LONDON.- Sotheby’s will be staging an exhibition of highlights from its forthcoming London Sale of Contemporary Turkish Art at the Marmara Esma Sultan, Yaliçikmazi Sok No: 20, Ortaköy in Istanbul, which will be on view to the public from 1pm to 6pm on Wednesday, 16 March, 2011. The exhibition will showcase a group of 12 pieces by some of Turkey’s leading Modern and Contemporary artists represented in the forthcoming auction on 7 April 2011. Discussing the Istanbul exhibition, Elif Bayoglu, Head of Sotheby’s Turkish Contemporary Art Sale, said: “The exciting and vibrant art scene in Turkey continues to grow at a remarkable pace and we are thrilled to be returning to Istanbul in March this year. We will exhibit a selection of the rarest and most important modern and contemporary highlights from our forthcoming London Sale of Turkish Contemporary Art for our Turkey-based collectors and clients to preview ahead of the auction