212 is a biannual magazine based out of Istanbul, published and distributed internationally. It contains short fiction and long-form reportage; distinctive photo essays and revealing interviews. Even though it was born in the city where east meets west (as the love-worn cliche goes), the magazine seeks to transcend the loaded dichotomies of Istanbul’s favourite metaphor, and extends its gaze far beyond the region.

The name “212” comes from the area code for Istanbul, but it also happens to be the area code for New York – a piece of misdirection that’s characteristic of the magazine’s ethos: as soon as you try too hard to close in on your subject it has a habit of defying you. Rather than pigeonholing ideas into narrow parameters, 212’s contributors trace connections that will surprise and delight.

Each issue is centred around a loose theme and has two editions: English and Turkish. 212 aims to be as challenging as it is influential – to provide an inclusive space for ideas and perspectives to mix without prejudice and better interrogate social, artistic and cultural phenomena from the region and around the world.

212 EDITORIAL STAFF

Publisher
HANDAN YILMAZ

Editor-in-Chief
MERVE ARKUNLAR

Creative Director
İ̇LKAY GÜRPINAR

Fashion Director-at-large
KONCA AYKAN

Marketing Director
AYÇA GÖKER

Art Director
ERKUL YAZGAN

Copy editor for English edition
ARTHUR SAVILE

Editors
DENİZ AYTEKİN
SILA DEMİRAL

Translators
SELÇUK SOMERSAN, GİZEM ÜNSALAN, DAMLA KELLECİOĞLU

Editorial Consultant
AYTEN TARTICI, ELIF BEREKETLİ

212 Studio Production Team
ALİDA GÜNBİLİR, BANU TUNÇAĞ, MERVE KIZILIŞIK, AŞKIN KAL,
ERAY KAYA, BUSE GÜNDOĞDU, YILDIRAY KORKMAZ

Printing
Ofset Yapımevi, İstanbul, Türkiye

International Distribution
WhiteCirc, London, United Kingdom

For advertising, special projects and distribution, please contact:
contact@212magazine.com | team@212magazine.com