Virus concerns bloom in entertainment sector

As the novel coronavirus continues to take its toll on lives and forces many countries to impose quarantines, many major events, such as the Venice Biennale and Coachella, have been postponed. 

No big event in Turkey has been postponed yet, as it has one coronavirus-positive case confirmed so far.   

Italy is one of the countries most affected by coronavirus. Quarantine has been declared all over the country. 

The 17th International Architecture Exhibition, the Venice Biennale, one of the world's leading architectural events, was to be held between May 23 and Nov. 29. The biennial has been postponed and will run from Aug. 29 to Nov. 29.  

This year, "Architecture as Measure," curated by Neyran Turan, was selected to represent Turkey in the event. For the first time this year, a Turkish architect was chosen among the participants of the Venice Biennale Architecture Main Exhibition. 

Among the 114 names chosen from all over the world, the famous architect Han Tümertekin was also included. Tümertekin's project was to be exhibited in Arsenale.
On March 10, a day before the first COVID-19 case was confirmed, leading representatives of the Turkish entertainment sector came together to evaluate the situation.

Zorlu PSM General Manager Murat Abbas, BKM CEO Zümrüt Arol Bekçe, Positive Manager Ayşegül Turfan, The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) General Manager Görgün Taner, Deputy General Manager Yeşim Gürer Oymak, Jazz Festival Director Harun İzer and İKSV Hall Director Deniz Kuzuoğlu were among the attendees of the meeting. 

They decided to follow the developments abroad and in the country closely and act together, also determining the measures to be taken during the activities.

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