"What Happened in the Istanbul Gallery Attack?: A Roundup of Perspectives
By Kate Deimling
Published: November 11, 2010
ISTANBUL— It's been over seven weeks now since a night of gallery openings in Istanbul's Tophane neighborhood erupted into violence. The area features mosques, churches, synagogues, and various small businesses, mostly run by poor Muslim immigrants from the country's rural eastern region of Anatolia. Since 2008, a number of galleries have moved in bringing with them secular values, risqué imagery, and alcohol-infused opening nights. Until the Tophane Art Walk on September 21, however, the old guard and the newcomers seemed to coexist in wary peacefulness. To better understand what happened that night, ARTINFO took a look at the range of news articles and blog posts examining the violent mob's motivations, and the ramifications of the incident."
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