Ayhan Çetin: Kent Belleği at Galeri Soyut, Ankara — 30 Oct–11 Nov 2026

Galeri Soyut in Çankaya presents Kent Belleği (City Memory), a solo painting exhibition by Ayhan Çetin in the gallery’s A Salonu. According to the gallery, the 29 works — large compositions and small canvases, painted in acrylic — follow urban structures, crowds and architectural forms, treating the city as a space of memory that resists forgetting. The selection moves from Istanbul scenes such as Balat, Eminönü, the Maiden’s Tower and the Bosphorus to Cappadocia, Kaş and Kekova, and to everyday street subjects: traffic, a bus stop, a school bus, a pedestrian crossing.
| Exhibition | Kent Belleği (City Memory) |
|---|---|
| Artist(s) | Ayhan Çetin |
| Gallery | Galeri Soyut (Çankaya space, A Salonu) |
| Exhibition type | Solo exhibition — painting (29 works, acrylic on canvas) |
| Dates | 30 October – 11 November 2026. Opening reception: Friday 30 October 2026, 18:00–20:00 |
| Address | Galeri Soyut, Yıldızevler, Şehit Mustafa Doğan Caddesi No: 26/A, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey |
| Opening hours | Monday–Saturday, 10:00–19:00; closed Sundays. Free entry; the gallery recommends booking an appointment |
| Phone | +90 532 550 99 94 (Çankaya) |
| Not shown in plain text on the website — use the gallery contact page | |
| Gallery website | galerisoyut.com.tr |
| Official exhibition page | Ayhan Çetin — Kent Belleği, Galeri Soyut · Virtual tour |
| Artist page | Ayhan Çetin at Galeri Soyut |
| Social media | Gallery: Instagram @galerisoyut · Facebook · YouTube. No artist social accounts are linked on the official pages. |
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Our in-depth article on this exhibition looks at the artist, the paintings and why the show matters. For more openings in Istanbul, Ankara, London, Paris, Spain, Dubai and the United States, see Upcoming Art Exhibitions in Leading Galleries.
Cover image: Ayhan Çetin, Merdiven, 2026, acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm. © Ayhan Çetin. Courtesy Galeri Soyut, Ankara. Details are taken from the gallery’s official exhibition, artist and contact pages.