Photography, from Cinema and Theater to Music, from Language and Literature to Publishing,
from Sociology to History, from Science to Philosophy, thus ranging in different fields of knowledge and producing high quality events.
Services
The Italian Cultural Institute of Istanbul offers the following services to the public:
- Italian language and culture courses taught by qualified teachers
- two annual sessions of examinations to obtain the diploma of proficiency in Italian as a foreign language (CELI, University for Foreigners of Perugia)
- a Library of 12,500 volumes available to alumni and supporting members for consultation and loan of Italian books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and newspapers
- an information and documentation service on Italy in the cultural field
The Institute actively participates in the following festivals:
- Istanbul Biennal
- International Film Festival
- International Theatre Festival
- International Music Festival
- International Puppet Festival
- International Workers’ World Film Festival