section_path: Mayor of Istanbul (2019–present)/Cultural projects
section_name: Cultural projects
paragraph_text: Cultural projects
  
  IMM purchased the 540-year-old portrait of Mehmed the Conqueror at an auction opened by the London National Gallery. Two different projects have been implemented to support musicians and theaters who have been subjected to a difficult process due to the pandemic, which caused the cultural and artistic activities to come to a complete halt.