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

Creative Director
İ̇LKAY GÜRPINAR

Editor-in-Chief
MERVE ARKUNLAR

Fashion Director-at-large
KONCA AYKAN

Marketing Director
AYÇA GÖKER

Digital Communications and Special Projects Director
BARIŞ ÇAKMAKÇI

Art Director
ERKUL YAZGAN

Copy editor for English edition
ARTHUR SAVILE

Translators
DAMLA KELLECİOĞ̆LU, SELÇUK SOMERSAN

Editorial Consultant
ELIF BEREKETLİ

Casting Director
JULIA ASARO

212 Studio Production Team
ALİDA GÜNBİLİR, BANU TUNÇAĞ, ELİF CİHANTİMUR, BELCE TÜRKER, GİZEM GEZENOĞLU,
BATU DİVRİK, BÜŞRA GİZEM ALPTEKİN, ÖZGE DURAN, ERAY KAYA, YILDIRAY KORKMAZ

 

 

Printing
Ofset Yapımevi, İstanbul, Türkiye

International Distribution
WhiteCirc, London, United Kingdom

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