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Hayal & Hakikat

Cemre Yeşil Gönenli
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FILBOOKS is an artist run bookshop, publishing house, workshop space and a cafe in Karaköy, İstanbul by Cemre Yeşil Gönenli, 2015.

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For this year’s @gu.pho.festival festival, FiLBooks had the chance to share books and stories with a great community. Together with our friends from @fraglich.publishing (@lukas.birk and @nora.jaccaud ) and @vernacularsocialclub , we had a the most beautiful castle as our temporary home for long conversations, spontaneous connections, and the joy of vernacular photography.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by.
Arrivederci 🇮🇹

#FriendsThroughBooks #FiLBooks #PhotoFestival
#gupho #BookshopLove #IndependentPublishing #PhotographyCommunity

For this year’s @gu.pho.festival festival, FiLBooks had the chance to share books and stories with a great community. Together with our friends from @fraglich.publishing (@lukas.birk and @nora.jaccaud ) and @vernacularsocialclub , we had a the most beautiful castle as our temporary home for long conversations, spontaneous connections, and the joy of vernacular photography.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by.
Arrivederci 🇮🇹

#FriendsThroughBooks #FiLBooks #PhotoFestival
#gupho #BookshopLove #IndependentPublishing #PhotographyCommunity

This weekend, some of our titles are available @gu.pho.festival

This weekend, some of our titles are available @gu.pho.festival

Just a regular summer day at FiL ☀️

Just a regular summer day at FiL ☀️

Quite A While by @cansuke is now in FiLBooks! 🍑
The book Quite a While explores the idea of forming a new whole from the remnants of destruction by reinterpreting the emotional gesture of ripping a stack of photographs. Torn into a handful of piles by Korkmaz’s partner after an exasperated exchange, the photographs are ripped from the center, allowing Korkmaz to repair the images by conjoining the halves together to create new images. The mending process speaks to the perseverance of relationships and an urge to re-contextualize frustrated memories, embracing the irreversible yet formative impacts of wounds. One of many such juxtapositions combines a plate of luscious peaches left in the couples’ bedroom in Buenos Aires with a view of their kitchen in Uruguay; Korkmaz alternates the sizes according to the space occupied in her memory, allowing photographs that loomed more largely in her recollection to occupy more space speaks to the complexity of love and attachment and the mind’s resilient capacity to reassemble, arrange, and mend.

Quite A While by @cansuke is now in FiLBooks! 🍑
The book Quite a While explores the idea of forming a new whole from the remnants of destruction by reinterpreting the emotional gesture of ripping a stack of photographs. Torn into a handful of piles by Korkmaz’s partner after an exasperated exchange, the photographs are ripped from the center, allowing Korkmaz to repair the images by conjoining the halves together to create new images. The mending process speaks to the perseverance of relationships and an urge to re-contextualize frustrated memories, embracing the irreversible yet formative impacts of wounds. One of many such juxtapositions combines a plate of luscious peaches left in the couples’ bedroom in Buenos Aires with a view of their kitchen in Uruguay; Korkmaz alternates the sizes according to the space occupied in her memory, allowing photographs that loomed more largely in her recollection to occupy more space speaks to the complexity of love and attachment and the mind’s resilient capacity to reassemble, arrange, and mend.

Quite A While by @cansuke is now in FiLBooks! 🍑
The book Quite a While explores the idea of forming a new whole from the remnants of destruction by reinterpreting the emotional gesture of ripping a stack of photographs. Torn into a handful of piles by Korkmaz’s partner after an exasperated exchange, the photographs are ripped from the center, allowing Korkmaz to repair the images by conjoining the halves together to create new images. The mending process speaks to the perseverance of relationships and an urge to re-contextualize frustrated memories, embracing the irreversible yet formative impacts of wounds. One of many such juxtapositions combines a plate of luscious peaches left in the couples’ bedroom in Buenos Aires with a view of their kitchen in Uruguay; Korkmaz alternates the sizes according to the space occupied in her memory, allowing photographs that loomed more largely in her recollection to occupy more space speaks to the complexity of love and attachment and the mind’s resilient capacity to reassemble, arrange, and mend.

Quite A While by @cansuke is now in FiLBooks! 🍑
The book Quite a While explores the idea of forming a new whole from the remnants of destruction by reinterpreting the emotional gesture of ripping a stack of photographs. Torn into a handful of piles by Korkmaz’s partner after an exasperated exchange, the photographs are ripped from the center, allowing Korkmaz to repair the images by conjoining the halves together to create new images. The mending process speaks to the perseverance of relationships and an urge to re-contextualize frustrated memories, embracing the irreversible yet formative impacts of wounds. One of many such juxtapositions combines a plate of luscious peaches left in the couples’ bedroom in Buenos Aires with a view of their kitchen in Uruguay; Korkmaz alternates the sizes according to the space occupied in her memory, allowing photographs that loomed more largely in her recollection to occupy more space speaks to the complexity of love and attachment and the mind’s resilient capacity to reassemble, arrange, and mend.

Güzelce dinlenin, sevdiklerinize sarılın. İyi bayramlar! ☀️

Güzelce dinlenin, sevdiklerinize sarılın. İyi bayramlar! ☀️

We care about our book people 🍎Hard to translate.

We care about our book people 🍎Hard to translate.

We select children’s books with our inner child 🪨🍕👅

We select children’s books with our inner child 🪨🍕👅

What a day to remember! FiL was deeply honored to host the legendary @harry_gruyaert for a rare and unforgettable book signing. A truly historic moment for us, and for all who joined. @harry_gruyaert signed books—and we signed a memory into our hearts. This is why we do it 🫀

@212photographyistanbul @artfotomode

What a day to remember! FiL was deeply honored to host the legendary @harry_gruyaert for a rare and unforgettable book signing. A truly historic moment for us, and for all who joined. @harry_gruyaert signed books—and we signed a memory into our hearts. This is why we do it 🫀

@212photographyistanbul @artfotomode

@harry_gruyaert, his beautilful books and his ice-latte was here at FiLBooks on a warm spring evening in 2025. Thanks for everyone who stopped by today to celebrate the work of the pioneering @magnumphotos photographer. Was a great day to meet for the love of photography, under a green fluffy ivy ☘️

@harry_gruyaert, his beautilful books and his ice-latte was here at FiLBooks on a warm spring evening in 2025. Thanks for everyone who stopped by today to celebrate the work of the pioneering @magnumphotos photographer. Was a great day to meet for the love of photography, under a green fluffy ivy ☘️

Logos and shadows and sorrows #filbooks

Logos and shadows and sorrows #filbooks

The days sun rise after a very rainy morning 🌦️

The days sun rise after a very rainy morning 🌦️

Harry Gruyaert – Tanışma & İmza Günü
İstanbul | 22 Mayıs

Fotoğraf dünyasının öncü isimlerinden @harry_gruyaert , @artfotomode tarafından organize edilen ve 212 Photography Istanbul ev sahipliğinde gerçekleşecek ‘A Sense of Place’ temalı 5 günlük fotoğraf atölyesinin ilk gününde, özel bir imza günü ve buluşma etkinliği ile fotoğraf severleri bir araya getiriyor.

Harry Gruyaert’ın sınırlı sayıda kitabının satışta olacağı bu özel buluşma, 22 Mayıs Perşembe saat 19:00’da @filbooks’ta gerçekleşecek.

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Harry Gruyaert – Meet & Greet Book Signing
Istanbul | May 22

Pioneering photographer @harry_gruyaert’s 5-day workshop ‘A Sense of Place’ organized by @artfotomode and proudly hosted by 212 Photography Istanbul, brings together photography enthusiasts for a special Meet & Greet Book Signing event.

Taking place on May 22, 7:00 PM at @filbooks, the gathering offers a chance to get to know Gruyaert more closely and have one of his books signed in limited quantity.

Harry Gruyaert – Tanışma & İmza Günü
İstanbul | 22 Mayıs

Fotoğraf dünyasının öncü isimlerinden @harry_gruyaert , @artfotomode tarafından organize edilen ve 212 Photography Istanbul ev sahipliğinde gerçekleşecek ‘A Sense of Place’ temalı 5 günlük fotoğraf atölyesinin ilk gününde, özel bir imza günü ve buluşma etkinliği ile fotoğraf severleri bir araya getiriyor.

Harry Gruyaert’ın sınırlı sayıda kitabının satışta olacağı bu özel buluşma, 22 Mayıs Perşembe saat 19:00’da @filbooks’ta gerçekleşecek.

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Harry Gruyaert – Meet & Greet Book Signing
Istanbul | May 22

Pioneering photographer @harry_gruyaert’s 5-day workshop ‘A Sense of Place’ organized by @artfotomode and proudly hosted by 212 Photography Istanbul, brings together photography enthusiasts for a special Meet & Greet Book Signing event.

Taking place on May 22, 7:00 PM at @filbooks, the gathering offers a chance to get to know Gruyaert more closely and have one of his books signed in limited quantity.

Support your local book DJs 🧡 @border_lessartbookdays

Support your local book DJs 🧡 @border_lessartbookdays

Dünkü söyleşimize gelen tüm @bilgimezun ‘larına teşekkür ederiz! 🍎

Dünkü söyleşimize gelen tüm @bilgimezun ‘larına teşekkür ederiz! 🍎

O kedi siyah mıydı? | Was That Cat Black? by @sedagazioglu now available in FiLBooks 🐈‍⬛

The book is a captivating journey into the world of superstitions, where artist Seda Gazioglu blends years of research, artistic practice, and imagination. This book doesn’t merely explore the superstitions of the past—it questions the ones we live with today and even anticipates those we may one day create. Interweaving cultural rituals, human psychology, and our faith in the unseen, it invites readers to reflect on the comforting illusions we construct to make sense of uncertainty.

Alongside Gazioğlu’s richly textured insights, the book includes intimate pages from her sketchbooks and notebooks, offering a glimpse into the creative process behind the exhibition. Four original essays provide distinct perspectives on superstition:
– Levent Erden, a marketing visionary and cultural commentator,
– Şükrü Necati Şahin, one of Turkey’s most celebrated screenwriters,
– Uzm. Dr. Gizem Güneş, psychiatrist, who subtly analyzes both the artist and the subject of superstition through her evocative storytelling, – and Arda Ekşigil, who captured and preserved a day in the studio, offering a rare look into the making of the work from the inside.

The book was thoughtfully designed by Sibel Simge Karaçalı, whose visual language elegantly carries the spirit of the project across each page.

O kedi siyah mıydı? | Was That Cat Black? by @sedagazioglu now available in FiLBooks 🐈‍⬛

The book is a captivating journey into the world of superstitions, where artist Seda Gazioglu blends years of research, artistic practice, and imagination. This book doesn’t merely explore the superstitions of the past—it questions the ones we live with today and even anticipates those we may one day create. Interweaving cultural rituals, human psychology, and our faith in the unseen, it invites readers to reflect on the comforting illusions we construct to make sense of uncertainty.

Alongside Gazioğlu’s richly textured insights, the book includes intimate pages from her sketchbooks and notebooks, offering a glimpse into the creative process behind the exhibition. Four original essays provide distinct perspectives on superstition:
– Levent Erden, a marketing visionary and cultural commentator,
– Şükrü Necati Şahin, one of Turkey’s most celebrated screenwriters,
– Uzm. Dr. Gizem Güneş, psychiatrist, who subtly analyzes both the artist and the subject of superstition through her evocative storytelling, – and Arda Ekşigil, who captured and preserved a day in the studio, offering a rare look into the making of the work from the inside.

The book was thoughtfully designed by Sibel Simge Karaçalı, whose visual language elegantly carries the spirit of the project across each page.

Bugün Karaköy’e yolu düşebileni bekleriz 🧵
Bugün saat 13.00’te, @cemreyesilgonenli ile sanatın toplumsal hafızayı nasıl taşıdığına, görünmeyen seslere nasıl alan açtığına ve “Hayal & Hakikat” kitabının hikâyesine odaklanacağımız özel bir söyleşide buluşuyoruz.

Sultan II. Abdülhamid’in arşivinden yola çıkan bu güçlü çalışma, adalet, suç, bağışlanma ve yüzleşme gibi evrensel temalar etrafında şekilleniyor. Cemre Yeşil’in mahkûmların ellerini merkeze alarak oluşturduğu bu görsel anlatı, aynı zamanda sessiz bir direniş olarak okunuyor.

Etkinliğimiz herkese açıktır.
Katılım ücretsizdir ancak kontenjan sınırlıdır.

@cemreyesilgonenli @zeynep_tuluce

Bugün Karaköy’e yolu düşebileni bekleriz 🧵
Bugün saat 13.00’te, @cemreyesilgonenli ile sanatın toplumsal hafızayı nasıl taşıdığına, görünmeyen seslere nasıl alan açtığına ve “Hayal & Hakikat” kitabının hikâyesine odaklanacağımız özel bir söyleşide buluşuyoruz.

Sultan II. Abdülhamid’in arşivinden yola çıkan bu güçlü çalışma, adalet, suç, bağışlanma ve yüzleşme gibi evrensel temalar etrafında şekilleniyor. Cemre Yeşil’in mahkûmların ellerini merkeze alarak oluşturduğu bu görsel anlatı, aynı zamanda sessiz bir direniş olarak okunuyor.

Etkinliğimiz herkese açıktır.
Katılım ücretsizdir ancak kontenjan sınırlıdır.

@cemreyesilgonenli @zeynep_tuluce

Bu haftasonu @border_lessartbookdays ‘de masamıza uğrayan, bizimle ve kitaplarımızla tanışan, yada zaten tanışıp kitaplarımızın ve bizim hatrımızı sormaya gelen, ve kitaplarımızdan satın alan herkese teşekkür ederiz! @ci_demi ‘nin yeni kitabına gösterdiğiniz ilgi bizi ayrıca mutlu etti. 10 yıldır ordan oraya neden kitap taşıyıp durduğumuzu bir kere daha hatırladık. Canım okuyucu, iyi ki varsın!
💛
Big thanks to everyone who stopped by our table at @border_lessartbookdays this weekend — whether you came to meet us and our books for the first time, or you already knew us and just dropped by to say hi or pick up a book! The interest you showed in @ci_demi’s new book made us especially happy. It reminded us once again why we’ve been carrying books from place to place for the past 10 years. Dear reader, so glad you exist!

Bu haftasonu @border_lessartbookdays ‘de masamıza uğrayan, bizimle ve kitaplarımızla tanışan, yada zaten tanışıp kitaplarımızın ve bizim hatrımızı sormaya gelen, ve kitaplarımızdan satın alan herkese teşekkür ederiz! @ci_demi ‘nin yeni kitabına gösterdiğiniz ilgi bizi ayrıca mutlu etti. 10 yıldır ordan oraya neden kitap taşıyıp durduğumuzu bir kere daha hatırladık. Canım okuyucu, iyi ki varsın!
💛
Big thanks to everyone who stopped by our table at @border_lessartbookdays this weekend — whether you came to meet us and our books for the first time, or you already knew us and just dropped by to say hi or pick up a book! The interest you showed in @ci_demi’s new book made us especially happy. It reminded us once again why we’ve been carrying books from place to place for the past 10 years. Dear reader, so glad you exist!

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