This is the first year that Turkey will be present at the International Architecture Exhibition in its new long-term pavilion at the Arsenale. The Pavilion of Turkey will house Places of Memory, an exhibition curated by Murat Tabanlıoğlu and coordinated by Pelin Derviş. Places of Memory will explore the main theme of the Biennale, Fundamentals—as set by Rem Koolhas in his role as Director of the Architecture Biennale—through perceptions and experiences. With an idea departing from three areas of Istanbul that acted as thresholds during different stages of the curator’s life, the project will focus on the concept of place itself, incorporated with the subjective vision of every exhibitor in the team. Working with across different scales and mediums, the team will create a story that will be experienced in Venice.