You can explore Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi’s remarkable collection at the Ekrem Hakkı Ayverdi (1899 – 1984): Architectural Historian, Restorator, Collector exhibition. This time on the blog we take…

During the first half of the 19th century, few travelers put themselves in danger and opted for the land route to get from Western Europe…

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

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…

Upon his return to the Academy of Fine Arts in 1932, Yenal found himself in the midst of an important reform process. Once the…

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…

As of the early 19th century, , during the final period of the Ottoman Empire, sports –unlike all else in the country– spread from the…

National Modernism for a Polyphonic Republic Ahmet Adnan Saygun (1907 – 1991)  The squeal of an oxcart, the hymn of Yunus Emre kneading the dough…

Nazimî Yaver Yenal’s designs from his years as a student at the Sanayi-i Nefise in the 1920s shed light as much upon his search…

This rare book is the third edition of Ayşe Fahriye’s Ev Kadını (Housewife), originally published in 1882. The book was transcribed in 2002 by Leman Erdemli and…