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The Ottoman administration’s initiatives -based on Western models- to “modernize” the traditional organic urban fabric which had developed in the Empire’s capital over the centuries can be…

Attending the 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies (ICBS ‘22), held in Venice and Padua, Italy on August 22–27, 2022, where I presented two…

İstanbul Research Institute presents the exhibition “An Ottoman Building in the Early Republican Era: The Şişli Mosque” with a selection from Suna and İnan…

One of the most outstanding riches of the lands we stand on is the history and cultural heritage left to us by the Byzantine…

İstanbul Research Institute presents the exhibition “An Ottoman Building in the Early Republican Era: The Şişli Mosque” with a selection from Suna and İnan…

Made known to a larger public by the Memories of Humankind: Stories from the Ottoman Manuscripts exhibition, and had previously been accessed by researchers…

İstanbul Research Institute presents the exhibition “An Ottoman Building in the Early Republican Era: The Şişli Mosque” with a selection from Suna and İnan…

The 24th International Congress of Byzantine Studies recently took place in Venice and Padua in August 2022. Its theme was “Byzantium – Bridge between…

İstanbul Research Institute presents The Four-Legged Municipality: Street Dogs of İstanbul, an exhibition that sheds light upon the adventure of street dogs, an integral part of İstanbul’s daily…

Şişli Mosque is the first monumental religious building of Istanbul in the Republican era, and has been accepted as a stylistic example, providing a…