The number of visitors of the 13th annual Istanbul Biennial, organized by the Istanbul Culture and Arts Foundation (İKSV), tripled when compared to figures from two years ago. A total 337,429 people visited the art exhibitions distributed throughout the city from September 14 to October 20. This means that once again this year, the trend of rising interest in the Istanbul Biennial continued.
In 2005, the Istanbul Biennial welcomed 51,000 art lovers. In 2007, the 10th Istanbul Biennial had 91,000 visitors and in 2009, the 11th Istanbul Biennial hosted an audience of approximately 101,000. In 2011, the 12th Istanbul Biennial had 110,000 visitors.
