Roundtable

Istanbul's Hilye and Prayer Bead Museum | Traditional Art | Showcase

Call it a hobby or an obsession; people have been collecting art for millennia and for a myriad of reasons. Some acquire pieces of art purely for the love of it, some as a financial investment, while others see it as something that's simply done once they begin to move through certain social circles. In the end, there are as just as many motives as there are collectors. Showcase's Kerry Alexandra happened to meet up with one of them. Mehmet Cebi is one of Turkey's top art collectors who has amassed a vast and unique collection of Islamic art and founded The Hilye and Prayer Bead Museum in Istanbul.

The Seventh Continent: Pera Museum

The Seventh Continent: Pera Museum

Kutahya ceramics in Istanbul | Exhibitions | Showcase

Kutahya ceramics in Istanbul | Exhibitions | Showcase

Showcase: 45th Art and Antiques Fair Olympia

Showcase: 45th Art and Antiques Fair Olympia

Leaden Circles Dissolved in the Air | Exhibitions | Showcase

Leaden Circles Dissolved in the Air | Exhibitions | Showcase

Putin indicted by the ICC: what does that actually mean?

Putin indicted by the ICC: what does that actually mean?

AUKUS: what does it mean for global power?

AUKUS: what does it mean for global power?

Is Europe safe from a banking crisis?

Is Europe safe from a banking crisis?

EU and Russia jostle for influence in Georgia

EU and Russia jostle for influence in Georgia

Iraq war: what legacy 20 years on

Iraq war: what legacy 20 years on

FUTURE OF AI: Could it really be deadly?

FUTURE OF AI: Could it really be deadly?

LINEKER’S BBC IMMIGRATION ROW

LINEKER’S BBC IMMIGRATION ROW

What role is China playing in Ukraine?

What role is China playing in Ukraine?

How might the war in Ukraine end?

How might the war in Ukraine end?

Macron’s New Plans for Africa

Macron’s New Plans for Africa

What is happening in Moldova?

What is happening in Moldova?

Shamima Begum: who is responsible?

Shamima Begum: who is responsible?

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