Babil, Society Culture and Arts Associaiton

National Network
Türkiye
Address

Aynalicesme cad. no:4/1 Tepebasi 34435
Istanbul/
Turkey

Telephone
+90 212 231 39 31
Telephone (other)
+90 212 2979498
Fax
+90 212 232 61 47
E-Mail
info@babilkultur.org
E-Mail (2)
bahriye@babilkultur.org
Mobile Phone
+90 533 593 68 03
Mobile Phone (other)
+90 533 772 08 13
Website
http://www.babilplatformu.com
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2008
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
General Information
Babil Association is composed of twenty-two members from different fields of arts and culture as well as education and business. Founding members of the association have long term experiences in the non-governmental organizations and artistic projects. Having found in 2008, the staffs of the association are volunteer members. Since the Association is a non-profit organization the budget is formed by the donations. After its establishment several documentary film screenings, colloquys have been realized by Babil Association. Babil gives special importance to social, historical and environmental phenomenon. In that sense the Association has organized the “Water and Cinema” initiative which presented films related with the water to international “Water and Cinema” organization held by several countries including France, Canada, Belgium etc. From the experience and background of the Babil members, the association is in contact with several associations in Turkey and abroad in the fields of documentary and feature film, music and other arts organizations.
Mission and Objectives

Based on the ideals of civic society, Babil supports intellectual development, creativity, and curiosity. Its intention is to strengthen concepts such as justice, equality, tolerance, peace and democracy and internalize these concepts. In that senses Babil aims to create visual forms for different social groups and societies to understand and express themselves and each other in local and international levels.
Babil seeks to encourage critical and analytical thinking which when combined with historical knowledge would form a foundation for the present and future establishment of intellectual pursuits.
Babil strongly believes the importance of protecting the environment and cultural values for future generations.
In addition, Babil is an organization that strongly opposes violence, discrimination of any kind, racism or the use of intimidation.

Main Projects / Activities

-Screenings documentary films on social, historical and environmental issues, and organizing colloquies in order to create curiosity in the audience to provide deeper knowledge, and encourage investigation.
-Events related with arts and culture that supports social tolerance and mutual understanding.
-Organizing multicultural events in order to provide awareness of the parties related, with the attendance of international counterparts
-Creating city archives in order to trace the development of the cities, and creating a common consciousness about the history of the cities.

Contact (1) Full Name
Bahriye Kabadayi Dal
Contact (2) Full Name
Selda Salman