New Podcast Series: Forecast Türkiye – Memory of Water / Suyun Belleği

We’re excited to share some of the fascinating audio recordings from Forecast Türkiye: Memory of Water / Suyun Belleği, an artists-in-residence programme that took place in Selçuk, İzmir in January 2025.

From the fragile beauty of the Barutçu lakes to the layered history of Selçuk’s farming communities, hear insights into biodiversity, climate change and collective memory.

Episodes now available:

• Marine biologist Muharrem Balcı, on biodiversity and the invisible richness of microorganisms.

• Environmentalist Güneşin Oya Aydemir, on ecological living, water wars, and building resilience through rural community.

• Archaeologist Özgür Gökdemir, on migration, cultural memory, and the deep history of Selçuk.

• Artist Shezad Dawood and curator Alice Sharp, on myth, landscape and the symbolism of water.

• Artist Sarp Keskiner on exploring the fishing heritage of Scarborough and Selçuk through oral histories and microsounds, aiming to weave together narratives of coastal life across both regions.
  
  

The exchange continues this autumn, where the Turkish artists will travel to Scarborough for a second residency focused on the North Sea coast.

Forecast Türkiye: Memory of Water / Suyun Belleği by Teos Arts and Culture Association and Invisible Dust is supported by the British Council’s Creative Collaborations Grant Programme. In partnership with the Municipality of Selçuk, Çamtepe Ecological Life Center, the Old Parcels Office, and scientists from Hull and Istanbul Universities.