Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres is launching the 2026–2027 theatre season with an extensive programme. The institution will stage a total of 24 different plays in October 2026, the first month of the season.
The new season programme features works by authors from different periods and traditions, ranging from Burçak Çöllü and Friedrich Dürrenmatt to Macit Koper and Mikhail Bulgakov.

Productions including “Hayali’s Dream,” “The Invincible,” “The Play That Went Off the Rails,” “A Visit,” “Heart of a Dog,” “Tartuffe,” “Gidion’s Knot,” “Orphans,” “The Shadow of the Past,” “I Close My Eyes, I Do My Duty,” “Phosphorescent Cevriye,” “Oscar,” “Mosquitoes,” “War and Peace,” “The Legend of Mount Ağrı” and “The Labelled Coffin” will be staged in October.

Performances will take place at venues across Istanbul, including the Harbiye Muhsin Ertuğrul Stage, Müze Gazhane, Üsküdar, Kağıthane and Ümraniye.
Alongside the City Theatres’ October programme, productions for both adult and child audiences will continue to meet art lovers in different districts of Istanbul throughout the season.