Mekan Arti - a contemporary performing arts venue - is a non-profit organization which was established in 2010 in Harbiye, Istanbul. The aim is to have a regular programming of theater, dance and music, producing its own productions for theater, music and dance, managing international and local projects with partners and hosting independent artists and ensembles. The mission of Mekan Arti is to be a local formation of the universal contemporary performing arts and develop cultural transformation model. It aims to create an innovative, provocative and dynamic center for the presentation of local and international contemporary performing arts productions and to be a meeting point for artists from different disciplines, for audiences from different cultures, languages and regions. Mekan Arti was established by the financial supports of art lovers and had 169 different events during the last four seasons.